Just A Couple More Weeks To Enter My Highest Recommended Contest

So, a last-minute/day/week reminder to ready your entry for #TheNorthStreetBookPrize. As you can see from below, leaders in the industry recommend it/support it/sponsor it because of the many value-added opportunities included with your entry fee.  My favorite? The critique. It’s a worth the entry all by itself! Here’s just part of their recent shoutout! And why not sign up for their free newsletter so you never miss their vetted feature articles and ads.

GALLERY OF CO-SPONSORS

Carolyn Howard-Johnson Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the author of The Frugal Book Promoter. She will conduct a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with our grand prize winner and each category winner. "Carolyn Howard-Johnson has a trove of experiences and knowledge to share. I got a great deal out of our meeting." -Steve Wolfson, 2023 North Street children's picture book winner

BookBaby BookBaby offers comprehensive services to help you design, edit, print, and sell your book. Along with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, they have sponsored the North Street Book Prize from the very beginning. Our grand prize winner will receive a $500 credit from BookBaby. Each category winner will receive a $300 credit.

Atmosphere Press Atmosphere is a selective hybrid press. They published our 2023 grand prize winner, The Evil Inclination. This year, they offer our grand prize winner two blurbs from published authors as part of the Atmosphere Press Blurb Matchmaking program, a public author interview at atmospherepress.com, and free lodging at the Atmosphere Press oceanside condo in Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. Each category winner will receive a public author interview at atmospherepress.com.

Gatekeeper Press Gatekeeper offers easy, affordable self-publishing. Our grand prize winner will receive free developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading. If your book has 100,000 words, that's a $5,500 benefit! Each category winner will be eligible for 50% off developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading.

Book Award Pro Book Award Pro matches your book with its best award opportunities. Our grand prize winner will receive three months of Pro service (a $207 value) and a $250 account credit. Each category winner and honorable mention will receive three months of Pro service.

Laura Duffy Design Laura Duffy provides professional book cover design services for indie authors. She offers our grand prize winner a cover consultation (a $1,100 value) that can be assigned to their current book or a future book. Each category winner will receive a design for a custom merchandise item based on their book cover.

Self-Publishing Made Simple April Cox provides courses, resources, and coaching for authors, specializing in children's picture books. The winner and honorable mention in our children's picture book category will each receive a phone consultation with April (a $289 value) and access to Authorpreneur Summit sessions (an $89 value). As you can see, they are generous with the sharing of their winners and sponsors! Thank you, Winning Writers.

MORE ABOUT THE BLOGGER

 Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the multi award-winning author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning #HowToDoItFrugally Series (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTXQL27T/ ) of books for writers including "The Frugal Book Promoter" (https://bit.ly/FrugalBookPromoIII), and "The Frugal Editor" both offered in their third editions by Modern History Press. Others in that series are "How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically," and two booklets, both in their second editions also from Modern History Press. The booklets, "Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers" (https://bit.ly/LastMinuteEditsII) and "Great First Impression Book Proposals" (https://bit.ly/BookProposalsII) are career boosters in mini doses and both make ideal thank you gifts for authors. The one on writing book proposals is also available as an Audio Book. "The Frugal Editor "(https://tinyurl.com/TheFrugalEditor), was recently released in its third edition. It is the winningest book in this series for writers. Carolyn also has three frugal books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it helps them understand what is needed to convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is "A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques" (https://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, Carolyn helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at https://TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs all things editing--grammar, formatting and more--at "The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor" (https://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com). Learn more and follow it to get news on her new releases directly from Amazon at https://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile.