First Annual ISP Book Awards

Calling all authors and writers! Entries are now being accepted for the 2015 ISP Book Publishing Awards, this is a straightforward and rewarding book awards program open to all authors and writers who have a book not yet published written in English with a 2014, 2015 or 2016 copyright date. Entries are open from August 1st 2015 to November 1st 2015.

Ink Smith Publishing is looking for the best of the best in the following three genres: Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction and Horror. Each genre will have a first, second and third place prize, detailed below.

1st Place Publishing Prize Package: 3 Winners (One Per Genre)

$100 in Cash

A 3 year publishing contract with Ink Smith Publishing

10 Free Print Copies

Your book will be available in both Print and eBook format

Professional edit

Professional full wrap book Cover

A full marketing campaign and book tour

Our Publishing Award to display on your blog and social media websites

2nd Place Prize: 3 Winners (One Per Genre)

A book tote

Journal

Feather pen

Professional critique on your submission

The second place award to display online

3rd Place Prize: 3 Winners (One Per Genre)

Professional critique on your submission

The third place award to display online

What do I need to do to enter the 2015 ISP Book Publishing Awards?

Select the category or categories you wish to enter

Complete the entry form

Arrange payment of entry fee

Submit completed entry form, entry fees and books by no later than November 1st 2015.

Submission Requirements

All content MUST be yours

No previously self-published works

Fantasy, Science Fiction or Horror must be the main genre of the book

Your book must be complete and polished.

You MUST use the form below. DO NOT submit to our email. Any submissions to our submissions email address will not be read.

Location: You must be located in North America, Canada or the UK.

Winners will be announced on Ink-Smith.com’s homepage on December 1st.

Genres And Sub Genres

Fantasy Fiction: Sub Genres

Alternate History (Fantasy)

Comic Fantasy

Contemporary Fantasy

Dark Fantasy

Fairytale Fantasy

Fantasy of Manners

Heroic Fantasy

High Fantasy

Historical Fantasy

Juvenile Fantasy

Low Fantasy

Magical Realism

Mythic Fiction (Fantasy)

Superhero Fantasy

Sword and Sorcery

Urban Fantasy

Young Adult Fantasy

Science Fiction: Sub Genres

Alternate History (SF)

Alternate/Parallel Universe

Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic

Artificial Intelligence

Colonization

Cyberpunk

Dying Earth

Dystopia

First Contact

Galactic Empire

Generation Ship

Human Development

Immortality

Light/Humorous SF

Mind Uploading

Mutants

Mythic Fiction (SF)

Near-Future

Pulp

Robots/Androids

Science-Fantasy

Singularity

Slipstream

Space Exploration

Space Opera

Steampunk

Terraforming

Time Travel

Utopia

Virtual Reality

Horror: Sub Genres

Demons

Fairytale Horror

Ghosts

Gothic

Humorous Horror

Lovecraftian/Cthulhu Mythos

Man-Made Horrors

Monsters

Mythic Fiction (Horror)

Occult

Post-Apocalyptic Horror

Psychic Abilities

Psychological

Splatterpunk

Vampires

Werewolves

Witches

Zombies

Enter the 2015 ISP Book Publishing Awards now to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to have your book considered for cash prizes, awards, exposure, possible representation by a leading publishing company and recognition as one of the top independently published books of the year!