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Next Generation Indie Book Awards — Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 Awards

The 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards is open to all indie book authors and publishers including independent publishers (small, medium or otherwise), university presses, self-published authors, e-book authors, seasoned authors and even first time authors in the U.S., Canada or internationally who have a book, a manuscript, or a galley proof written in English and published in 2023, 2024 or 2025 or with a 2023, 2024 or 2025 copyright date.

All Winners and Finalists for the 2024 awards will be announced mid-May. Only the Winners and Finalists will be notified by email of their placement. Please check our website at the end of May for a complete list of all Winners and Finalists for 2024! We recommend following us on our social media platforms for updates.

While entering and paying online is the easiest and quickest way to enter your book into the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, we also offer an offline option. Entering offline still requires you to create an account in order to access the Enter with Offline Payment form.

What steps are required to submit an offline entry?

There are four steps to complete your offline entry:

1 Create/login to your IBA Account

Entering a book into the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards requires an account on our website, regardless of whether you enter online or manually offline. Your account will allow you to see the status of your entries, any steps you need to complete, and to order stickers, certificates, or medals if your book is named a winner or finalist.

2 Complete the Enter With Offline Payment form

The form is available from within your IBA Account, and will automatically print upon completion.

3 Pay the entry fee(s)

Note: The entry fee is $75 for the first category entered plus $60 for each additional category entered. Send in a company check, cashier's check, or International Money Order (to be cashed within Canada) made payable to Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in US dollars together with your completed Entry Form. (Personal checks are not accepted.) You may also pay online if you decide that is preferable.

4 Submit copies of your book

After payment has been received, you can either upload an eBook copy of your entry through the Entries page of your IBA Account, or you can Mail or Courier physical copies to us. To send copies to us by mail, send us your entry form, fees and two copies of your book (plus one additional copy for each additional category entered) by no later than February 13, 2025. All books must be received in our offices by February 13, 2025 to:

Next Generation Indie Book Awards
7916 NE 173rd Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98682
USA

When mailing in copies of your books, please be sure to include the correct postage on the package. Incorrect postage could result in your package being returned to you resulting in delayed processing time and possibly missing the entry deadline date.

Please avoid sending book shipments requesting a signature. Requesting signatures for proof of delivery can cause a delay in receiving and processing your books.

We do not accept in-person book drop-offs. If sending in copies of your books, they should be sent by mail or courier.

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