16th April, 2021

SPN Book of the Year award 2021

— SPN Admin

Entries are now open for the 2021 SPN Book of the Year Award (BOTY).

Any book published by an SPN member (full or associate) during the 2020 calendar year is eligible. (If you’re not a member of SPN, click here to find out how to join.)

The shortlist will be released in September, with the winner to be announced during the 2021 Independent Publishing Conference, on the evening of Friday 26 November.

Click here to see the award terms and conditions and to download an entry form.

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