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NCPA Awards for Books Published in 2007

“Promoting my picture books is made easier when children see a gold sticker on some of the book covers. To them it means those books are special. Winning an award also helps me gain confidence when marketing my books when I know these books were judged by my peers and found to be special.” – Joan Barsotti, Barsotti Books, winner in 1996

Submission Criteria

Entrants must be members in good standing of NCPA. If you are not a member, please send an additional check for $40.00 and a completed membership form. Your membership will extend through calendar year 2008.

The competition is for books published in 2007. (The publication date for books submitted must be between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007.) Updated editions are acceptable, as long as the update was published in 2007.

To be considered published, copies of the book in its published form (not merely as galley or ARC) must have been on hand and available for sale to retail customers before December 31, 2007, and not have been available for sale earlier than January 1, 2007.

If the copyright year or Library of Congress year (if present) is not 2007, the entrant must supply supporting evidence that the book was “constructively” published in 2007.

Entry

The fee is $50.00 per title entered. Please make your check payable to NCPA.

Complete the entry form. Use the check boxes on the form to indicate categories in which you wish to have your book considered. Check as many categories as you like.

Entries must be received by Wednesday, January 16, 2008.

Send the entry form, your check, and seven copies of the book to:

NCPA Awards 2008
c/o Jennifer Martin
5764 Sandlewood Way
Roseville, CA 95747

If you select the Media/Marketing Package category, we need seven copies of each item in your media/marketing package. If you have a website, include seven color copies of one view/page of the website promoting the book. On the entry form, list the URL, so we can visit the website.

The seven copies of submitted books will be available for entrants to pick up at the 2008 awards celebration. If you can’t pick them up, we’ll donate them to charitable or educational organizations.

Design awards will be presented to the artist/designer whose work appears in NCPA member-submitted materials. The artist or designer need not be a member.

Categories

General (for publishers)

  • Best Book-Overall (Gold, Silver, and Bronze level awards may be given.)

General (for authors)

  • Best First Book

Subject (for publishers and authors)

  • General Fiction
  • General Nonfiction
  • Illustrated Children’s Book
  • Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction
  • Juvenile/Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Nonfiction/How-To
  • Reference/Directory
  • Spiritual/Self-Help
  • Poetry
  • Alternative Media Book

Design (for publishers)

  • Interior Text Layout
  • Interior Text and Images/Graphics
  • Interior Photos/Photo Layout
  • Exterior - Hardcover
  • Exterior - Softcover

Media/Marketing (for publishers and authors)

  • Best Media/Marketing Package
    (Submit press release, bookmark, postcard, printout of one page of website, and/or any materials you consider to be part of the media/marketing package for your book.)

Rules

  1. The “publisher” is defined as the person or company who owns the ISBN.
  2. Books authored by members of Northern California Publishers & Authors who are not publishers may be entered in “Best First Book” and subject categories.
  3. Winners are determined at the sole discretion of the judges, based on publishing merit and literary merit.

Judging Criteria

  1. Categories not having any entries will not be part of the awards for the year.
  2. Only one winner will be presented in each category.
  3. Books or materials not meeting the judges’ criteria for quality or subject matter will be disqualified.
  4. Judges will be drawn from NCPA’s membership, the community, publishing professionals, and the media.
  5. No judges may submit works for consideration.

Winners

  1. Winners will be announced at the awards celebration, tentatively scheduled for April 26, 2008. Winners will be announced in general press releases sent to Northern California media.
  2. Winners will receive certificates or plaques.
  3. Winners will be promoted on the NCPA website.
  4. Winners will receive labels which they may use on their book covers. Winners may use supplied label art in marketing and promotional material. Past winners have successfully used their NCPA awards to obtain media interest and increase sales.

Updated October 27, 2007