A Publisher's Conversation with Authors: What do judges in book award competitions look for?
It is Tuesday. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side. This week's conversation addresses the topic of book awards. MSI Press books fare well in competitions. Nearly all of our books that have been entered into competitions have won one or more awards. One book, An Afternoon's Dictation , has won seven. So, how do they do it? Here, thanks to Book Awards Pro, is information about what book award competition judges look for--and beyond the list below, most competitions will tell you what they are looking for (and checking previous winners can give a clue, too). Focus Here judges are looking at the structure and content of the book. Does it have a single and organized focus that helps the r...