North Street Book Prize
Your self-published book can win up to $1,500 plus expert marketing services
CONTEST CO-SPONSORS
- Carolyn Howard-Johnson:Author of The Frugal Book Promoter
- BookBaby: Publish and sell your book today
Contest Opens: Jan 15, 2015
Deadline: Jun 30, 2015
Results Announced: Jan 15, 2016
Theme: All themes welcome except works portraying pedophilia, bestiality, necrophilia, and/or snuff as acceptable sexual practices
Categories:
- Mainstream/Literary Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
Length Limit: 150,000 words (about 500 pages)
Entry Fee: $50 per entry. Please submit entries one at a time.
Prizes:
- The top winner in each category will receive $1,500, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $300 credit at BookBaby, and 3 free ads in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $450 value)
- Two honorable mentions in each category will receive $250
- We will publish online excerpts (1,000-6,000 words) from all entries that win a prize, along with critiques from the judges
All Contestants Receive:
- The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (PDF), a $9.95 value
- 6 free guides to successful publishing from BookBaby
What is a self-published book?
Judges
Advice from the Judge:
Jendi Reiter and Ellen LaFleche offer advice to contestants here.
>via: https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize