Posted on November 15, 2023 at 9:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and business advice to offer. Here are the ones that we...

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Posted on August 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM by Guest Author

As an indie author, you stand to gain a lot from having an award-winning book. Get answers to FAQs about...

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Posted on January 2, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not every author is interested in submitting their books to contests, and we're certainly not here to push anyone to...

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Posted on March 11, 2022 at 10:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors also has some thoughts to share about indie author Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter success, in its...

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Posted on August 13, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even the most confident among us appreciate external validation. For authors, that most often comes in the form of sales...

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Posted on September 10, 2020 at 11:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve been sharing a lot of award shortlists and winners recently — time to flip the script and share a...

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Posted on October 7, 2019 at 12:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A week from today, we’ll learn which book received the 2019 Booker Prize. (Here’s the Booker Prize shortlist, if you...

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Posted on January 28, 2019 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In other news about awards, one of literature’s most prominent ones has lost its title sponsor. The Man Group hedge...

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Posted on August 2, 2018 at 1:20 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Romance Writers of America is continuing to focus on addressing diversity issues. After RITA scores went out last night,...

Posted on July 31, 2018 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tomorrow is the early-bird deadline to enter the Writer's Digest Self-Published Ebook Awards. After 11:59 p.m. EST on August 1,...

Tagged As: Awards, Writer's Digest