Dear Readers:
It is with pleasure that announce the 2020 Human Relations Indie Book Awards. If you are an author, here is your chance to enter a fabulous contest and gain the recognition your book deserves.
The
purpose of the Human
Relations Indie Book Awards is to recognize indie authors
who have written books with a human relations focus related to various
interactions among people in different settings such as work, organizations,
school, home, family or in personal lives. This is the fifth year of the Human
Relations Indie Book Awards. We had a diverse group of indie authors for
the previous years’ awards that ranged from professional perspectives to indie
author’s personal journeys of self-reflection and human relationships. Book
entries for the 2020
Human Relations Indie Book Awards should be published
between 2013 and 2020 and must be received in print version (no eBooks
accepted) and written for an English speaking audience. Books can be self-published,
independently published or have a creative or scholarly writing approach from
smaller publishing companies or presses where the author had a voice in the
publishing process.
Each
contest category (depending on the number of entries) will recognize Gold, Silver and Bronze award
certificate winners and Honorable Mention (s) may also be
given to recognize honorable writing in the area of human relations. All book entries will also be
considered for the Director’s Choice awards who exhibit outstanding writing in
the area of Human Relations. The number and type of Director’s Choice Awards
varies each year according to the type of entries received and the selected
Director’s Choice winners will receive the award certificate and a gift card.
Each
author should complete a book submission form with two copies of the book and
the entry fee for each entry. Do
not send more than two books no matter how many categories you enter. Authors
may enter more than one book category, but will need to mark the additional
categories on the book submission form and add the additional entry fee for
each category. Entry fees should be paid in check in U.S. dollars or sent with
a U.S. postal service money order or American Express money order. No books
will be returned after the contest and will be donated to libraries, charities,
educational programs or those in need. Entry fees start at $75.00 for the first category
($65.00 for the first category if entry is postmarked by March 1st, 2020),
$55.00 for the second category, $45.00 for the third category and $35.00 for
the fourth category.
2020 Human Relations Indie Book Awards final deadline for entry
is April 1st, 2020- but earlier entries are encouraged to allow more time for
judging the book entries. Winners will be announced in May 2020 when judging is
completed.
Judges
names will not be posted due to confidentiality. Books will be judged on book
content, book organization, book presentation and the human relations message
conveyed in the book. Judges decisions are final.
A
broad range of book categories will provide authors the opportunity to enter
one or more categories that may be related to the book’s human relations
content. There are approximately 45 categories that include topics related to
human relations issues, memoirs, children’s books with a human relations focus,
poetry and the arts human relations books, fiction human relations books and
general human relations book categories.
Additional
information on the 2020 book categories and book submission information will be
posted on this website in Jan. 2020. Thanks!
If
you would like to be on the 2020 mailing list for information please send an
email to: humanrelationsindiebookawards@gmail.com