The Guardian Legend Times Self-Published Book of the Month prize
has been established to celebrate and showcase the best self-published novels
out there. The winning novel will be selected by a panel of industry judges
each month and reviewed in the Guardian.
The Guardian is the first national newspaper to champion
self-publishing on a regular basis. The prize has been created with Legend
Times, an award-winning independent publishing group, with companies including
traditional fiction publisher Legend Press and a self-publishing company New
Generation Publishing.
The prize is launched in response to the growing presence of
self-publishing within the book industry. No longer can the mainstream industry
ignore what the general public have been reading and enjoying for a number of
years, with many self-published authors outstripping the sales of novels
published traditionally.
Judges for the prize
are Lauren Parsons (Commissioning Editor, Legend Press), Sophie Lambert
(Literary Agent, Conville & Walsh) and authors Stuart Evers and Polly
Courtney. Submissions will open on 1st of
each calendar month and close on 18th.http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/08/the-guardian-legend-self-published-book-of-the-month
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