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Are you a published author/publisher/editor? Be a judge for EPIC's eBook Award, the premier award of excellence in epublishing. http://bit.ly/JudgesApplication

I joined Electronically Published Internet Connection last year to save a coupla pennies on my entry into the contest. I didn't win, but I have learned a lot from being on the chat loops. This year I'm a judge, a judge-coordinator, and I'm entering again. Please consider judging, and if you do, why not join? Read 5 or more of the best that eBooks have to offer, enter your own work at a discount, and enjoy the camaraderie of the oldest organization devoted to e-publishing.

It sounds really neat.....but how can you be a judge and also enter your own work into the competition? Don't they consider that a conflict of interest?

M. wrote: "It sounds really neat.....but how can you be a judge and also enter your own work into the competition? Don't they consider that a conflict of interest?"

That was exactly the question that occurred to me ... I would think that being an entrant would preclude also being a judge.

here here. or is it 'hear here'? Or, 'hear hear'? Here hear? I'm never sure on that one.
One thing I am sure of, though, is I don't enter contests where the entrants are the judges. The last one,(on a writer's forum, no less) everyone got to rate everyone else for the preliminary judging, which carried a lot of weight in the final round. The cheating was worse than disgraceful. I demanded to be removed, but they said "no withdraw allowed". so I stated publicly on the forum that I would not accept any prize (20 of the 148 got $20), since there was no way in hell I wouldn't be in that 20, at least. Result? I came in 146. LMAO

j wrote: "here here. or is it 'hear here'? Or, 'hear hear'? Here hear? I'm never sure on that one.
One thing I am sure of, though, is I don't enter contests where the entrants are the judges. The last..."

I think the only good thing that came out of that contest was getting to meet so many wonderful writers ...

EPIC is a professional organization that has been around since eBooks began, about 12 years ago! I can only judge in categories that I'm not an entrant in. And every book gets multiple reads, so it's not just one person's opinion. But because it is a professional organization of e-authors, editors and publishers, they prefer that judges be members, but at least that they be one of the 3. I've learned a lot from being a member the past year. Here's a press release:

EPIC’s 2011 eBook Awards Competition™ is Open for Entries!

[San Antonio, Texas:] EPIC – Electronically Published Internet Connection™ announces the start of its international eBook competition and celebrates the award’s 12th consecutive year of operation.

As Competition Chair Debi Sullivan informs, “Others try to claim they are the ‘first’ or ‘only’ eBook competition recognizing excellence in the field. Don’t be fooled. EPIC’s eBook Awards™ (formerly the EPPIES) is the longest-standing ePublishing award still in existence. Our history speaks for itself.”

Over the years, EPIC™ has bestowed more than 350 awards in nearly 40 different categories plus awards for book cover artistry. This year’s competition has over thirty categories in six divisions. Entries come from around the world, and with eBooks gaining more mainstream popularity, this number is expected to rise.

EPIC’s eBook Awards™ is a peer-judged competition with a large percentage of judges coming from within the EPIC™ organization consisting of published authors and industry professionals. Guest judges, all of whom are either published authors or publishing professionals, are sometimes invited to participate.

Brief summary of competition details:
Qualifying entries must be English-language electronic books released for sale between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010. This includes self- and subsidy-published books. Re-released books are eligible provided there is no prior history with the competition; this includes annual books (yearbooks, guides, etc.). A minimum of 10,000 words is required for entries, except for the Poetry and Children categories.

Entries may be either Single Title or Anthology. The editor or publisher must enter multi-author anthologies, while single-author anthologies may be entered by the author, editor, or publisher.

Works containing pedophilia, bestiality (not in respect to paranormal shape shifters), necrophilia, and/or snuff as acceptable sexual practices are not permitted and will be disqualified.

If you have any questions about the content of your entry, please contact Competition Chair Debi Sullivan at [email protected]. All correspondence must include the following in the subject line:
1. The reason for contact (e.g. entry, format. naming, payment, etc.),
2. The entrant's name,
3. The entry title.
[EXAMPLE: Entry – Jane Doe – The ABC Book]

All other correspondence will be deleted.

Each entry must be "as the product sells." There are no limits on the number of titles that can be entered by the entrant; however, the same work may NOT be entered in more than one category. A separate entry form is required for each title and all entries and fees must be received before midnight CST (Central Standard Time/GMT -6) August 16th, 2010. The entry form can be found at http://bit.ly/EPICeBookEntry.

All entries must be submitted as an electronic PDF (non-DRM) attachment to [email protected].

Official rules on how to enter EPIC’s 2011 eBook Awards Competition™ can be found at http://www.epicauthors.com/ebookaward... along with a complete Competition Guide and a list of Frequently Asked Questions available for download.

M and Sharon,

It's simple really. EPIC's eBook Awards have about 40 subcategories of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. If you enter...say...contemp romance, you still have all the others to judge in. In fact, the judging application asks where you think you will be entering and further asks you to name the categories you would most like to judge in. If you chose romance category and entered contemp romance subcategory, you might be judging historical romance and paranormal romance instead. Since those books are not competing against yours, you're safe to judge there.

Brenna

NO reputable contest lets entrants judge in the same subcategories they enter. Many of them allow entrants in one subcategory to judge in another.

B

I am now on Amazon Kindle so save a few bucks and read a great travel adventure story this summer.
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Jeff