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Self-Publishing What I Didn’t Know About Book Awards for Independent Authors

Independent author Sandra Schnakenburg shares what she didn’t know about book awards and shares lessons for other indie authors.

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WD Competitions Announcing the Winners of the 32nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Claire Fraise: 2023 Self-Published Book Awards Winner Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Announcing the Winners of the 31st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Moriah Richard

Write Better Nonfiction To Write a Legend: Neal Hutcheson on Writing The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton Amy Jones

WD Competitions Announcing the Winners of the 30th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Moriah Richard

Self-Published Book Awards Meet the 28th Annual WD Self-Published Book Awards Winners Cassandra Lipp

Self-Published Book Awards Announcing the Winners of the 28th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Writers Digest Staff

WD Competitions Meet the 27th Annual WD Self-Published Book Awards Winner Cassandra Lipp

WD Competitions Announcing the Winners of the 27th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Cassandra Lipp

Writer's Digest Magazine March/April 2019 Online Exclusives The Winners of the 26th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Cassandra Lipp

Writer's Digest news Interview with Dima Ghawi: WD’s 26th Annual Self-Published Book Awards Winner Tyler Moss

Writer's Digest Magazine March/April 2018 Online Exclusives Read an Excerpt from WD’s Self-Published Book Awards Winner, An Exaltation of Larks Karen Krumpak

Writer's Digest Magazine March/April 2018 Online Exclusives Extended Q&A with WD’s Self-Published Book Awards Winner Karen Krumpak

Writer's Digest Magazine March/April 2018 Online Exclusives Announcing the 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Winners Karen Krumpak

WD Competitions DEADLINE JUNE 6: WD’s Self-Published Book Awards Chelsea Henshey

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