What's up, readers!
I wanted to tell you about this cool event coming up that I will have a part in. Metamorph Publishing, an indie publisher, is hosting an awards event next month. Two of my books have been nominated! Yay! Here is some info about the event from their site:
The cold of winter is setting in, at least for those of us
in the northern Hemisphere of the world. But we at Metamorph Publishing aren’t
letting that get us down! We’re already looking forward to a sizzling summer,
and we’re here to announce our first annual Indie Book Awards! You heard that
right, a summer book awards! The event officially begins on January 1st
of each year, and nominations will be accepted through midnight CST on August
31st each year. Voting will begin on September 1st and
end on September 10th each year.
“What’s the big deal?” you ask. “There are all kinds of
contests out there.” And you’re right, there are hundreds, probably thousands
of book awards. But many of them are only for unpublished authors, or authors
who only write in certain narrow genres, or for authors who have never
published before in a particular genre. Plus, there are plenty of them that
charge an entry fee, some of which are prohibitive to authors who publish
independently, without the backing of a large and powerful publishing house.
So, we’re hoping to do something different with the Summer
Indie Book Awards! Entry is free, and nominations will be accepted from any
indie or small-press author, regardless of their current published or
non-published state, or what genre they write in. We’re taking nominations
from authors as well as from readers, and authors can nominate their own books;
we only ask that authors who do so also nominate a fellow indie author.
Nominations can be made using this form: http://goo.gl/forms/T1L8sQJGVx, while
donations can be made at: http://goo.gl/forms/6DkAK4MeqI.
Feel free to join up with the event on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1099924726693772,
and like the official Facebook page of the Summer Indie Book Awards at https://www.facebook.com/summerindiebookawards.
You can also sign up for the newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/bL43cf
so you can stay up to date with all the latest news! In the pinned post of the
Facebook event, you’ll find these links, along with links to a Google Drive
folder where you can look and see who’s already been nominated! And any author
who is nominated will have access to an official contest nominee badge, that
they can use on their book covers or any promotional media, if they so desire.
Winners in each genre will receive a prize, beginning with the 1st place
winners. If we get enough prizes donated, we’ll go next to 2nd place
winners, and then to 3rd place. Regardless of the prizes, winners
will get a high-quality winner badge, stating their place and the genre of the
book. These will be of high enough resolution for authors to use on their print
books, if they want to!
But it’s not only the winners that will benefit from the
Summer Indie Book Awards! All nominated authors will have the potential to
reach hundreds, if not more, of new readers, and reach a huge new audience through the
social media forums! And best of all, it’s meant for you to have fun, to reach out and
network with other authors, potentially forming long-lasting relationships. And
readers will benefit from having a wealth of new books in front of them, as
well as a vast amount of new stories to immerse themselves in.
Though we’re using Facebook and other social media as a
platform to reach more authors and readers, none of these social media outlets
are affiliated with the awards. They are hosted strictly by Metamorph
Publishing.
For more information, please visit Metamorph Publishing at https://metamorphpublishing.com.
It's going to be a fun event! Come by, find some great new reads, and vote for your favorite books!
