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The spring 2011 Written Art Awards RebeccasReads.com is proud to have The Written Art Awards, a biannual literary awards program that will take place in the spring and fall of every year. It has been founded to pay tribute to authors who are self-published or have had their books published by a subsidy publisher, small press, university press, or independent book publisher. Winners Spring 2010 Winners Fall 2009

Eligibility

The Written Art Awards are open to all authors regardless of residency, however, books must be published in the English language and intended for the North American market. Works published by any major book publishers, their subsidiaries, or their imprints are not permitted. Books must have a 2010 copyright date on the copyright page of the print book. At this time, books may NOT be submitted for more than one category. Authors may submit more than one title. Books of a racist theme will be not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Judging

All initial judging will be done by RebeccasReads.com reviewers. Criteria for judging is content/originality, presentation/design, innovation, social relevance, production quality, enjoyment/impact, plot/story line, and resoursefulness (depending on category). Two finalists in each category will be determined by a point system. Final judging will be determined by a jury of judges.

In the first level of judging, a review will be written and forwarded to you. The review will also be posted on RebeccasReads.com, as well as our weblog and amazon.com. Though we cannot guarantee the turnaround time for the review, we do attempt to review/judge books as soon as they are submitted. The sooner a book is submitted, the sooner a review will be returned. The review will be available for marketing purposes. If a review has already been received from RebeccasReads.com, another review will not be done, and the book will automatically go to the second level of the judging process. Please, do not wait until the deadline to submit a book.

Categories

Awards

Two winners, first and second place, will be chosen in each fiction and non-fiction category.

Two winners, picked from the top scorer in each category, will be selected as the overall winner of Best Fiction and Best Non-Fiction, respectively.

Each will receive a certificate. All certificates and awards stickers will be dated for year 2011.

Winners will be announced in February.

Entry Fee

The entry fee is $40.00 per title. A title can only be entered in one category.

Entry fee must be in USD via U.S. check or US money order payable to: Rebecca's Reads
If your are from another country other than the US please Contact us to make other payment arrangements.

All books entered will become the property of RebeccasReads.com and will be donated to local charities after the awards program is completed.

Submissions received without the entry fee will not even be considered. Entry fee is non-refundable.

submission Deadline

Authors who would like their book sumbitted for the Spring Awards are encouraged to submit their entries as soon as possible but postmarked no later than December 15, 2010.

Any submission postmarked after this date will not be accepted. (Help us prevent judge burn-out and submit your book early. Our judges read the book in its entirety; please give them plenty of time to read the book.) We will confirm your entry via e-mail so print your email address clearly.

submission

The submission form may be downloaded here. Be sure one form is included with each title submitted.

One submission form must accompany each title and sent to:

The Written Art Awards
Rebecca's Reads
3267 Bee Cave Road, Ste 107-380
Austin, TX 78746

Rights

RebeccasReads.com will not retain any rights to submitted books. Nor will they reproduce or publish any submission. All contact information will not be disclosed to a third party other than the sponsor of the above noted awards.

RebeccasReads.com reserves the right to disqualify any entry, without prior notice, if guidelines and criteria are not met. Entry fee is non-refundable to disqualified entries.

Important Notice

Please make sure that you enclose two books for each submission. Do not deface your book by stamping it as "review copy" or "promo copy," as we will donate the books to a local library, SafePlace Austin - a center for abused women and children, or Books for Soldiers.

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