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Indie Author Project Contest

Fourth Annual Indie Author Project now accepting entries
Article Date
April 27, 2021

Entries are now open for the Fourth Annual Indie Author Project contests! Enter your manuscripts today!

This local author contest that will accept submissions of adult and young adult fiction, to be recognized as the top indie-published eBooks in the entire state of Texas. Winner's in each category will receive $500, plus:

  • Honors at the 2021 Indie Author Day Reception
  • Opportunities to promote the winning title at all public libraries in the state of Texas
  • Inclusion in a full-page spread in Library Journal
  • Opportunities to earn royalties through the IAP Select collection

Each book that is submitted to the contest must be:

  • Indie-published In an adult fiction or young adult fiction genre
  • Written by a Texas resident
  • Available in either ePUB or PDF file 

If you need some resources to help spruce up your writing, don't worry, BiblioTech Public Library has got you covered. Check out our Writer's Corner webpage, where you can find all kinds of helpful tools, including:

  • Pressbooks, which will help you create, edit, format and generate print-ready and eBook formats for your book—no matter how far along you are.
  • Virtual classes from LinkedIn Learning and Universal Class to help you learn more about writing, or fine tune your work.

Want to read some past winners? Check out this amazing collection to read psychological thrillers like The Planck Factor; contemporary romances like The Biology of Luckand young adult books like The Spice Trader's Daughter.