Society of Midland Authors Awards Contest Rules

PLEASE NOTE: An entry form must accompany each book to each judge for a total of three forms per title (three judges, three forms, three books). Books unaccompanied by completed entry forms will not be considered.

The deadline for submission is February 1, 2013. We strongly encourage early submissions.

There is no entry fee and the author need not be a member of the SMA. The book must have been published in 2012 by a recognized publishing house and the author must reside in, be born in, or have strong ties to one of the twelve Midland states listed below.

To enter this year's competition, for books published in 2012, fill out the entry form posted at http://www.midlandauthors.com/contest_form.html and mail it with a copy of the nominated book to each of the three judges in the proper category (three judges, three forms, three books). Books may be nominated by the author or publisher. Make sure that you enter the book in the proper category. Failure to do so will result in the book being disallowed.

The categories are:

Adult Fiction
Adult Nonfiction
Biography
Children's Fiction
Children's Nonfiction
Poetry

The twelve Midland states are:

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota

Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin

Should you have any questions, email or call Society President Robert Loerzel: loerzel@comcast.net, 773-572-2402. Authors who wish to confirm that the judges have received their books may email loerzel@comcast.net after Feb. 11.

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THE SOCIETY OF MIDLAND AUTHORS

COMPETITION RULES