Prizes

Prizes
The prizes for the two rounds mirror the twin purposes of this contest.

Round 1 Prizes: 10 hardworking authors will be chosen to work with one of our 10 vetted, volunteer ShoreIndie Editors for seven weeks to get their manuscripts ready for copy editing.

Round 2 Prizes: The 10 authors who are chosen in Round 1 will go on to the Judging Round, wherein our three ShoreIndie Judges will work together to choose one Grand Prize Winner and one Runner Up. These two winners will receive prize packages containing resources they will need to finish producing a high-quality book, market their book effectively, and further their learning about indie authorship.

GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE (est. value: $3,485 USD)
  • Up to 100K words of copy editing on one manuscript by Laura Dennison at Book Light Editorial
  • Cover design and interior design/formatting for ebook and print by CardboardMonet
  • A graphic design package of five promo images and cover design consultation by USA Today bestselling author and former graphic designer and marketing director Elise Kova
  • Mentorship from USA Today bestselling indie author Rebecca Syme in the form of two video chats and some email availability
  • One month of New Author Marketing Counsel with Cynthia T. Luna
  • A one-month listing on NetGalley, donated by Weapenry 
  • A copy of Write! distraction-free word processing software
  • How to Market a Book (3rd ed., ebook) by Joanna Penn
  • Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook (ebook) by Helen Sedwick
  • Supercharge your Kindle Sales (ebook) by Nick Stephenson

RUNNER UP PRIZE PACKAGE (est. value: $1,812 USD)
  • Up to 100K words of copy editing on one manuscript by Tayna Jarvik 
  • Cover design by one of Reedsy’s professional cover designers
  • A graphic design package including FB & Twitter headers and two promo post graphics by Balance Less Author Assistant Services
  • Mentorship from indie author Scott Burtness in the form of three 1-hour voice or video chats 
  • A copy of Write! distraction-free word processing software
  • How to Market a Book (3rd ed., ebook) by Joanna Penn
  • Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook (ebook) by Helen Sedwick
  • Supercharge your Kindle Sales (ebook) by Nick Stephenson

In addition to providing prizes to the Round 1 and Round 2 winners of the contest, we are thrilled to run GIVEAWAYS on Twitter during the Editing Round (June 12-July 30).
  • 6 authors will win half an hour of marketing brainstorming with Cynthia T. Luna
  • 5 writers will win a copy of Write! distraction-free word processing software
  • 5 lucky winners will receive How to Market a Book (3rd ed., ebook) by Joanna Penn
  • 5 indie authors will win Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook (ebook) by Helen Sedwick
  • 5 ShoreIndie community members will win Supercharge your Kindle Sales (ebook) by Nick Stephenson
  • We're also ecstatic to be running giveaways of books written by each of our Featured Authors and our Judges!

The entire ShoreIndie community can also take advantage of these great DISCOUNTS:
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