Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers
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"Before I Sign Up" FAQs
When you join Book Award Pro, we will ask you to complete a brief Author and Book interview form. This only takes a few minutes and allows us to better know you and your book to create excellent award matches.
From the time you complete your interview form, you can expect your first award match within one week.
Book Award Pro will continue to match your book to fresh award opportunities throughout your membership, every month. On average, you will receive a new award match weekly.
For members on the Pro Plan, our technology goes even further. We target your book’s best matched award and automatically submit a professional quality award entry (including all entry fees) - every single month.
We haven’t met a book we couldn’t match - guaranteed!
If, for any reason, Book Award Pro can not find any award matches for your book, we will refund 100% of your money. It is that simple.
The earlier our technology begins matching your book, you will have more opportunities (and therefore, a better chance) to win awards.
To maximize your book's success, the best time to sign up for Book Award Pro is right now.
Every format in every genre. Our authors’ books range from self-published to traditionally published in every genre imaginable. We haven’t met a book we couldn’t match.
Absolutely. Authors from around the world have used Book Award Pro to grow their success. We'd love the opportunity to work with you and your book.
Not at all. We provide a streamlined, automated service to boost your book marketing success. Our platform is infused with our own expertise (without the hefty price tag).
We do not sponsor any awards. Instead, we specialize in matching your book to thousands of awards that already exist around the world.
Our technology tracks and monitors thousands of awards. Throughout your membership, our system automatically matches your book to its best award opportunities.
No. Your book can be an unpublished manuscript and still win awards. Some contests even include publication as part of the prize package.
Yes. Regardless of your book's age, Book Award Pro can find a wealth of award opportunities for your book.
While it’s true you’ll have the most award opportunities within the first few years of your publication date, there are certainly awards for your book. The sooner you get involved in the awards process, the more opportunities you have to enter and win. Sign up as soon as possible so our technology can get to work on your book.
Additionally, you are covered by our guarantee. If, for any reason, Book Award Pro can not find any award matches for your book, we will refund 100% of your money. It is that simple.
Our technology is continually tracking and monitoring thousands of awards around the world to find the best matches for your book.
Absolutely. The more, the merrier. Many authors publish several books, and Book Award Pro can help maximize the success of your entire publishing journey.
Our services are priced per-book. We believe each book is unique and requires individual attention to optimize its success. As such, a single Book Award Pro subscription is focused on covering the needs of one book.
If you are a writer of multiple books, or are a publicist representing multiple books, you can purchase a Book Award Pro subscription for each of your books. There is no limit to the number of plans on your account, and each plan is specifically tailored to each book.
Absolutely. Supercharge your author services by partnering with Book Award Pro. We believe no matter how a book is published or managed, its marketing strategy benefits from winning book awards.
Simply create an account to get started.
The nature of contests is that not everyone will be an award winner. And although your book may be great, ultimately the judging isn’t up to us.
While we can’t guarantee you’ll win a book award, we promise to match your book to as many great opportunities as possible. Additionally, if you’re a Pro member, we will automatically target your best-matched award with a pro-quality award submission for your book - every single month.
Book awards are a form of recognition to celebrate a book’s contribution to the literary community (among many other communities, especially academic and professional societies).
Prizes often include cash, publication (for unpublished manuscripts), professional recognition, a bundle of free services, publicity, or any combination of the above.
Subscription & Billing FAQs
Your subscription will be billed to your credit card every month (or year, if you selected an annual plan). You can update your billing information at any time by logging into your account, then clicking Profile > Subscriptions.
Absolutely. You automatically receive a discount when paying for your service annually instead of monthly.
We offer volume discounts too. If you are signing up for Book Award Pro with more than ten books at one time, send us a message and we'll be happy to work on a special pricing package just for you.
Of course. There are never any penalties or fees for canceling. We do not play games like that.
If you need to cancel your Book Award Pro subscription, simply log in to your account and go to Profile > Subscriptions > Cancel.
Your service will be cancelled at the end of your current subscription term. For example, if your subscription renews on the 20th of every month and you cancel on the 15th, then you will continue to have service until the 20th. On the 20th, your subscription would not renew, and you would not be billed.
We are always sad to see a customer leave. Please tell us why you have decided to cancel your subscription; we would love the opportunity to make things right.
Our services are priced per-book.
We believe each book is unique and requires individual attention to optimize its success. As such, a single Book Award Pro subscription is focused on covering the needs of one book.
If you are a writer of multiple books, or are a publicist representing multiple books, you can purchase a Book Award Pro plan for each of your books. There is no limit to the number of plans on your account, and each plan is specifically tailored to each book.
Certainly. Our services are priced per-book.
We believe each book is unique and requires individual attention to optimize its success. As such, a single Book Award Pro subscription is focused on covering the needs of one book.
If you are a writer of multiple books, or are a publicist representing multiple books, you can purchase a Book Award Pro plan for each of your books. There is no limit to the number of plans on your account, and each plan is specifically tailored to each book.
