INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED CHILDREN'S BOOK COMPETITION

MIDDLE SHELF MAGAZINE'S COMPETITION

FOR BEST INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED

CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

http://www.shelfmediagroup.com/pages/competition-ms.html

$1500 in prizes!

$40 Entry Fee

Any independently published book for children or teens in any genre is eligible. The overall winners in each category (children, middle grade, young adult) will each receive $500 and a year's worth of full-page ads in Middle Shelf Magazine (rate card value $4,500). In addition, more than 100 books deemed by the editors as "notable" entries will be featured in the November/December issue of Middle Shelf Magazine.

"Independently Published" books include self-published books and e-books, and/or books and e-books published through small presses releasing less than 5 titles per year. The competition is open to authors worldwide; books must be in English. Any length book and any publication date is eligible.

The deadline for entry is midnight on August 1, 2015. The winners will be notified by September 4, 2015.

See website for complete details on how to submit.