The 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards are now closed, and judging is underway!

CLICK HERE to receive the 2014 IPPY Awards entry guidelines by email when they re-open in July 2013. We will announce the results of the 17th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards on about April 30th, and the awards ceremony will take place on May 29th in New York. Best of luck to all entrants! Check out our two other contests now accepting entries:

Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Designed to honor the year's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. The 2013 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards contest is accepting entries until August 31, 2013 for books released since November 1, 2011, and is open to authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s books written in English or Spanish.

Living Now Book Awards – “Books for Better Living”
Designed to honor the year's best lifestyle, homestyle and self-improvement books, the 2013 Living Now Book Awards contest is accepting entries until July 27, 2013 for books released since October 1, 2011. The Evergreen Book Medal competition is open to world-changing books published since 2000.

The “IPPY” Awards were conceived as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry, and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the North American market. We define “independent” as 1) independently owned and operated; 2) operated by a foundation or university; or 3) long-time independents that became incorporated but operate autonomously and publish fewer than 50 titles a year.

• 75 subject categories in National awards
• Regional awards for the United States, Canada, and Australia and New Zealand
• E-Book Awards with fiction, non-fiction, children’s and regional categories
• Ten Outstanding Books of the Year awards chosen from all entries at no extra charge
• Winners receive medals, certificates, and earn credibility, publicity — and increased book sales!

CLICK HERE to receive the 2014 IPPY Awards entry guidelines by email when they re-open in July 2013.

CLICK HERE to see 2012 IPPY Awards results, with photos of the award ceremony.