AAP and Goodreads Want to Know: What Makes a Great Book Blogger?
Do you feel like your blog’s got what it takes? Or maybe you think that blogger whose posts you read faithfully deserves to be recognized. Well, now you’ve got a chance to make that happen!
Nominations are now open for the new Independent Book Blogger Awards, a free online contest recognizing bloggers unaffiliated with specific publishing companies who write primarily about books and the industry. Four winners, chosen by the public and a panel of judges, will attend BookExpo America (BEA) in June with free airfare and hotel accommodations and a pass to the three-day global gathering.
Bloggers, readers, and fans can connect with the Independent Book Blogger Awards on Facebook and on Twitter at @bkbloggerawards. Nominate yourself, or a friend, at the Goodreads site!
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The contest is co-produced by the Association of American Publishers Trade Division member organizations and Goodreads, the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations.
Nominations are now open until Monday, April 9, 11:59pm. Readers’ voting will then run from Tuesday, April 10, until Monday, April 23, 11:59pm. A shortlist of finalists will be announced the week of May 1, with expert panel judging to follow. Finally, winners will be announced the week of May 7!
All nominations and voting will take place through Goodreads on its special Independent Book Blogger Awards section. The contest is open to U.S.-based bloggers at least 18 years old who dedicate at least 75 percent of their blog writing to coverage of books and publishing and have posted regularly between February 1, 2011, and February 1, 2012. The nominees’ blogs cannot be affiliated with or compensated by any commercial or academic publication, but may include those who blog for institutions such as libraries or bookstores with no commercial media ties. Submission categories are Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Children’s/Young Adult, and Industry News. The judges will base their decision on such qualities as writing, analysis, design and presentation, and reader impact.
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