New Mexico Book Co-op

promoting the best in local books
Contests
  1. 1. You have to play to win!

  1. 2. Major Book Contests
NM & AZ Book Awards
IPPY
Ben Franklin
Foreward
Nautilis
Edgar
BRLA
HSNM
Press Women – Local & National
NMBA Design Award
PIMA
And many more – google book contests

  1. 3. The most committed mistake – not reading the rules!
Deadlines
Forms
How many books
Fee
Categories
Shipping – lump or to each judge?
Written stuff
Eligibility

  1. 4. Inside Stuff Not Wanted – it is not a bookmark contest!
  2. 5. COVERS!!!!!!!! Do they attract or turn off?
  3. 6. Past contest stickers?
  4. 7. Does your book fall apart?
  5. 8. Promote – Press releases and stickers
  6. 9. Mix and match - hard & soft

Parting thoughts……..

Enter again?
Being a member?
All contests are political just in various degrees.


— prepared by Barbe Awalt, Jan. 26, 2018 Book Co-op meeting