The annual Best Indie Book Award™ (or BIBA™) is an international literary award contest recognizing outstanding self-published authors. Entries are limited to independently (indie) published books, including those from small presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. All submissions must be written in English.
Now Taking Submissions For The 2019 Best Indie Book Award™!
$50 Fee Per Category.
Submissions close Noon EST, Oct 15th, 2019.
Winners will be announced by December 30th.
Books that are not accepted: Works under a publishing contract with a major publisher. (HarperCollins, Harlequin, etc.)
We will accept any indie book published between 2012 and this year. (The book must be in English and currently available to the public.)
Entries will be judged based on multiple writing skills, which include story-telling ability, author’s ability to engage the reader, transitions, pacing, movement of the story, author’s skill with voice, character, dialogue, and narrative. Grammar skills will also be taken into consideration. See more about judging in F.A.Q.
*If you have any trouble uploading files, please submit the form without them and complete payment, then send the file(s) to this address: bestindiebookaward@gmail.com
Please read the F.A.Q. and Terms before entering.