Through the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project, libraries are helping connect local indie authors with readers. This exciting, library-driven initiative is the genesis for the national Indie Author Project. The 2022 contest is now open with a submission deadline of June 30, 2022. Thanks to our ongoing partnership with BiblioBoard, the 2022 winners of this contest will receive:
- Statewide recognition by Illinois libraries as the top indie-published fiction novel.
- $2000 prize for our winner
- Opportunities to promote your book(s) at Illinois public libraries
- Inclusion in a full-page print spread in Library Journal
- Print book sales to Illinois’ public libraries
- Opportunity to compete with other Indie Author Project contest winners for the Indie Author of the Year award
- Honors at the 2022 Indie Author Day reception
- Opportunities to earn royalties through the IAP Select collection (ePUB format required for eligibility)
To be eligible, each book that is submitted to the contest must be:
- Indie-published
- In either an adult fiction or young adult fiction genre
- The 2022 contest merges these two categories into one top prize
- Written by an Illinois resident
- Available in either ePUB or PDF file
