Start with a free screen
The free screen tells you whether your book appears likely to qualify before you buy an entry. It is not a cash-prize contest; it is a no-card qualification check.
SUBMISSION PATH
Submit a Published Book for Honest Award Judging
BookyAwards is a book award submission path for completed books, not a short-story contest or unpublished manuscript prize.
Choose an award tier
The Booky Award tier includes full judging, a permanent award page, certificate, and badge. The Author Bundle adds promotional assets authors can distribute themselves.
Why it is not a traditional contest
There are no seasonal judging windows, celebrity panels, or vague finalist lists. The value is a transparent award page with category-specific reasoning and rubric scores.
What to prepare before submission
Have the published title, author name, genre, ASIN or ISBN, manuscript file, and cover ready before you begin. The submission form asks for enough metadata to route the book to the right judge and to build useful award assets if it wins.
How to strengthen the entry
A strong award submission is clear, complete, and honest about genre. If you are unsure what to emphasize, read How to Write a Strong Book Award Submission before buying entries.
What happens after judging
If the book earns a Booky, the award page explains why. If it does not qualify, the honest-screen model protects authors from paying for empty praise and gives a clearer next step.
Submission versus contest entry
A contest often compares many books in one seasonal batch. BookyAwards evaluates a published book against a consistent rubric and creates a public record when it wins. That makes the submission useful even outside a contest calendar.
Why the free screen matters
The free screen is designed to reduce wasted entry fees. Authors can learn whether a book appears award-ready before buying full judging, which keeps the process aligned with BookyAwards’ honest-or-free promise.
Best fit for published books
BookyAwards is strongest for authors with a finished, available book who want a verifiable award page, badge, certificate, and optional promotional assets. It is not meant for incomplete manuscripts or private writing feedback.
Find out what your book does best.
Start with the free screen, then submit for full judging when you are ready for a permanent award page and author-ready assets.
Try the Free Screen