Writing Contest – Edge Publishing Awards

The EDGE Awards are focused solely on independently published business books and ebooks. Winner, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions appear for an entire year at www.publishpass.com. Winners will also be featured and highlighted prominently in our monthly newsletter. Awards are a great tool for all those involved. Awards influence reviewers, buyers, decision makers and future clients. The gold seal prominently placed on the book cover often captures the buyer’s attention and leads to higher sales. Enter now at: http://www.publishpass.com Enter Professional Advancement Seminars and Services PASS book awards competition and earn credibility and publicity for your books!

Entry deadline August 15, 2009 $75 per title per category until March 15, 2008 $80 per category March 16 until May 15, 2009 $85 per category May 16 until August 15, 2009

·         2009 PASS BUSINESS BOOK EDGE AWARDS – “Printing Your Passion” -www.publishpass.com

·         In today’s financial chaos, business people need new, stimulating ideas that trigger their own entrepreneurial success. Enter and compete with the best independently published business books of the year.

·         Entry fees are based on a per-title, per-category basis. Take advantage of the early discounted entry fees:

$75 per title per category until March 15, 2008

$80 per category March 16 until May 15, 2009
$85 per category May 16 until August 15, 2009

 

Award Categories

1. General Business/ Economics
2. Career (job search, career advancement)
3. Sales (sales skills, negotiating, closing)
4. Leadership
5. Communication Skills/Networking
6. Business Ethics
7. Operations Management/Productivity/TQM
8. Human Resources/Employee Training
9. Entrepreneurship
10. Philanthropy/Charity/Nonprofit
11. International Business/Globalization
12. Personal Finance (estate planning, debt management)
13. Investing (stocks, bonds, hedge funds, options, futures)
14. Retirement Planning
15. Coaching/Mentoring
16. Success/Motivation
17. Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning
18. Corporate History/Milestone
19. Real Estate (buying, investing, management)
20. Business Reference (legal, how-to, technology)
21. Memoir/Biography
22. Business Fable

 

 

Book Award for Entrepreneurial Publishers

Announcing the 2009 Excellence in Demonstrating Groundbreaking Entrepreneurship (EDGE) Award! 

Entry open to independents authors of books and ebooks worldwide who publish for the North American market with a 2008 copyright (or that were released in 2008).

Announcing the EDGE Awards sponsored by Professional Advancement Seminars and Services (PASS) Publishing Company recognize and promote independently published books and ebooks that change people’s lives and promote the professional. EDGE – Excellence in Demonstrating Ground-breaking Entrepreneurship. The EDGE Awards were conceived to recognize and reward extraordinary books by independent publishers.

 

The EDGE Awards are focused solely on independently published business books and ebooks. Winner, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions appear for an entire year at www.publishpass.com. Winners will also be featured and highlighted prominently in our monthly newsletter. Awards are a great tool for all those involved. Awards influence reviewers, buyers, decision makers and future clients. The gold seal prominently placed on the book cover often captures the buyer’s attention and leads to higher sales. Enter now at: 

http://www.publishpass.com

 

·         Any non-fiction book that promotes an industry accepted scope of practice in a professional area of expertise will be accepted.

·         A submission should set forth a theory that has justifiable merit and factual basis.

·         The book can cover any professional topic but must give a solution or benefit for issues of that professional practice. 

·         The entry must meet the standards of the professional practice from which it is related.

·         Each entry must list the profession to which it is related.

 Awards: Winning titles will be exhibited in a 2009 Publish PASS EDGE Book Awards Showcase web page. An overall Grand Prize winner, an honorable mention will be awarded. 5 finalists will be named, for each profession submitted a special award will be given to the top book and the top ebook.

Each entry will be judged on and receives an individual evaluation with the judges’ commentary based on the following criteria:

 

·        Appropriateness of subject matter.

·        Depth of research

·        Is the entry “well-sourced”? Are sources credible and accurate?

·        Presentation

·        Impact of entry on the problem or issue covered

·         How well the book has achieved its goal

·         What possibilities are suggested by the book

·         What the book has left out

·         What specific points are not convincing

·         Eye catching cover

·         Market appeal

·         Client generation ability

The Nuts and Bolts of Writing – Finding your Book’s Focus and Structure

Finding the focus and structure of your book takes some trial and error runs on your part. Finding your focus is not the same as finding your topic or your BIG IDEA. Your focus is the dramatic premise or theme of your book. It not only identifies your essential themes for the entire work it also helps focus the writing. This in effect draws the reader into the content and makes the reading much more meaningful.

There are several techniques to find focus. You can begin by identifying a single image, detail or quote that conveys your message or you can list important actions taking place in the work.  This list eventually becomes your working outline as you begin to organize the information into recurring themes or messages.