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Writers digest the competition is open to all englishlanguage self published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of. Book awards are part of your arsenal to achieve discoverability. Book awards winning an award for your book is not just an affirmation of your talent as a writer. Independent publisher book awards conducted annually, the independent publisher book awards honor the years best independently published titles from around the world.
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We notice you are using a browser version that we do not support. In order to be eligible for the award, a book must be written by a vermont writer and published between january 1 and december 31 of the year prior to the award. Honoring christian books by independent authors and small publishers for outstanding contribution to christian life. With hundreds of thousands of self published books hitting the virtual shelves every year, indie authors need to find ways of standing out. Book awards for self published authors including them here should not be taken as an endorsement of the competition or its sponsors. Mercy dean wins independent publishers book award mercy.
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