Publishing Contests

In May 2008, a member of Book Publishers Northwest asked "Which contests make sense to enter? How much should I spend on contest entries? Are some contests more valuable than others to a publisher? Should we hold a contest?"

We sent these questions out to the PMA Affiliates group and received the following thoughtful responses. If you've had experiences good or bad with a publishing contest, let us know. E-mail your comments to bpnwnews@aol.com.

Award Leads to Bigger Sales

Although I don't enter contests, one of our books (The Barefoot Fisherman: a fishing book for kids) was a finalist in the Golden Archer awards in Wisconsin. Kids nominate their favorite books, kids do the voting, I don't think it's possible to "enter" the contest. Books like Harry Potter often make the finals. As a result of that nomination, Scholastic Book Fairs bought 2,000 copies of the book in one order.

We had never heard of this award. Certainly some contests and awards can be profitable.

Kenn Amdahl
Clearwater Publishing Company Inc

www.clearwaterpublishing.com

www.coloradobook.org

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