
The 2020 contest is closed. Stay tuned for the 2021 contest.
Prizes and Eligibility
The winners of this contest will receive:
- $1000 each in Adult and Young Adult categories. Prizes sponsored by the Minnesota Library Foundation and BiblioLabs.
- Honors at an Indie Author Project reception.
- Opportunities to promote your book(s) at Minnesota public libraries
- Inclusion in a full-page print spread in Library Journal
- If available, print copies of your book will be purchased and made available for checkout through Minnesota’s public libraries.
- Inclusion and promotion in Indie Minnesota, a digital collection of local authors available on BiblioBoard Library.
- Multiple submissions are welcome.
- Opportunities to earn royalties through the IAP Select collection.
Each book that is submitted to the contest must be:
- Indie-published
- In an adult fiction or young adult fiction genre
- Written by a Minnesota resident
- Available in either ePUB or PDF file
Winners are announced at the Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference.