Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Nominations are Open for the First Annual OIBF Awards!
Nominations are Open for the First Annual OIBF Awards!
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I have the most exciting news for you all today. No intro. Get your typing fingers ready, and lets get going!
As you may know, the first annual Ozarks Indie Book Fest is happening October 19-22 in Springfield, MO. If youd like to pick up tickets or an author table, heres the links you need: OIBF Website ~ OIBF Tickets
Reader tickets are just TEN DOLLARS per day, and you can choose Friday or Saturday. If you purchase a thirty-five dollar ticket (which includes the awards and such), youll be automatically entered to win dinner with several best-selling authors and the OIBF 2017 keynote speakers.
That being said, its time to nominate your favorite authors books for awards! Theres only one caveat to winning: They must be present at the book fest to win.
If you want to nominate, you must be logged in with your email address, and you only get one shot at the form. Once you hit submit, thats all she wrote. Youre done. Here are the categories (you get one nomination per category, and it cannot be yourself):
Best Indie Publisher
Best Editor
Best Formatter
Best PA
"Author of the Year (Aug 2016-Aug 2017)"
"Best Debut Author (Aug 2016-Aug 2017)"
Best Anthology
Best Book Cover
Best YA Book
Best NA Book
Best Hero/Shero
Best Villian
"Best Overall Book Series (Has to be a complete series)"
Best Fantasy/Paranormal Book
Best Inspirational Book
Best Contemporary Book
Best Romance Book
Best Mystery/Thriller Book
Best Horror Book
Best Dystopian Book
Best Sci-Fi Book
Best Childrens Book
Best Historical Book
Heres the link!
NOMINATE!
How awesome is that? Anyone can nominate anyone except themselves. If you have a large or enthusiastic fan base, get on it!
Did you fill it out? Will I see you at the conference?
Well, thats all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!
Jo
