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A Contest to Consider – Deadline June 30, 2023

May 15, 2023 by Sandra V. McGee Leave a Comment

The North Street Book Prize Deadline: June 30, 2023 Winning Writers will award a grand prize of $10,000 in the ninth annual North Street competition for self-published and hybrid-published books. Choose from eight … [Read more...]

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Got a Backlist Title You’d Like to See Get a Little Love? 2023 IPNE Book Awards

February 24, 2023 by Odile Sullivan-Tarazi

10th Annual IPNE Book Awards Independent Publishers of New England Thinking of submitting a novel to the 2023 IPNE Book Awards? Follow — and participate in — the rest of this discussion via A Deeper Dive into Your Novel or Short Story Collection. . … [Read more...]

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Genre Gets A Bad Rap, In Some Circles

February 24, 2023 by Odile Sullivan-Tarazi

Thinking of submitting a novel to the 2023 IPNE Annual Book Awards? Follow — and participate in — the rest of this discussion via A Deeper Dive into Your Novel or Short Story Collection. . . . p.s. Literary fiction is a genre too. The … [Read more...]

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Last Call: BAIPA Book Cover Contest Deadline is Monday, November 21

November 15, 2022 by Sandra V. McGee

Don't forget to submit your book cover to our contest by November 21, which is tomorrow! You see all the specifications below. Any publication date is fine. Here are the rules for the contest. The contest is open to any book authored by a … [Read more...]

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Reminder: BAIPA Book Cover Contest Deadline is November 21

November 12, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

Don't forget to submit your book cover to our contest by November 21. We have accepted late submissions for previous contests, but that resulted in some mixups, so we're not accepting anything after November 21. You see all the specifications … [Read more...]

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Submit Your Book Cover to BAIPA Contest by November 21

November 5, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design at our December meeting and once again we will hold our annual book cover contest. (This is our fifth year, so it's now practically an institution!)  Since we're not meeting in person, here's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Awards, book design, Contests Tagged With: book cover, cover contest, cover design

And the Winners of the 2022 BAIPA Title Contest Are…

October 3, 2022 by Webmaster

Thanks to the sixteen members who submitted titles. We expect there might have been more had we not limited it to unpublished books, but maybe next time. Winners receive a BAIPA workshop this year or next. The winners are: FICTION Alien … [Read more...]

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REMINDER: Sept. 5 is Last Day to Submit for BAIPA Title Contest

September 3, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

We ran our first book blurb contest in the spring, modeled after our cover contest. Now we're seeking submissions for a title contest. Thanks to all of you who submitted titles already. We have about a dozen entries. This is last call. Deadline is … [Read more...]

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Submit Your Title for BAIPA Contest

August 20, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

We ran our first book blurb contest in the spring, modeled after our cover contest. Now we're seeking submissions for a title contest. The contest is open to current BAIPA member, for a title (and subtitle) that is not yet published. (You can … [Read more...]

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Indie Author Project: 2022 Contest Now Open

May 18, 2022 by Pauline Wiles

Have you published a novel in either the adult or young adult genres? Would you like to win $1000, plus a full-page spread in Library Journal and additional marketing perks? The Indie Author Project (IAP) is a publishing community that aims to … [Read more...]

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Welcome to BAIPA

UPDATE: BAIPA continues to meet via ZOOM ONLY. However, we held a very successful HYBRID meeting on May 6. The board is in discussion about future events like that one, and we will get the word out as soon as decisions are made. Even when we decide to resume regular in-person events, we will continue the Zoom option. We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

Upcoming Events

  • Workshop: Putting Your Audiobook to Work for You with Becky Parker Geist
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    • June 17 Audiobook Results workshop with Becky Parker Geist
       June 17, 2023
       10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • What's happening in Indie Publishing?
    • Andrea Fleck-Nisbet on Current Trends & Challenges for Author Publishers
       September 9, 2023
       9:00 am - 12:15 pm

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • May 6th: HYBRID EVENT (In-person in Novato, CA + Zoom, followed by MEMBERS ONLY in-person celebration party) What every author needs to know about Amazon NOW with Ruth Schwartz of Wonderlady Books
  • June 3rd: Becky Parker Geist on the latest trends in audiobooks
  • June 17th: WORKSHOP with Becky Parker Geist on audiobooks
  • July 8th: Patti Thorn of @BlueInk Review shares how to get #book reviews that count to enhance your #book marketing efforts. NOTE: that this is the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
  • August events TBD
  • September 9th: Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association on the latest trends in indie publishing.NOTE: that this is the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
  • October 7th: Melody Owen speaking on how to partner with podcasters to build your following and sell more books.

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