Free Gifts with Book Contest Submissions

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All North Street Book Prize Contestants Receive Free Gifts Deadline: June 30, 2023 We appreciate that the $75 entry fee is a significant investment for your self-published or hybrid-published book, so we have arranged for our four contest co-sponsors to give free gifts to everycontestant on entering. The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (PDF) Free guides to successful publishing from BookBaby Three months’ free subscription to Book Award Pro (Essentials tier), so you can find more great contests for your book A free mini-course, “An Introduction to Self-Publishing”, at Self-Publishing Made Simple That’s what you get just for entering. Here’s what you receive if you win: One grand prize winner will receive $10,000 in cash, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $300 credit at BookBaby, three months of Plus service (a $207 value) and a $500 account credit from Book Award Pro, and 3 free ads in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $525 value) The top winner in each category will receive $1,000 in cash, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $300 credit at BookBaby, three months of Plus service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value), and one free ad in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $175 value) One honorable mention in each category will receive $300 in cashand three months of Plus service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value) We will publish online excerpts from all entries that win a prize, along with critiques from the judges Submit online via Submittable or by mail. Winning Writers is a partner member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, and this contest is recommended by Reedsy. Click to learn more about our contest.   Learn more and submit here   Prefer to enter by mail?   You may mail your entry and $75 fee to Winning Writers, Attn: North Street Book Prize, 351 Pleasant Street Suite B PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3998, USA. Postmark your entry by June 30.

 Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the multi award-winning author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning #HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers including “The Frugal Book Promoter” (https://bit.ly/FrugalBookPromoIII), now offered in its third edition by Modern History Press. Others in that series are “How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically,” “The Frugal Editor” and two booklets, both in their second editions also from Modern History Press. The booklets, “Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers” (https://bit.ly/LastMinuteEditsII) and “Great First Impression Book Proposals” (https://bit.ly/BookProposalsII) are career boosters in mini doses and both make ideal thank you gifts for authors. The one on writing book proposals is also available as an Audio Book. “The Frugal Editor “(https://tinyurl.com/TheFrugalEditor), was recently released in its third edition. It is the winningest book in this series for writers. Carolyn also has three frugal books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it helps them understand what is needed to convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is “A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques” (https://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, Carolyn helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at https://TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs all things editing–grammar, formatting and more–at “The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor” (https://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com). Learn more and follow for news on her new releases directly from Amazon at https://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile.

Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the multi award-winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally series of books for authors and retailers. She was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by members of the California Legislature and was an instructor for UCLA Extension’s renowned Writers’ Program for nearly a decade. Learn more about her writer’s services at https://CarolynHoward-Johnson.com.