2025 Sponsorship Opportunities

Do you support independent book publishing? If the answer is YES, you'll want to review and consider this invitation to sponsor the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

Now in its eighteenth year, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (also known as NGIBA) is the largest international awards program honoring exceptional books published by independent publishers or self-published authors. Referred to in the media as the "Sundance film festival" of the publishing world, the NGIBA program offers cash prizes ranging from $100 to $1500, trophies, and medals to winners and finalists in more than 80 genre categories.

NGIBA was founded by Literary Agent, Marilyn Allen of the Allen Literary Agency (formerly the Allen O'Shea Literary Agency), publishing executive, Catherine Goulet, and the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group. Judges include editors, literary agents, book reviewers, writing teachers, publishing executives, and best-selling authors. Winners and finalists are announced and celebrated each year during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference at a gala cocktail awards reception.

Our treasured authors and indie publishers have their winning titles published in a catalog distributed to thousands of people during the annual ALA program, and there is a limited opportunity for winners and finalists to feature and sign their books at the ALA conference, in conjunction with Headline Books, an esteemed independent publisher.

As a Next Generation Indie Book Awards sponsor, your organization receives widespread recognition as a supporter of quality indie publishing. Platinum sponsors of the NGIBA program have the exclusive opportunity to have a prestigious award in your company name, receive national publicity for your brand, and reach thousands of authors engaged in independent book publishing.

While many of our judges have worked with successful indie authors and publishers, many have also worked with major publishing houses such as Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Bantam Books, Hachette Book Group, MacMillan, Scholastic, and others.

With this notice we are cordially inviting you to join our fantastic team as a 2025 sponsor. Four package options along with specific benefits are described below.

Platinum - $5,000

• Grand Prize Award named for yourself or your company
• Admission for four people to attend gala awards reception
• Platinum sponsorship announced during NGIBA awards presentation at gala reception
• Opportunity to speak and present award named for your company to winner of Grand Prize
• Company promotional materials (provided by you) distributed in our gift bags to all awards reception attendees
• One full page ad in Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog, distributed to thousands at ALA and other book conferences
• Logo (with LIVE link)* featured on home page and one other prominent position on Next Generation Indie Book Awards website www.indiebookawards.com
• Logo (with LIVE link)* featured on home page and one other prominent position on Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group website www.IBPPG.com
• Platinum sponsor name mentioned in official PR announcing NGIBA 2025 award winners and finalists
• Platinum sponsor name mentioned in four or more email blasts to all award entrants (thousands of entrants)
• Four or more social media posts/tweets mentioning company sponsorship with website link and brand hashtag

Gold - $3,000

• One category Award named for yourself or your company
• Admission for three people to NGIBA awards reception
• Opportunity to present award named for your company to category winner
• Gold sponsorship mentioned during NGIBA reception presentation
• Company promotional materials (provided by you) distributed in our gift bags to all awards reception attendees
• Three quarter page ad in Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog, distributed to thousands at ALA and other book conferences
• Logo (with LIVE link)* featured on Next Generation Indie Book Awards website www.indiebookawards.com
• Logo (with LIVE link)* featured on Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group website www.IBPPG.com
• Gold sponsor name mentioned in official PR announcing NGIBA 2025 award winners and finalists
• Gold sponsor name mentioned in three email blasts to all award entrants (thousands of entrants)
• Three social media posts/tweets mentioning company sponsorship with website link and brand hashtag

Silver - $1,500

• Admission for two people to awards reception
• Silver sponsorship mentioned during NGIBA reception presentation
• Company promotional materials (provided by you) distributed in our gift bags to all awards reception attendees
• One half page ad in Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog, distributed to thousands at ALA and other book conferences
• Logo featured (with a LIVE link)* on Next Generation Indie Book Awards website www.indiebookawards.com
• Logo (with a LIVE link)* on Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group website www.IBPPG.com
• Silver sponsor mention in official PR announcing NGIBA 2025 award winners and finalists
• Silver sponsor mention in two email blasts to all award entrants (thousands of entrants)
• Two social media posts/tweets mentioning company sponsorship with website link and brand hashtag

Bronze - $500

• Admission for one person to awards reception
• Bronze sponsorship mentioned during NGIBA reception presentation
• Company promotional materials (provided by you) distributed in our gift bags to all awards reception attendees
• One quarter page ad in Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog, distributed to thousands at ALA and other book conferences
• Logo featured (with a LIVE link)* on Next Generation Indie Book Awards website www.indiebookawards.com
• Logo (with a LIVE link)* on Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group website www.IBPPG.com
• Bronze sponsor mention in one email blast to all award entrants (thousands of entrants)
• One social media post/tweet mentioning company sponsorship with website link and brand hashtag

Community - $150

• Company promotional materials (provided by you) distributed in our gift bags to all awards reception attendees
• Mention in one email blast to all award entrants (thousands of entrants)
• One social media post thanking company for contribution

* For at least a one year period

To confirm interest and discuss details of participation, email info@IndieBookAwards.com or contact Beth Kallman Werner at Author Connections: 570-686-1214 or beth@authorconnections.com. We look forward to welcoming you into this esteemed circle of talented publishing professionals.

Sponsorship does not imply endorsement by the Next Generation indie Book Awards.