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The Booklife Prize in Fiction 2017

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Closing date: 
31 August 2017
Entry: 
Unpublished or self-published novels in the English language are eligible Entry fee $99
Prize: 
Grand Prize $5,000

The BookLife Prize

Discovering Great Books, Supporting New Authors

The grand prize is $5,000 and an author profile in Publishers WeeklyInternational news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries http://www.publishersweekly.com/, but all entrants receive a Critic's Report, a brief critical assessment of their novel written by a Publishers Weekly reviewer.

The BookLife Prize is an annual writing contest sponsored by BookLife and Publishers Weekly. The Prize seeks to support independent authors and discover great written works in seven categories: Romance/Erotica; Mystery/Thriller; Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror; General Fiction; Memoir/Autobiography; YA Fiction; and Middle-Grade Fiction.

The Prize is judged by PW reviewers, editors, acclaimed authors, and publishing veterans, and awards are given to finalists in each category, with a grand cash prize of $5,000 going to the most outstanding finalist.

The mission of the BookLife Prize is to discover, cultivate, support, and celebrate great works of unpublished or self-published writing by independent authors. The Prize also aims to provide feedback to authors about their work, provide a Critic's Report which may assist finalists in the marketing of their fiction, and provide financial support via a cash prize to the grand-prize winner.

Prizes

The grand prize winner of the BookLife Prize will receive a cash prize of $5,000 as well as a profile in Publishers Weekly. The grand prize winner will be solely responsible for any federal, state or local taxes that may result from winning.

Finalists, one from each respective submission category of fiction, will receive a blurb (i.e., a promotional description, as found on the jackets of books) from a bestselling/award-winning author or professional editor serving as a guest judge for the Prize, as well as a mention in Publishers Weekly.

All entrants will receive a Critic's Report, which includes a score as well as a brief written critical assessment of their novel by a Publishers Weekly reviewer.

Contest Structure

The BookLife Prize in Fiction runs from March 1, 2017, to December 18, 2017, with the Contest divided into four rounds.

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To submit to the Prize

 

Closing date: 
31 August 2017
Entry: 
Unpublished or self-published novels in the English language are eligible Entry fee $99
Prize: 
Grand Prize $5,000