Publishers and authors are invited to enter the 22nd Annual Midwest Book Awards competition for excellence in books published in 2011. The awards recognize creativity in content and execution, overall book quality, and the book’s unique contribution to its subject area.
Three (3) finalists are selected in each category. From those, one (1) winner is chosen. Finalists and award winners receive certificates and may purchase foil seals for use in marketing efforts. Winners will also receive a bronze medallion and be featured in the MIPA catalog and MIPA News, on the MIPA website, and at MIPA displays throughout the year, including the 2012 Midwest Booksellers Association (MBA) Trade Show.
Judges’ individual book evaluation sheets will be provided to the entrants after the awards are announced.
The Midwest Book Awards Gala will be held on May 9, 2012, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at the Bloomington Center for the Arts. The awards ceremony is not a public event, and reservations are required at
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• All entries MUST carry a 2011 copyright and an ISBN. There will be no exceptions.
• New editions (including the new ISBN) of previously published books are eligible. Reprints do not qualify.
• Entries must be published within the 12-state region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
• Deadline for receipt of books and entry fees is January 27, 2012. There are absolutely no exceptions. Judges’ decisions are final.
A single title may be entered in as many categories as the publisher or author wishes, along with the following payment, as appropriate:
• MIPA member: $55 for each title (first category) and $15 for each additional category.
• Non-member: $115 for each title (first category) and $25 for each additional category. Join MIPA for $50 and save on entry fees!
• Entry fees must accompany your submission or be made simultaneously with the submission on PayPal (see the MIPA website).
Checks should be made to MIPA and sent with entries. If you pay by PayPal, a receipt should be sent with entries. Fees are non-refundable.
• Send three (3) copies of each title (one for each of the two judges and one for display) for the first category in which the title is entered.
• If the same title is entered in additional categories, send two (2) more copies (for the two judges) for each added category. No books or entries will be returned.
• Enclose a copy of the completed entry form for each title. Entry forms may be photocopied or may be printed from the MIPA website, www.MIPA.org. Please do not use staples, tape, or glue.
• Entry fees must accompany your submission.
Ship books (and entry fees) in the same package to:
Midwest Independent Publishers Association
Attn: Karen Walhof
7322 Ohms Lane
Minneapolis, MN 55439
You will receive an email confirming receipt of your submissions.