A Special Invitation
to join the 2020 Independent Press Award
Yes, I want to enter the 2020 Independent Press Award.
ENTERING SAME BOOK?
1) Pay above (or mail check payable to NYC Big Book Award,
63 Clinton Road, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028). NO NEED to send another book.
2) Complete form below or email with requested categories for the book we have on file.
ENTERING A DIFFERENT BOOK?
1) Pay above (or mail check payable to NYC Big Book Award),
and send a copy to NYC Big Book Award, 63 Clinton Road, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
2) Complete form below, and click submit button
Don't want to use the computer form below?
Click on this DOCX W icon and print out a copy to mail in.
OFFICIAL CATEGORIES
Independent Press Award®:
Action/Adventure
Addiction & Recovery
Adult Coloring Books
African American Fiction
African American Non-Fiction
Aging
Alternative Medicine
Animals-Pets
Anthology
Arts & Entertainment
Audiobook
Autobiography
Beauty
Biography-General
Biography-Historical
Body/Mind/Spirit
Book Cover Design-Children
Picture Books
Book Cover Design-Fiction
Book Cover Design-Non-
Fiction
Book Interior Design Fiction
Book Interior Design Non-
Fiction
Business-General
Business-Entrepreneurship &
Small Business
Business-Motivational
Cancer
Career
Caregiving
Chapter Books
Chick-Lit
Childrens-Inspirational
Childrens-Religion
Childrens-Fiction
Childrens-Non-Fiction
Christian
Christian-Fiction
Coffee Table Book
Comedy
Comics and Graphic Novels
Computer
Contemporary Novel
Cookbooks-General
Cookbooks-International
Cookbooks-Regional
Crafts-Hobbies
Crime Fiction
Crime-True
Cross Genre
Current Events
Death & Dying
Diet & Nutrition
Divorce
Education
Entertainment
Environment
Epic Fantasy
Erotica
Fantasy
Fashion
Finance
Fine Arts
Fitness
Friendship
General Fiction
Gift Books
Graphic Novels
Green
Grief
Health & Fitness
Historical Fiction
History-World
History-United States
Holiday
Home & Garden
Horror
How-to
Humor
Inspiration
Judaism
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Non-Fiction
LGBTQ Fiction
LGBTQ Non-Fiction
LGBT Fiction for Children &
Young Adults
Leadership
Legal Thriller
Literary Fiction
Marketing & Public Relations
Marriage
Medical
Medical Thriller
Memoir
Men’s Health
Military Fiction
Military Non-Fiction
Mind, Body, Spirit
Miscellaneous
Motivational
Movies and Television
Multicultural-Fiction
Multicultural-Non-Fiction
Music
Mystery
Nature
New Adult Fiction
New Adult Non-Fiction
New Fiction (First time
published)
New Non-Fiction (First time
published)
Non-Fiction
Paranormal Romance
Parenting & Family
Performing Arts - Film, Theater, Dance & Music
Personal Growth
Philosophy
Photography
Picture Books - Preschool
Picture Books - Ages 4-8
Picture Books - All Ages
Poetry
Political
Political Thriller
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Preschool & Early Reader
Pre-Teen Fiction
Pre-Teen Non-Fiction
Psychiatry/Psychology
Public Relations
Race Relations
Reference
Relationships
Religion-Fiction
Religion-Non-Fiction
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Suspense
Sales & Marketing
Science Fiction
Self Help: General
Self Help: Motivational
Self Help: Spiritual
Sexuality
Short Stories
Small Books
Social/Political Change
Social Media
Specialty Books
Spirituality
Sports
Steampunk
Suspense
Technology
Teen
Thriller
Travel
True Crime
Urban Fantasy
Visionary Fiction
Well-Being
Western Fiction
Western Non Fiction
Women’s Fiction
Women’s Issues
Women’s Health
World Literature
Writing and Publishing
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Non-Fiction