"With thousands of new books published every day, awards are more important than ever, but not all awards are equally valuable. The Feathered Quill Awards stand out for their professionalism and high standards..."
- Helena P. Schrader
Author of Envoy of Jerusalem
2017 Gold Winner in the Best Religious/Spiritual Category
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"It is an honor for me to be able to add the Feathered Quill Bronze Seal to Penned Without Ink: Trusting God to Write Your Story. All along the way, from submitting my book until receiving my lovely certificate and seals, I have been grateful for the positive communication and guidance..."
- Sarah Lynn Phillips
Author of 2017 Bronze Winner in the Best Inspirational Category
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"I consider your site to be one of the few where it is a challenge to gain an award. Many sites offer, sometimes, a hundred categories, which is a bit crowded in my opinion."
- Michael Kasenow
Author of Something's Bound to Happen
2017 Gold Winner in the Best Poetry Category
michaelkasenow.com
1. Children's Picture Books (0-6 years)
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 (also eligible for this category are children's stories written in rhyme)
11. Science Fiction
12. Fantasy
13. Memoir/Biography
14. Self-Help
15. Informational (includes Business, Parenting, Sports, and Cookbooks)
16. Historical (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
17. Inspirational (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
18. Religious/Spiritual (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
19. Animal - Children's and YA (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
20. Animal - Adult (includes both non-fiction and fiction)
21. Debut Author
22. Best of Backlist (all genres, 2019 or earlier publication date/not eligible for other categories)
23. Book Cover Design (both front and back covers are judged)
- See Nomination Form for a list of additional "Special" Awards!
Not sure what category is best for your book? Contact us at info@featheredquill.com and we'll help you determine the best category for your book.
All books with a 2020 or 2021 copyright date, written in English, are eligible. (Our "Backlist" category is for all books published in 2019 or earlier.)
Books may be entered into more than one category (see pricing for additional information).
Submission of galleys are acceptable, but we strongly encourage all such entries to 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. While e-books are eligible, you must submit a printed copy with front and back covers for judging. (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.) 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, the 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 (polish, grammar, etc.), and How Well the Book Fits into the Intended Genre
Fill out the online submission form. Be sure to print out two copies of the submission form - one for your records and one that will be mailed to us with your book(s). You can either pay online or mail a check with your book(s). Please make checks payable to: Feathered Quill Book Reviews. (All checks must be from US banks. For international submissions, please use our online/paypal form.) Please send one copy of each nominated book per category and mail to us at: Attn: Awards Committee, Feathered Quill Book Reviews, PO Box 304, Goshen, MA 01032. We will acknowledge receipt of your book(s) when it arrives. All submitted books become the property of Feathered Quill Book Reviews and will not be returned. Nominated books must arrive at our office no later than Saturday, December 18, 2021.
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