These awards were selected based on their acceptance of self-published books. Including them here should not be taken as an endorsement of the competition or its sponsors. The list is supplied as information for authors and self-publishers interested in pursuing awards and citations as a means to their own publishing goals.
For award specific entry details, deadlines and entry fees, click on the link provided for each award.
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Sponsored by
Amazon, Createspace, Penguin Group, Publishers Weekly
Axiom Business Book Awards
Sponsored by
Jenkins Group Inc.
Beverly Hills Book Awards
Sponsored by
Ellen Reid’s Book Shepherding, a division of Smarketing LLC

Bookworks Awards
Sponsored by
The Self-Publishers Association

eLit Book Awards
Sponsored by
Jenkins Group Inc.

EPIC eBook Competition
Sponsored by
The Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition

Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards
Sponsored by
Foreword Reviews

Global eBook Awards
Sponsored by
Dan Poynter

Green Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

IACP Cookbook Awards
Sponsored by
International Association of Culinary Professionals

IndieReader Discovery Awards
Sponsored by
Kirkus Indie

International Book Awards
Sponsored by
JPX Media Group

IPPY Awards
Sponsored by
Jenkins Group

London Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

National Indie Excellence Book Awards
Sponsored by
Smarketing LLC, Ellen Reid CEO, and President

Nautilus Book Awards
Sponsored by
Marilyn McGuire & Associates, Inc.

New England Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

New York Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Sponsored by
Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group

Paris Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

Publishing Innovation Awards
Sponsored by
Constellation – Digital Power for Independent Publishers

Reader Views Literary Awards
Sponsored by
Reader Views

Readers Favorite Contest
Sponsored by
ReadersFavorite

San Francisco Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

Shirley You Jest Awards
Sponsored by
Dudes and Stuff Podcast, The Bunnys Review, Reading Addiction Virtual Book Tours, Conversations Magazine, Tiffany Talks Books, TeamNerd Reviews, Humor Writers of America, Author Groupie, The Paperback Pursuer, Lisa Haselton’s Reviews and Interviews, Conversations Live Radio, Book Guys, The Humor Columnist, Doing Dewey, Humor Times, Indieminded, Underground Book Reviews, Morgen Bailey’s Writing Blog

The Beach Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

The Ben Franklin Awards
Sponsored by
IBPA – Independent Book Publishers Association

The Eric Hoffer Award
Sponsored by
Hopewell Publications

The Hollywood Book Festival
Sponsored by
JM Northern Media LLC

The International Rubery Book Award

The Living Now Book Awards
Sponsored by
Jenkins Group Inc.

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Sponsored by
Jenkins Group Inc.

Shelf Unbound Writing Competition for Best Self-Published Book
Sponsored by
Shelf Media Group

USA “Best Books” Awards
Sponsored by
USA Book News/JPX Media

The WISHING SHELF Independent Book Awards [UK]
Sponsored by
Independently published author, Edward Trayer, a.k.a. Billy Bob Buttons (penname)

Writers Digest Self Published Book Awards
Sponsored by
Writer’s Digest and co-sponsor Book Marketing Works, LLC
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