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With the motto, shining a light on exemplary christian books, the illumination book awards are designed to honor the years best new titles. Among the dozens of awards for selfpublished books, there arent many that are worth winning. Eligibility only perfect bound paperback or hardcover books are eligible. The scwc notable book awards debuted in 2020, with authors submitting their books published in 2018 and 2019 to the southern christian writers conference staff during the fall. Self published book awards some make the argument that book contests are a way to rip off writers. The ippys accept applications in over 80 categories, including best regional fiction, best regional nonfiction, best first book, fine art, photography and many more. Winners of the spr book awards 2019 have been announced as.
Presented annually to the finest in christian publishing since 1978, the christian book award program honors the best of the year in 12 categories. It is named for catherine marshalls novel, christy, which has sold over 10 million copies since its publication in 1967. The christy award is a program of the evangelical christian publishers association ecpa and is the foremost award honoring and promoting excellence in christian fiction since 1999. Christian book awards, writing contests and literary. The list is supplied as information for authors and selfpublishers interested in pursuing awards and citations as a means. Christianity todays 2018 book awards christianity today. List of self published books share book recommendations. Book awards are part of your arsenal to achieve discoverability. Jan 18, 2018 learn about the 10 top legitimate book awards open to self published authors. Christian book awards, writing contests and literary prizes. The esv archaeology study bible is a cuttingedge academic resource for those looking to dig deeper into the historical context of the bible.
Christian author awards sponsored by xulon press, the christian author awards recognizes preeminent new christian authors who are independently published. Make sure your book is among the ones being considered. Awards were presented for titles published in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The awards are sponsored by christian indie publishing association cipa. Formerly the gold medallion book awards, the christian book awards have been awarded to christian authors since 1978.
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