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You are here: Home / Contests / A Contest to Consider – Deadline June 30, 2023

A Contest to Consider – Deadline June 30, 2023

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

The North Street Book Prize

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 categories:

  • Mainstream/Literary Fiction
  • Genre Fiction
  • Creative Nonfiction & Memoir
  • Poetry
  • Children’s Picture Book
  • Middle Grade (new)
  • Graphic Novel & Memoir
  • Art Book

$20,400 will be awarded in all, and the top nine winners will receive additional benefits to help market their books. Any year of publication is eligible. All self-published and hybrid-published books are eligible. Entry fee: $75 per book, with gifts for everyone who enters.

Submit online via Submittable or by mail. Winning Writers is a partner member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, and this contest is recommended by Reedsy. Click to learn more about our contest.

Thank-you to Ruth Schwartz for bringing this to BAIPA’s attention.

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Sandra V. McGee
Sandra V. McGee is a former publicist for the performing arts. She has collaborated with her late author/husband on nine books. Sandra’s passions are ballet, movies from the 1940s, and Reno when it was “Divorce Capital of the World.” Visit McGeeBooks.com.

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About Sandra V. McGee

Sandra V. McGee is a former publicist for the performing arts. She has collaborated with her late author/husband on nine books. Sandra’s passions are ballet, movies from the 1940s, and Reno when it was “Divorce Capital of the World.” Visit McGeeBooks.com.

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