Deadline June 30: $5,000 North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books

Published: Wed, 06/02/21

Sponsored by Winning Writers
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A contest from Winning Writers, a trusted FFW sponsor
 
 
 
North Street Book Prize
 
North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books

Deadline: June 30, 2021

It's last call to enter your self-published book into this year's contest from Winning Writers. The grand prize winner will receive $5,000.

Choose from seven categories:
  • Mainstream/Literary Fiction
  • Genre Fiction
  • Creative Nonfiction & Memoir
  • Poetry
  • Children’s Picture Book
  • Graphic Novel & Memoir
  • Art Book (new!)

$13,750 will be awarded in all, and the top eight winners will receive additional benefits from our co-sponsors BookBaby and Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Any year of publication is eligible. Any self-publishing platform is eligible (you are not restricted to BookBaby). Entry fee: $65 per book.

Submit online via Submittable or by mail. Click to learn more about our contest.
 
Submit here
 
Recommended by the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
 
Recommended by the Alliance of Independent Authors
 
The Alliance of Independent Authors evaluates literary contests based on multiple criteria, "including pricing and value, quality of service, contract terms and rights, transparency, and value to the author." The North Street Book Prize is proud to be recommended by ALLi as a contest "organized for the benefit of the author rather than the profit of the organizer."
 
Enter by mail
 
 
Prefer to enter by mail?
 
You may mail your entry and $65 fee to Winning Writers, Attn: North Street Book Prize, 351 Pleasant Street Suite B PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3998, USA. Please postmark your entry by June 30.