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Enjoy this guest post by\u00a0Scott Lorenz on book awards authors should pursue in 2013. Good luck!<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo book awards matter?\u201d \u00a0YES!!<\/p>\n

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As a book publicist I am here to inform you that yes, they absolutely do matter! In fact, one of my clients won the prestigious Los Angeles Book Festival award. That then led to a flurry of media interest, which subsequently led to a major New York agent deciding to represent the book and pitch it to all the major publishing houses. Deals are in the offing. This author, needless to say, is happy he decided to enter.<\/p>\n

Pursuing and winning book awards will give you another opportunity to reach out to the media, booksellers and agents. As a book publicist I see the media perk up when an author client has received an award. It\u2019s the added credibility that gives them the assurance that the book is worthwhile. It takes the risk out of the equation for the producer or reporter if it\u2019s an \u2018award winning\u2019 book.<\/p>\n

Awards also create interest in your book, which can lead to more sales and other opportunities.\u00a0 A book award may cause someone to stop in their tracks and consider picking up your book in a book store.\u00a0 A book award can give you an edge and sometimes that\u2019s all the difference you need to propel your book into bestseller territory. If you win you can say you are an \u201caward winning author.\u201d Doesn\u2019t that sound better? Of course it does, and you get a little magic that comes from a third party endorsement because an authority says your work is worthy, and that\u2019s priceless.<\/p>\n

Most awards charge a fee to enter. Not all awards have a category for your genre and not all of these will work for every book.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of my Top 32 book awards worthy of your consideration.<\/p>\n

