The Minnesota Author Project is an annual contest that encourages strong relationships between indie authors, local libraries, and readers by identifying and promoting the best indie Adult and Young Adult Fiction ebooks Minnesota has to offer.Submissions are being accepted from April 1-May 31, 2022.
Prizes and Eligibility
The winners of this contest will receive:
- $2000 each in Adult and Young Adult categories.
- Prizes sponsored by the Minnesota Library Foundation and BiblioLabs
- Honors at the 2022 Indie Author Day reception
- Opportunities to promote your book(s) at Minnesota public libraries
- Inclusion in a full-page print spread in Library Journal
- Opportunities to earn royalties through the IAP Select collection (ePUB format required for eligibility)
- 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 (Winners and finalists.)
- Multiple submissions are welcome
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 (strongly encouraged) or PDF file
Winners are announced at the Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference.