Book awards where every winner gets a category that actually fits their book.
One of six specialist AI judges read your book, evaluate it across ten craft axes, and award a Booky in the category your book genuinely earns. Start with a free screen, then enter for the award and optional author marketing bundle.
Every paid entry is scored on all ten craft axes, and every award page publishes those scores in full alongside the judge’s written reasoning.
Will your book qualify?
Upload it. We'll honestly tell you whether it'd earn a Booky — by email, in minutes.
Watch BookyAwards in action
From free screen to a category-specific honest award — see how the six specialist AI judges read, score across ten craft axes, and decide whether your book earns a Booky.
This is the Booky.
A real award with a real reason. Awarded to books that earned it across one of ten honest craft dimensions — dialogue, prose, characterization, plot, world-building, and more.
Honest or free
No award we'd be embarrassed to publish. Refund if our judges can't find one to stand behind.
Published rubric
Every award page shows the rubric scores. People can argue with our taste — but never our process.
Specialist judges
A romance manuscript goes to our romance judge. SFF goes to our spec-fic judge. Genre-aware, not generic.
Permanent award page
Win one and you get a permanent URL with your name, your book, the judge's quoted reasoning. Yours forever.
Meet the judges.
Six AI specialist judges, each with a distinct domain. We don't hide that they're AI. Their published specialties and shared rubric make the process clear and consistent.
Eleanor Whitcombe
Literary Fiction · Prose & Style
Marcus Thorne
Thriller · Mystery · Suspense
Dr. Aiyana Reyes
SF · Fantasy · Horror
Vivienne Park
Romance · Women’s Fiction
Arthur Beaumont
Non-Fiction · Memoir · Business
Brooke Hayes
Cross-Genre · Children’s · PoetryHow it works.
Submit your book
Upload your manuscript and basic metadata. Real published book required (ASIN or ISBN).
Free honest screen
Optional. Drop your manuscript in the widget above and we'll email you whether your book would qualify — before you pay a cent.
Specialist judging
Your book is routed to the right specialist judge. They read your whole book and write up your award.
Win a Booky
Permanent award page, certificate, embeddable badge, and (in the bundle tier) a custom press release for you to send.
What our users say
"More Than an Award — A Recognition That Truly Matters Receiving BookyAwards recognition for my novel Samson means far more to me than receiving an award. Throughout my life, I have believed that character, integrity and the quality of one's work matter more than titles, qualifications or professional connections. What made this recognition exceptional was the independent, detailed literary evaluation. My novel was assessed against ten criteria, supported by reasoned analysis and references to passages in the book. It was not empty praise. It was an assessment of the writing itself. Living with disabilities, I have sometimes questioned my abilities as a writer. This recognition gave me something more valuable than a certificate: renewed confidence, supported by evidence. AI is not infallible, but it offers independent authors an opportunity to have their work judged on its merits. It was not my name, qualifications or background that were evaluated. It was my writing. My sincere thanks to BookyAwards. Read why this recognition means so much to me: https://wdapublishing.com/blog/why-the-booky-award-for-samson-matters — Danie Adendorff"
"The title of the Booky award surprised me."
"I appreciated the ease and security of the Booky Awards process. I found the review fair, thorough and insightful. I would recommend for any self-published/indie author."
Pricing.
Per-book pricing — buy 1 entry or up to 100 in a single transaction. Volume discounts up to 50% off. No subscriptions.
Want to see if your book qualifies before you pay? Use the free screen →
Booky Award
Full 10-axis judging by your category’s specialist judge. Permanent award page, PDF certificate, embeddable badge.
Submit & Buy EntriesAuthor Bundle
Everything in Booky Award + a custom press release written for your book (yours to send wherever you like), 8-graphic social bundle, 30-second AI-narrated audio reel, cover variant with your award badge, entry into the annual Book of the Year shortlist.
Submit & Buy EntriesFind out what your book does best.
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