Eyelands.gr & Strange Days Books are proud to announce the launch of
EYELANDS BOOK AWARDS 2024
This is the announcement for the 7th Eyelands Book Awards / Deadline: 20 October 2024
The one and only international book award based in Greece!
We launch our contest for the seventh consecutive year and we are always seeking talented writers from all over the world!
Grand prize (published books): Five-day stay in Athens
Grand prize (writers’ choice): Five-day stay in Athens
Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
Eleven more prizes, one for each category of every section, also win a handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and a book from Strange Days books!
Certification document for every prize winner and finalist.
NEW! Writers’ choice! This new grand prize offers another chance for a holiday in Athens!!
NEW! Translation and publication for poetry & short stories prize winners!!
NEW! Video promotion across our social media for grand prize & prize winners
NEW! Brief interview for all prize winners!
NEW! Self-published books category – with early bird submission till the final deadline of the contest!
NEW! Early bird submissions for writers on low income
NEW! Review for grand prize winner book – published category
Final results are to be announced on December 30, 2024.
Judges: P.H.C. Marchesi (children’s books/graphic novels), Andriana Minou (poetry), Ilinda Stefanova (short stories) Jennifer Burkinshaw (novels), Katherine Wiseman (historical fiction/memoir), Gregory Papadoyiannis (self-published books)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & DATES & DETAILS
Opening: June 20, 2024
Closing: October 20, 2024, at midnight PST.
Submit your book or manuscript online
Eligible submissions include: poetry, novellas, short story collections, novels, children’s and YA books, historical fiction/memoir, graphic novels.
Multiple submissions allowed.
Early bird submission fee for every additional submission
Open to writers of any nationality
Simultaneous submissions allowed, but please notify us if full manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
Finalists for every category to be announced on November 20, 2024
Final results are to be announced on Wednesday, December 30, 2024.
Participants must be 18 years old otherwise we need parents’ consent to accept the submission.
Manuscripts must be written in English.
There is no restriction regarding the form or style of writing. We prefer the pages to be numbered. Files should be uploaded as an MS Word document or PDF. Fill the entry form, copy and paste it in the body of your email.
Submit your manuscript online to: eyelandsmag@gmail.com
Or/ strangedaysbooks@gmail.com
Online submissions only
PRIZES & PUBLICITY
Grand Prize (Published books): A five-day holiday in Athens in May 2025 to attend the prize ceremony
PLUS a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and publication (excerpts) online on our website. Eyelands cover all accommodation costs for the award winner. Air tickets not included.
Grand prize (Unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books plus a special handmade ceramic
NEW! Writers’ choice! This new grand prize offers another chance for a holiday in Athens!!
Prize winners will read and vote for the best book among the prizes in January 2025. The winner will receive another grand prize and a five-day stay in Athens in May 2025 to attend the ceremony.
All prize winners
A special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards
PLUS Certification document for every prize plus a book (English edition) from Strange Days books
NEW: Translation and publication for poetry & short stories prize winners!! A poem/short story of each prize winner will be published in a collection from Strange Days Books. Every prize winner will receive a complimentary copy!!
FINALISTS
There will be five finalists for each category.
Online Certification document for every finalist upon request.
Grand Prize winners will be among the judges for EBA 2025
ENTRY FORM
(one entry form per book):
Title:
Author:
Category:
Publisher: (for published books only)
ISBN: (for published books only)
Address:
E-Mail:
AWARD CATEGORIES (select one per entry application):
The following are eligible:
1/Full-length books of fiction (novels or novellas of any genre)
2/Collections of short stories by one author
3/Collected and selected poems
4/Historical fiction – Memoir
5/Children’s and YA books – Graphic Novels
6/ Self-published books
The limit is 250.000 words for every category of published books. The limit for unpublished texts is 150.000 words except for poetry books, where there is a specific page limit.
Any text/poetry collection (up to 250 pages) written by a single author is eligible.
Any text/book written by two or more writers is also eligible. In this case, accommodation in Athens will be shared
EBA follows the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics.
PAYMENT
Pay via paypal – See the banner on the websites: http://www.eyelands.gr
Click the «buy now» button. Fill the description with: EBA
Submission fee: 40 euros ($ 45)
Early bird submission 30 euros ($ 35) till September 1st, 2024.
*After the payment is complete, you may send the email with your manuscript as an attachment and the entry form completed, copied and pasted in the body of your email
*An email confirmation that your entry has been received will be sent within three/four days
*Every writer may submit more books with the early bird payment fee of $35 (30 euros) for each additional submission
*No fee for grand prize winners of previous EBA contests!
*No fee for prize winners of previous EBA – but just once. Then they can submit with early bird submission.
*Early bird submission for finalists of previous Eyelands Book Awards
*Free submissions for writers from Ukraine
*All published books must have been published between September 20, 2016 – October 20, 2024.
*Finalists must acknowledge receipt of their nomination email to proceed to the final prizes stage.
If you have any questions, please contact us at
eyelandsmag@gmail.com [or] strangedaysbooks@gmail.com
LINKS
https://eyelandsawards.com
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