Winners and Distinguished Favorites get National Media & Industry Exposure!
DON'T KEEP IT A SECRET - INDUSTRY AWARDS AND REVIEWS CAN HELP SELL BOOKS. PROMOTE YOU'RE AN AWARD WINNER OR FINALIST!
As a Winner or Distinguished Favorite, promote your award on all your marketing materials. We provide an easy to download banner to promote your winner status. In addition, you can purchase gold or silver foil embossed seals to put on each book you have already printed. Lastly, we offer customized promotion to help get additional exposure to key book buying audiences. Books recognized as a Winner or Distinguished Favorite of the New York City Big Book Award® is a celebrated honor given by industry experts, and you'll want everyone to know!
AWARD RULES
Books Eligible:
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Subject to eligibility of the Award selection committee.
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Final published print form except audiobooks
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Audiobooks accepted with Audible or Authors Direct gift code.
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Year of publication is not limited
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ISBN or Amazon's ASIN or related universal product code.
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One book PER category, four max for four or more categories.
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NO paperwork required with the mailed book if applying online.
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Can send directly from Amazon/retailer if online application completed
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No paperwork required for completed paid online submissions.
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One submission form can be used for multiple categories
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Each book must accompany the submission form if entering by mail.
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We reserve the right to change category(ies) if it seems appropriate.
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Can be bilingual, but must include the English language.
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OPEN to any classification of author and publisher.
Book Submissions
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Mail to NYC Big Book Award, 63 Clinton Road, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028.
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Our telephone number is (973) 969-1899.
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Submissions must be received by the published deadline to be considered.
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Any book received after deadline will be considered for next year's judging.
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Book submissions cannot be returned.
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Include your e-mail address and contact telephone number please.
New York City Big Book Award® Refund Policy
All sales are final. There are no refunds. Only appropriate submissions will be
eligible to enter the contest. New York City Big Book Award® therefore reserves
the right to refuse any material for any reason.
Notifications and Deadlines of Winners and Distinguished Favorites
Winners and Distinguished Favorites in each category will be notified by e-mail.
Thank you for applying to the New York City Big Book Award®!
ENTRY FEES AND DEADLINE: Dec 30th
$99.00 per book entry/per category, then $79 for each additional category per title
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All monies must be in U.S. Dollars
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Send one copy of the book per category up to four books
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Write all the categories in which you submit on one submission form
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Be sure to copy the submission form and put it in each book you submit in each category
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IF you submit online and choose to have books sent from a third party (Amazon, etc.), no paperwork required.
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All titles must be published books and available for sale.
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Winners and Distinguished Favorites will be notified by October, perfect time for book buying.
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The next deadline is December 30, 2024 for the 2025 program.
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All submissions are final.
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There are no refunds.
All international checks or money orders must have “USD” or “US Dollar” pre-printed on the check/money order.
Please include proof of PayPal or check with your entry submission.
Please make checks payable to: “New York City Big Book Award” and mail to:
NYC Big Book Award
63 Clinton Road
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
To pay by credit card, use PayPal below or mail your check or money order (U.S.) with your book submission.
Go to the Categories page, or click on link here to view the:
OFFICIAL CATEGORIES OF THE ANNUAL New York City Big Book AWARDS®
Pay by Check or using PayPal Online: Please use this form
New York City Big Book Award Annual Online Entry Form and Online payment
OR Pay by Check - Offline: Please use this form:
New York City Big Book Annual Entry Form - to be mailed with payment.
Winners and
Distinguished Favorites
will be listed in our magazine.
About the NYC Big Book Award; Winners & Favorites
NYC Big Book Award was borne out of the Independent Press Award when a number of the big publishers that Ted Olczak had worked with complained about not being able to submit their books, and get the same kind of marketing, promotion and exposure that was being done over at the Independent Press Award.
Olczak saw this as an opportunity to make big publishers ‘put their money where their mouth is’ and freely allow them to compete directly with books worldwide including the independents.
In addition to leveling the playing field, the more cosmopolitan cache and historical significance of New York City became the inspiration for the award program.
The oxymoron of fragmented yet small cohesive groups assembled into the NYC Big Book Award. Collectively, we have individually met with thousands of publishers, distributors, and authors face to face, and have seen their lists of published work for years. We have actually worked with the large publishing houses, discovered worthy independent presses and authors publishing for years without much notice, and were able to bring to a larger book buying audience in our other roles. As with the Independent Press Award, we have crisscrossed the nation (and in some cases even the globe) where we found many individual books that were well worth promoting, and may have never found their audience as quickly as they did without our help.
The NYC Big Book Award applies a number of criteria in judging a book, and some are more subjective than others in its interpretation. We draw upon our relationships of literally thousands of contacts that like us have a vast knowledge of the marketplace, and the diversity and breath of publishing to give a framework to the decision-making process. Judging is done by committee and point system. We make every effort to bring a fairness and high standard to every book we judge, hence why we have known industry leaders advise us in the awards. The names and contact information of judges will not be made public to respect their privacy, but feel free to LinkedIn with us, as we open our contacts for all to see. We recognize that some books have outstanding qualities in every category but we may limit the number of books that are designated “Winner.” There can only be one winner, and once chosen, the committee’s job is complete.
IF for any reason another title is in the running, a petition is made. A case must be presented to the group to understand why such a title should be recognized. It may be subject matter, the specifics about the author, or any reason a case can be made to distinguish the title. The committee is under NO obligation to award anything more than a winner. The Distinguished Favorite moniker was created to recognize and give these books their just deserve. The notable category of “Distinguished Favorite” allows these books to be recognized.
Books that are recognized as Distinguished Favorite are so competitive in many ways that the difference between the Winner and Distinguished Favorite books can be small.
The bottom line is that being recognized as a Distinguished Favorite is a high honor and something about which any author can and should be justifiably proud.
Readers recognize that Distinguished Favorite books are worthy of their attention and their book-buying dollars.
All submitted books, except the winners, are donated to veterans groups, Boy Scouts of America book drives and the local libraries in Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Newark, New Jersey.