Yes - we have that covered. If you select the Pro plan, Book Award Pro automatically targets your book’s best matched award and submits a professional quality award entry (including all entry fees) - every single month.
Using My Service FAQs
When you join Book Award Pro, we will ask you to complete a brief Author and Book interview form. This only takes a few minutes and allows us to better know you and your book to create excellent award matches.
From the time you complete your interview form, you can expect your first award match within one week.
Book Award Pro will continue to match your book to fresh award opportunities throughout your membership, every month. On average, you'll receive a new award match weekly.
Yes. This is included on the Pro plan and we also offer one-time upgrades called Boosts.
A Submit Boost is a complete professional award submission done for you - including award entry fees (up to $100). If you want to enter an award but don’t want to do it yourself, our technology can do it all for you.
For members on the Pro plan, our technology goes even further. We automatically target your book’s best matched award and submit a professional award entry (including all entry fees) - every single month. Boosting your one best matched award every month is included in your Pro plan.
All members (on any plan) can purchase Boosts to upgrade award matches. To Boost one of your matches, log in to your account and you will find "Boost Upgrades" in your award dashboard.
Yes - we have that covered. If you select the Pro plan, Book Award Pro automatically targets your book’s best matched award and submits a professional quality award entry (including all entry fees) - every single month.
Entry fees are not charged by Book Award Pro, but rather by the contests themselves. If you are using Book Award Pro to submit your book for an award (included with the Pro plan and Pro Boosts), you do not pay additional fees - the entry cost is included with your Book Award Pro service.
If you are submitting your book for awards yourself, you will find contests’ entry fees range from $0 to more than $100.
When you win an award, many sponsors will give you a seal to add to your cover design at no charge. Some sponsors ask you to buy stickers to add to your books. Instead of using an emblem or a sticker, you may also choose to include “An Award-Winning Novel” as text on the front or back cover of your book.
Don’t worry. When you win an award, we’ll give you lots of ways you can show off your new award-winning status to the world.
Communication is everything.
When you enter an award on your own, please send us a quick message to let us know what award and categories you enter. That way, we can optimize your service (and avoid duplicate entries in the same award/same categories).
Too much communication is better than not enough.
As long as you keep us posted on which awards you’ve been entering, that is not a duplicate. Rather, it means we entered your book for the same award - but in a different category.
We enter your book to your Targeted best-matched award every month, even if you have already entered the same award (in a different category). Awards treat each category differently and each category has a separate winner.
Here’s an example.
You enter your book for the ABC Award in Fantasy and we enter it for the ABC Award in Historical Fiction.
That would mean you have two total entries into the award in different categories. It is the same contest, but you have more opportunities to win.
Boost Upgrade FAQs
Boosts are one-time upgrades that can be applied to one of your matched awards.
A Targeting Boost uses our Intelligent Targeting technology to find your one current best opportunity to win an award.
If you want to focus your time and resources on the single best opportunity for your book's success, a Targeting Boost is for you.
A DIY Boost is a polished nomination package and award entry kit to help you DIY-apply for an award.
If you want to enter an award yourself but want your book to have a professional edge in the entry process, we’ll be happy to craft a DIY Boost for you.
A Submit Boost is a complete professional award submission done for you - including award entry fees (up to $100 USD).
If you want to enter an award quickly, easily, and with Book Award Pro's expertise, our technology can do it all for you.
A Fast Track Boost front-loads your five best opportunities that are due soon to fast-track award success.
Intelligent Targeting technology analyzes your award landscape to target the five best opportunities to win quickly. Then Book Award Pro crafts a professional nomination package and electronically submits your book to all five Targeted awards - including award entry fees (up to $500 USD total).
If you need an immediate jump start marketing your book and creating promotional opportunities as quickly as possible, Fast Track Boost is for you.
No. Boost upgrades are one-time charges, not recurring. When you choose to purchase a Boost, it will be a one-time charge to upgrade one matched award for one book.
No. Boosts are one-time upgrades and do not affect the price of your ongoing subscription.
DIY Boost:
A DIY Boost can be applied to any of your matched awards.
Submit Boost:
The vast majority of awards are able to receive a Submit Boost, but there are two criteria that an award must meet in order for Book Award Pro to be able to enter for you.
First, the award must accept digital, online, or electronic entries, including a digital copy of your book. Given the proliferation of online services, the vast majority of awards meet this criteria, and more contests are going digital every day.
Second, the award entry fee must be less than $100 USD. Book Award Pro pays the entry fee for your book included with your Pro Plan or Submit Boost service. You will find that most awards are easily within this limit.
If there are any issues applying a Submit Boost to the award you choose, we will get in touch with you to decide what next steps to take.
We have that covered.
When you purchase a Submit Boost, the price includes the award entry fee, up to $100 USD.
When you purchase a Fast Track Boost, the price includes the entry fees, up to $500 USD total, for all five of your Targeted awards.