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  1. Enter to win The 2013 Independent Book Publisher Awards. The contest is for independent, university, small press, self-publishers and independent authors throughout North America and overseas publishers who publish books intended for the American market. https:\/\/secure.independentpublisher.com\/trans_entry.php?srcg=ipggl1<\/a>2.<\/li>\n
  2. Entering the Book of the Year Awards should definitely be on your literary to-do list. Check it out here https:\/\/www.forewordreviews.com\/services\/book-awards\/botya\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0Check out the National Book Critics Circle Awards and enter by December 1 http:\/\/bookcritics.org\/awards\/award_submissions\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0The Man Booker Prize for Fiction boasts that the prize is the world’s most important literary award. Entery forms are due April 2 and Finished Books are due July 1 http:\/\/www.themanbookerprize.com\/node\/20<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0The Newbery Medal was the world\u2019s first children\u2019s book award. Enter before December 31 http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/newberymedal\/newberyapp\/newberyapplication<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. \u00a0Enter to win the Caldecott Medal before December 31 for your Children\u2019s picture book http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/mgrps\/divs\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/bookmedia\/caldecottmedal\/caldecottapp\/caldecottapplication.cfm<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. \u00a0Find out how your book can earn a Hugo Award and check out science fiction\u2019s most prestigious award details http:\/\/www.thehugoawards.org\/about\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. \u00a0Strive to be nominated and win the Nobel Prize in literature. Who can nominate? Professors of literature and of linguistics at universities and university colleges to name a few. (Another reason it pays to keep the ties your alma mater!) http:\/\/nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/literature\/nomination\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. \u00a0The Edgar Allan Poe Award for books submission deadline is September 28. See how to submit your book http:\/\/www.mysterywriters.org\/?q=Edgars-Info<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. \u00a0FT\/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year submission deadline is June 30 https:\/\/www.eiseverywhere.com\/ereg\/index.php?eventid=22298&categoryid=74822<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. \u00a0Enter to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction before January 2013 http:\/\/www.pulitzer.org\/how_to_enter<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. \u00a0The National Book Award deadline is June 15. Learn how to submit your book here http:\/\/www.nationalbook.org\/nbaentry.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. \u00a0Enter the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards by March 2013. The \u201cIPPY\u201d Awards were conceived as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry, and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North American market.http:\/\/www.independentpublisher.com\/ipland\/IPAwards.php<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. \u00a0Learn more about how to enter to win the Stonewall Book Award. Click for details http:\/\/www.ala.org\/glbtrt\/award<\/a><\/li>\n
  15. \u00a0Enter Dan Poynter\u2019s Global eBook Awards Don\u2019t miss this important ebook only award. http:\/\/globalebookawards.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. \u00a0The Deadline for the Autumn House Press award for fiction is June 30. Check it out here http:\/\/www.autumnhouse.org\/contest-submissions\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. \u00a0Enter to win the Hemingway Foundation\/PEN Award. Click for more details \u00a0http:\/\/www.pen-ne.org\/news-noteworthy\/penhemingway-award<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. Check out how to enter many writing contests, grants and awards. http:\/\/www.pw.org\/writing_contests\/award_fiction<\/a><\/li>\n
  19. \u00a0Find out how to make it on the Indie Next List to win an Indies Choice Book Award http:\/\/www.bookweb.org\/indiebound\/nextlist\/view<\/a><\/li>\n
  20. \u00a0Get your book recommended for The Discover Great New Writers award http:\/\/www.barnesandnobleinc.com\/for_publishers\/discover_program\/discover_program.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  21. \u00a0The Nautilus Book Award seeks books that make a difference and inspire. http:\/\/www.nautilusbookawards.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  22. \u00a0With book trailers being an important part of all book marketing strategies. Be sure to enter your book trailer in the Moby Awards. They are looking for the best\u2026and worst book trailers. Click for more details as they are released. http:\/\/www.mhpbooks.com\/2012-moby-awards\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  23. \u00a0Here\u2019s a service where you can enter several book festivals at the same time for about $50 per festival. This is absolutely the best idea. I\u2019ve used this several times. One entry form, one payment, two books, ten plus book awards spread out over a year. \u00a0Just do it. http:\/\/bookfestivals.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  24. \u00a0The National Indie Excellence Book Awards competition selects award winners and finalists based on overall excellence of presentation in dozens of categories. Created especially for indie and self published authors. http:\/\/www.indieexcellence.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  25. \u00a0Have you written a business book? The Axiom Business Book Awards celebrate excellence in business book writing and publishing by presenting gold, silver and bronze medals in 20 business categories. They have a year-end deadline of January 12. http:\/\/www.axiomawards.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  26. \u00a0ForeWord Reviews<\/em> sponsors the Book of the Year Awards. <\/strong>It’s open to all independently- and self-published books released that year. There are sixty categories, and in each category a gold, silver, and bronze winner. The deadline<\/strong> to enter is January. Check out: http:\/\/www.forewordreviews.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  27. \u00a0The non-profit Independent Book <\/b>Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Awards are now in their 26th year of awarding excellence in book publishing in 55 categories.\u00a0 All entrants receive direct judge feedback–unique in the industry. For more information, visit http:\/\/ibpabenjaminfranklinawards.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  28. \u00a0USA Best Book Awards has a ten year track record of honoring and promoting books\u00a0to the national and international community.\u00a0The contest is sponsored by USA Book News\u00a0<\/b>which covers books from all sections of the publishing industry\u2014mainstream, independent, & self-published. Entry deadline September 30. \u00a0http:\/\/www.usabooknews.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  29. \u00a0Reader Views Annual Literary Awards were established to honor writers who self-publish or who were published by small presses or independent publishers.\u00a0http:\/\/www.readerviews.com\/Awards.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  30. \u00a0Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. The Grand Prize winner will receive a publishing contract and a $50,000 advance. All you need is a CreateSpace account. Check it out.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/abna?ref=478921&utm_id=5969<\/a><\/li>\n
  31. \u00a0Writer\u2019s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. Whether you\u2019re a professional writer, a part-time freelancer or a self-starting student, here\u2019s your chance to enter the only self-published competition exclusively for self-published books. This self-published competition spotlights today\u2019s self-published works and honors self-published authors. http:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/competitions\/selfpublished<\/a><\/li>\n
  32. \u00a0Readers\u2019 Favorite Awards receives submissions from independent authors, small publishers, and publishing giants like HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, with contestants that range from the first-time, self-published author to New York Times best-selling authors.\u00a0 http:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/annual-book-award-contest.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Need another reason to enter? Jim Cox of Midwest Book Review says, “The fact is award stickers help to convince buyers to purchase. I’ve seen this happen with librarians — when faced with two competing titles and a limited acquisition budget the librarians will take the one that won an award, any award, over the title that doesn’t have an award to its credit. I’m confident that this same phenomena works for bookstore patrons browsing the shelves as well.”<\/p>\n

    The bottom line<\/b>, book awards do matter. Enter a few and let me know how it goes. If you know of another book award I should check out, please send me the details.<\/p>\n

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    \"Scott<\/a>About Book Publicist Scott Lorenz<\/b><\/p>\n

    Book publicist<\/a> Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications<\/b>, a public relations<\/a> and marketing firm that has a special knack for working with authors to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more. Lorenz works with bestselling authors and self-published authors promoting all types of books, whether it’s their first book or their 15th book. He’s handled publicity for books by CEOs, CIA Officers, Navy SEALS, Homemakers, Fitness Gurus, Doctors, Lawyers and Adventurers. His clients have been featured by Good Morning America, FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News, New York Times, Nightline, TIME, PBS, LA Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Woman’s World, & Howard Stern to name a few. Learn more about Westwind Communications\u2019 book marketing<\/a> approach at http:\/\/www.book-marketing-expert.com<\/a>\u00a0 or contact Lorenz at scottlorenz@westwindcos.com<\/a> or by phone at 734-667-2090. Follow Lorenz on Twitter @aBookPublicist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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