Indiana Writers With A Book Published Read This!

 I do not qualify, I have now nothing more than what I quote below, but Indiana Writers should give a look at the following from The Friends of American Writers:

Each year FAW recognizes new emerging Midwestern authors or those whose novels or non-fiction writing are set in the Midwest. The Literature Awards Committee reads and reviews dozens of books submitted for the FAW Literature Award. The review and selection process starts in September with the selection of winners occurring in April, and celebrated at our May Luncheon. Books are eligible for review based on the following criteria. Send in your book and become a FAW Literary Award Winner!

• The author must be a resident (or previously have been a resident for approximately five years) of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota or Wisconsin; or the locale of the book must be in a region identified above.
• The books can be fiction or creative non-fiction.
• Self-published (vanity press), e-Books, and manuscripts are not eligible.
• The book must be published in the calendar year prior to the awards year. Currently we are evaluating books published during the 2025 year.
• The author must not have published more than three books under his/her own pen name, with up to and including the third book being eligible for consideration. If an author has more than one book published during the award year, we will consider all of them.
• Books nominated for the award must be submitted to the FAW Awards Committees by December 13, 2025.

No applications are necessary. Forward your submission to one of the designated Literary chairs as early as possible (Aug - Dec). Send two copies of each book along with a short biographical material regarding the author. Email FAW with further submission questions. We also give awards to YA books. The eligibility requirements are the same.

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