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.

Redesigning BAIPA Contest

It's interesting that this question is coming up right now. We're at the beginning of revamping our awards program with an eye to making it easier to administer and to give more meaning and more punch to the awards. If anybody has in fact done a survey, I'd be interested in hearing about it. And I'll share what we come up with.


Margaret Speaker Yuan
President Emeritus
Bay Area Publishers Independent Association
www.baipa.net

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