New Christian Book Award for Small Publishers
Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA) is unveiling its new book award this March in honor of Small Press Month. The new award, Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year, will honor books produced by small publishers each year for outstanding contribution to Christian life.
Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award is designed to promote small publishers in the Christian marketplace as well as to bring recognition to outstanding Christian books from small publishers. Within the Christian marketplace there is no other award that is designed exclusively to bring attention to Christian titles from small publishers.
For the inaugural year of the award (2007 Book of the Year Award) Christian Small Publishers Association is accepting nominations of titles published in 2006 or 2007 for the award. Nominations will be accepted throughout the year with a deadline of November 15, 2007. To bring small publishers to the forefront of Christian retailers’ attention, CSPA will invite Christian retailers to vote on the books of their choice in February and March of 2008 to determine the winners. Retailers will also be encouraged to highlight the books they are voting for in their stores during Small Press Month of March.
Christian books in three categories (nonfiction, fiction, and children’s) are eligible for this award. Books must be published by a small publisher with annual revenues of $350,000 or less. Nominated books must be Christian in nature and intended for the Christian marketplace. All nominated books must be printed in English and for sale in the United States. Any small publisher can nominate titles for the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.
For more information on the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award including guidelines, eligibility, and nomination form, visit Christian Small Publishers Association’s website at www.christianpublishers.net.
Sarah Bolme is the owner of Crest Publications (www.crestpub.com) and the director of Christian Small Publishers Association (www.christianpublishers.net). You can contact Sarah at cspa@christianpublishers.net. Sarah’s newest book, Your Guide to Marketing Books in the Christian Marketplace, can be found at www.marketingchristianbooks.com. ©2007
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March 8th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Please take a look at our website. Our books are are in the UK, NewZealand, Philippines, and now in Nigiera. Would like more informaiton on how to submit our titles to you.
Thank you,
Melinda Tavera-Boyer
March 8th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Oooh, this is exciting! I will check out this contest as well as the organization.
March 9th, 2007 at 5:16 am
I am a born again Christian. I write and publish books in Nigeria. I imagine I should be able to establish effective business relationship towards the end of the year.
It is not however out of place of open a communication line.
March 9th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Wow–this is great! Please look for our Bilingual Christian book, The Little Clay Jar = La vasijita de barro at http://www.littleclayjar.com
June 6th, 2007 at 10:48 am
I want to publish my 3 books but al the christian publishers I have tried will not even look at my material. The first book is poetry called The Joy Of Giving, the second one is my testimony called The Prodigal Son, and the third Namibia, Africa.
Are you willing to assist me so that I can e-mail my manuscripts to you?
June 6th, 2007 at 10:48 am
I want to publish my 3 books but al the christian publishers I have tried will not even look at my material. The first book is poetry called The Joy Of Giving, the second one is my testimony called The Prodigal Son, and the third Namibia, Africa.
Are you willing to assist me so that I can e-mail my manuscripts to you?
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:58 am
I have waited a long time to write books.In my country Kenya, Only the “rich” and older ones write. I have the gift and will ;I believe that i am called in to the writing ministry. When i write can i count on you to publish and sell the books.
January 15th, 2008 at 4:40 am
My statement is like some of the others’. I’ve a 100 page christian fiction that I believe will receive wide reading acceptance. But my problem is publishers and marketers. could you help me?