A single-category Book Submission qualifies a piece for a category prize as well as "Book of the Year" consideration. A full list of American Writing Awards categories is available below or on page 3 of the entry form.
$39 per title/per category
(Example: One book in two categories equals $78.00--requires separate $39 transactions)
Deadline to Enter--November 5, 2023
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE November 5, 2023
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SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
ALL ENTRIES ARE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY
Submitting your work electronically:
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OFFICIAL 2023 AWA CATEGORIES
Did you know that the American Writing Awards has THREE unique categories for OLDER books?--the Legacy Fiction, Legacy Nonfiction, and Legacy Children's Book categories accept books older than four years. Give your timeless book a chance at an award. Did you know Finalists from previous years can enter? Give your book a second shot at greatness.
Check out our NEW full list of categories.
· Animals/Pets – General
· Anthologies – Non-Fiction
· Art
· Autobiography/Memoirs
· Best Cover Design – Fiction
· Best Cover Design – Non-Fiction
· Best New (Debut) Fiction
· Best New (Debut) Non-Fiction
· Biography – General
· Business – General
· Business – Entrepreneurship
· Business – Management & Leadership
· Business - Motivational
· Business – Personal Finance/Investing
· Business – Sales
· Children’s Educational
· Children's Fiction
· Children's Interactive
· Children's Non-Fiction
· Children’s Picture Book
· Children's Religious
· Cookbooks
· Education/Academic
· Fiction – General
· Fiction – Anthologies
· Fiction – Fantasy
· Fiction – Historical
· Fiction – Horror
· Fiction – Inspirational
· Fiction – LGBTQ
· Fiction – Multicultural
· Fiction – Mystery/Suspense
· Fiction – New Age Fiction
· Fiction – Novelette (7,500 to 17,500 words)
· Fiction – Novella (17,500 to 40,000 words)
· Fiction – Religious
· Fiction – Romance
· Fiction – Science Fiction
· Fiction – Thriller/Adventure
· Fiction – Women's Fiction
· Fiction – Young Adult
· Health – Addiction and Recovery
· Health – Death and Dying
· Health – Diet and Exercise
· Health – General
· History – General
· History – Military
· History – United States
· Home & Garden
· Humor/Comedy/Satire
· Law
· Legacy – Children’s Book
· Legacy - Fiction
· Legacy - Non-Fiction
· Multicultural Non-Fiction
· Non-Fiction – General
· Non-Fiction - LGBTQ
· Non-Fiction – Narrative
· Parenting & Family
· Performing Arts – Film, Theater, Dance, Music
· Photography
· Poetry – Anthologies
· Poetry - Contemporary
· Poetry – General
· Poetry – Narrative
· Poetry - Religious
· Political - Fiction
- Political - Non-Fiction
· Religion
· Self-Help
· Social Change
· Spirituality
· Sports
· Travel
· True Crime – Non-Fiction
· Young Adult – Non-Fiction
· Western
· Women's Issues
Academic/Education
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Bias Is All Around You: A Handbook for Inspecting Social Media & News Stories
AUTHOR NAME: Erik Bean, Ed.D.
PUBLISHER NAME: Healthy Mind Express Imprint of Ethan Bean Mental Wellness Foundation
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