CRWROPPS POST: The Midland Authors Awards contest for 2019 books is now open

The Midland Authors are now accepting submissions for their annual literary awards, which will honor books by Midwestern authors published in 2019. Please read the following rules carefully before submitting. 2019-2020 Competition Rules TheMidland Authors Awards recognize book writing excellence by Midwestern authors. Three judges on each committee will select one winner that is best in that category. Category winners receive $500 and a recognition award. Judges may also deem one or two honorees as worthy of recognition. Each honoree will receive a commemorative award. All honors are given out at the awards banquet the second Tuesday in May. Follow the directions below to pay and send entries before submitting. (The rules are also on our website.) An entry form must accompany each book that goes to each of the three judges in its category.  That means a total of three forms per title (three judges, three forms, three books). Books unaccompanied by completed entry forms will not be considered. Each book entry must have a 2019 publication date that corresponds with its copyright date. The author must either reside in, be born in, or have strong ties to one of the 12 Midland states SMA represents: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Each submission requires an entry fee of $25. To pay by PayPal or credit card, please click here.  To pay by snail mail, send a check and a copy of our printable entry form (available by clicking here) to Society of Midland Authors, P.O. Box 10419, Chicago, IL 60610. The payment with the form must identify the book title, author, and source of check, so SMA knows which author and book entry to confirm as a paid entry. Copy three more completed forms. One should accompany each book that you mail to each of the three judges in your category. For now, we do not consider e-book originals unless accompanied by a print edition. Books by deceased authors are eligible, providing they meet the other requirements. Submissions must be postmarked by Saturday, January 5, 2020. We urge early submissions.  Send entries to the appropriate judges under your category of Contest Judges below. (The list of judges is also on our website.) To enter this year's competition, fill out the online entry form or printable entry form. Include a completed copy with each nominated book. Mail a copy of the form and the book to each of the three judges in the selected category. Make sure that you enter the book in the proper category. (For example, all children's books go to children's categories, rather than Poetry or Biography and Memoir, which are for adult submissions only.) Books submitted to improper categories will be disqualified. For comments, questions, or to confirm an entry has reached the judges, contact Marlene Targ Brill at marlenetbrill@comcast.net. JUDGES FOR BOOKS PUBLISHED IN 2019: Adult Fiction Lynn Sloan, 2205 Lincoln St., Evanston, IL 60201 Jonis Agee, 13202 N. River Dr., Omaha, NE 68112 Robert Hellenga, 85 S. Seminary St., #1, Galesburg, IL 61401 Richard Frisbie Award for Adult Nonfiction Ted Anton, 1102 Forest Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Pamela Olander, 921 Martin Drive, Palatine, IL 60067 Jillian McKeown, Wilmette Public Library, c/o Jillian McKeown, 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091 Bernard J. Brommel Award for Biography and Memoir Bob Remer, 5840 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, IL 60660-3721 Jim Merriner, 604 Exmoor Rd., Kenilworth, IL. 60043 Mickey Maurer, 1300 West 106th St., Carmel, IN 46032 Poetry George Bilgere, 3407 Ormond Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Lisa Fay Coutley, 6014 Franklin St., Omaha, NE 68104 Marcia Pradzinski, 9402 N. Tripp Ave., Skokie, IL 60076 Children's Reading Round Table Award for Children's Nonfiction Alice Joseph, Wilmette Public Library, c/o Alice Joseph, 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091 Anne O'Malley, 8519 Karlov Ave., Skokie, IL 60076 Mary Wisniewski, 4139 W. Eddy St., Chicago, IL 60641  Children's Fiction Melinda Braun, 5708 Hawkes Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55436 Helen Kossler, 614 Home Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304 Joyce Zeiss, 2701 Eastwood Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 We look forward to your submissions.  Thank you and good luck.

This email was sent to aljoseph@aol.com why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences Society of Midland Authors · P.O. Box 10419 · Chicago, IL 60610 · USA