Contest Resources

To help make the Indie Author Project Contest as enjoyable and successful as possible, here you’ll find all of the necessary resources and materials to maximize your library’s contest participation, promotion, and outreach.

Are you a library in Minnesota or Illinois and want to promote the state contests? Check out these pages: MN Author Project | MN Communities Create | IL Author Project

Social Media Blurb

Copy + paste this blurb on your social media accounts to help promote the contest in your community!

Attention Local Authors! Are you an indie author looking for a chance to showcase your talent? The Indie Author Project Annual Contest seeks to find the best indie-published book in nine genres: Mystery/Thrillers, Romance, SciFi, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, General/Contemporary Fiction, Memoir, Young Adult, and Children’s Picture Books. Submit your work before May 31st for your chance to win $2,500 and other amazing prizes! Find out more about how you can participate in the Indie Author Project Annual Contest. #IAPContest #IndieAuthorProject

Annual Contest Logo
Promo Flyer
Participant Badge
9th Annual IAP Contests
Web Banner

Press Release Templates

Contest Announcement Press Release

Use this contest press release template to announce the contest to your community of indie authors. To download the .docx file, click the button below to save and fill in the necessary information before sending it out to your community.

Winning Author(s) Press Release

Use this press release template to announce the winning authors in your area! To download the .docx file, click the button below to save and fill in the necessary information before sending it out to your community.

Judges Flyer

Interested in being a judge?

We can’t guarantee that you’ll be assigned to your preferred genre but we’ll do our best to match you accordingly.

Preferred Genre
We can’t guarantee that you’ll be assigned to your preferred genre but we’ll do our best to match you accordingly.

Please contact Nash Steele at nash.steele@lyrasis.org with any questions.