Dear Subscribers,

This is a first! Since I started this letter in 2003, I have never sent a sponsored mailing like this to you. I am doing it now because I have relied on Winning Writers for contest ideas for years. They also sponsor their own contests such as the North Street Book Prize for self-published books, which I am proud to co-sponsor. This year, Winning Writers has added two new categories—Poetry and Children's Picture Book—in addition to Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction & Memoir. The top winners receive cash awards plus marketing help from me, and everyone who enters receives a digital copy of my book, The Frugal Book Promoter. Get ready, set, go!

~ Carolyn Howard-Johnson

North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books

Have you self-published a book? Searching for high-quality ways to honor and promote it? Enter Winning Writers' fourth North Street competition, co-sponsored by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and BookBaby.

We've expanded to five categories this year: Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction & Memoir, Poetry (new), and Children's Picture Book (new). The top winner in each category will win $1,000, one grand prize winner will win $3,000, and all will receive additional benefits to help market their books. Any year of publication is eligible. Entry fee: $60 per book. Deadline: June 30.

Submit online via Submittable or by mail. All contestants receive a free PDF download of The Frugal Book Promoter by Ms. Howard-Johnson. Please see our guidelines, past winners, and judges' remarks at https://winningwriters.com/north