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- Louis Woyak
Author of Beneath the Ruins
2022 Gold Winner in the Science Fiction Category
"I’m overwhelmed with joy to win the Feathered Quill Gold Award for my novel Nothing’s As It Seems in both the Romance and Women’s Fiction categories. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Feathered Quill Book Awards and their review program. They give you an honest breakdown of your cover, content, and editing, which is exceedingly beneficial as a writer. Being able to showcase their award seals on both my novels is an honor!"
- Holly Brandon
Author of Nothing's As It Seems
2022 Gold Medal Winner in both the Romance and Women's Fiction Categories
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- Jeff Turner
Author of A Rescued Soul
2022 Finalist in the Animal-Adult Category
"I would encourage every independently published author to enter the Feathered Quill Book Awards Contest.
I have noticed that my book sales at book signing events have doubled since winning."
- Cara Skinner, Author of General Houston's Little Spy
2016 Silver Winner in the Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction
1. Children's Picture Books (0-6 years)
(See also category 11, Children's Poetry)
2. Children's Early Readers (6-8 years)
3. Young Readers (8-12 years)
4. Teen (13-18 years)
5. Adult Fiction (General)
6. Women's Fiction
7. Romance
8. Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror
9. Short Story/Anthology
10. Poetry
11. Children's Poetry (children's stories written in rhyme)
12. Science Fiction
13. Fantasy
14. Memoir/Biography
15. Self-Help
16. Informational (includes Business, Parenting, Sports, and Cookbooks)
17. Historical (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
18. Inspirational (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
19. Religious/Spiritual (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
20. Animal - Children's and YA (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
21. Animal - Adult (any genre, book includes animal(s) as part of story)
22. Debut Author
23. Best of Backlist (all genres, 2023 or earlier publication date/not eligible for other categories)
24. Book Cover Design
Not sure what category is best for your book? Contact us at admin@featheredquill.com and we'll help you determine the best category for your book.
All books with a 2024 or 2025 copyright date, written in English, are eligible. (Our "Best of Backlist" category is for all books published in 2023 or earlier.)
Books may be entered into more than one category (see pricing for additional information).
Submission of galleys are acceptable, but all such entries must include front and back covers, as well as be in final layout form. Since these are aspects that are included in the judging process, to not include them will put your book at a disadvantage. We do accept digital versions (PDF), but please note that all digital versions must include both the front and the back covers (books without covers will be at a disadvantage because both covers are judged/scored and not having covers scored will drop your book's overall score). All PDF/digital versions must include the front and back covers within the same file as the book itself. At this time we are not accepting audio books for our award program.
The judging panel is comprised of professionals: authors, reviewers, editors, and publicists who are active in the literary community. In the extremely competitive book world, Feathered Quill judges know what makes a TOP PICK. Judging criteria include, but are not limited to:
Originality, Ability to Engage the Reader, Cover Art, Interior Illustrations (particularly in the children's division), Layout and Design, Production Quality, Editorial Quality, and How Well the Book Fits into the Intended Genre.
Fill out the online submission form and submit payment. It is helpful if you print out the submission form or the confirmation email to include when you send us your book. Please send one copy of your book to us at: Attn: Awards Committee, Feathered Quill Book Reviews, PO Box 768, Minneola, FL 34755. We will acknowledge receipt of your book when it arrives. Note that once we have received the nominated book, we will not accept an updated edition/version at a later date so please be sure to send the final, edited book. All submitted books become the property of Feathered Quill Book Reviews and will not be returned. If you are submitting a digital (PDF) version of your book, please email the file to: admin@featheredquill.com after you have completed and submitted the nomination form, including payment. Nominated books must arrive at our office no later than Friday, December 5, 2025.
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