The library community offers valuable tools to Minnesota's independent authors, including Pressbooks, the Indie Author Project, and Biblioboard. These services were formerly branded together under the "MN Writes MN Reads" moniker.
Though the MN Writes MN Reads brand is being retired, its component services to Minnesota libraries will remain. The brand is slated to be retired by March 28.
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.
Minitex staff are working to resolve the issue. The three main services of MN Writes MN Reads, "Create, Share, and Read," all continue to function despite the landing page outage. See article for links.
The Minnesota Author Project announced award winners for Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Communities Create on Friday, October 28 at the Minnesota Library Association Conference in Duluth. This marked the contest's fifth year recognizing Minnesota-based self-published authors.
Minnesotans have created 990 book projects using the Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project (MLPP). With just 10 books to go until we reach 1,000, we take a moment to reflect on 10 notable facts about MLPP.
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