by Zach Miller
Quick Summary
The Minnesota Author Project is a library-supported contest for self-published authors and community groups. The contest is accepting submissions for this year's prizes through May 31. Winners receive a $2,000 cash prize and their books are featured in an online collection and promoted in Library Journal and at Minnesota Libraries.
Text courtesy of the Minnesota Library Association.
The Minnesota Library Association joins libraries throughout the state in announcing the call for entries in this year’s Minnesota Author Project statewide contest for independently published Young Adult, Adult Fiction, and Communities Create book projects. Communities Create seeks creative written work by Minnesota organizations and communities. This is the contest’s sixth year.
Submissions in all three categories will be accepted through May 31, 2023.
For award and prize details and full submission requirements, visit the Indie Author Project's webpages regarding the Adult and Young Adult and Communities Create categories. For free resources to get started and for a link to the Indie Minnesota Collection, visit the MN Writes MN Reads website.
Mary Johnson, president of the Minnesota Library Foundation, points out that “Self-publishing platforms and electronic access such as BiblioBoard Library are examples of the many ways that libraries assist readers in finding independent authors and provide access to the results of community writing collaborations.” For indie-published authors, being recognized by libraries creates credibility and visibility in the growing marketplace of digital content and indie-published books. Bethany Atazadeh, the 2020 winner in the Young Adult category for her book, "The Stolen Kingdom," particularly valued “more library exposure and getting to know brand new readers.”
Writers and readers alike are encouraged to check out the Indie Minnesota library. Download the Biblioboard Library app or browse the collection online.
