PRIZES
ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE $10,000, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $500 credit at BookBaby, two blurbs from published authors as part of the Atmosphere Press Blurb Matchmaking program, a public author interview at atmospherepress.com, free lodging at the Atmosphere Press oceanside condo in Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica, a Signature Publishing Package from Gatekeeper Press (including professional editing, cover and interior design, and worldwide distribution, a $7,500 value), three months of Pro service (a $207 value) and a $250 account credit from Book Award Pro, a book cover consultation from Laura Duffy Design (a $1,100 value, can be assigned to a future book), and 3 free ads in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $525 value)
THE TOP WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY WILL RECEIVE $1,000, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $300 credit at BookBaby, a public author interview at atmospherepress.com, 50% off professional editing services from Gatekeeper Press (regular rate is $55 per 1,000 words), three months of Pro service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value), design for a custom merchandise item based on the winner's book cover from Laura Duffy Design, and one free ad in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $175 value); the winning children's picture book author will also receive a phone consultation from April Cox at Self-Publishing Made Simple (a $289 value) and access to Authorpreneur Summit sessions (an $89 value)
ONE HONORABLE MENTION IN EACH CATEGORY WILL RECEIVE $500 and custom cover design from Gatekeeper Press (a $1,000 value) plus three months of Pro service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value); the honorable mention children's picture book author will also receive a phone consultation from April Cox at Self-Publishing Made Simple (a $289 value) and access to Authorpreneur Summit sessions (an $89 value)
Finalists will receive a free, full-length private critique from Winning Writers (value: $109-$299)
We will publish online excerpts from all entries that win a prize, along with critiques from the judges
ENTRY FEE
$95 per book
CRITIQUE OPTION
If you submit online through Submittable, you will have the option of requesting a full private critique of your book at a discounted rate.
ALL CONTESTANTS RECEIVE
• All entrants who submit online via Submittable can choose to receive a brief commentary from one of the judges (5-10 sentences) at no charge. This is a popular benefit!
• Word by Word: A Vocabulary for Success by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (a special edition for North Street contestants)
• Free guides to successful publishing from BookBaby
• The Famed Atmosphere Press Book Promotional Guide (PDF)
• 20% off editorial services at Gatekeeper Press
• Three months' free subscription to Book Award Pro (Essentials tier, a $57 value), so you can find more great contests for your book
• A free mini-course, "An Introduction to Self-Publishing", at Self-Publishing Made Simple
• A free guide to the book cover design process by professional designer Laura Duffy, with examples of successful book covers (PDF)
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