Important! To receive the FAPA member discount, you must be logged in to the FAPA website as a member. You will need to enter your FAPA Member ID# and expiration date when submitting your entry. To get your FAPA Member ID# and expiration date, log in to the FAPA website, click on the arrow next to your name in the upper right-hand corner, and underneath, click on profile. Once in your profile, click on Membership Card & Badges in the left-hand column to open your membership card. Take note of your Member ID# and expiration date. Then click on the Book Awards tab to read the instructions and scroll to the bottom of the guidelines to submit.

If you are not a FAPA Member and would like to receive the member discount, please join FAPA before submitting your entry. Then log in to the FAPA website, note your Member ID# and expiration date, and click the Submit button under the Book Awards tab.

Please read these guidelines carefully. Submitting an entry that is incomplete or does not meet our criteria may delay the judging process or disqualify your entry. 

No refunds are available once a submission is processed. 

Before you submit, compile all the required information, including the author’s address, phone number, and email, as well as email addresses of coauthor(s), publisher, illustrator, and cover designer, if applicable.

Books are submitted digitally. A complete PDF file of your book's manuscript and a PDF or JPG digital image of the full spread (including the front cover, spine, and back cover) consistent with the industry, are required.

You will also need to enter the ISBN, the Publisher (the 'Published by' name as it is officially registered with the ISBN agency, including any entity or LLC, if applicable, or your name), and the year published.

SPECIFIC GUIDELINES:

Each entry must have a valid, registered ISBN, as well as the year of publication printed within the book. Publication dates eligible for entering this year’s awards are 2023, 2024, or 2025. 

Books must be submitted in PDF format only; no other format is acceptable. 

eBooks are not accepted at this time. eBooks submitted in PDF, ePub, Mobi, html, or other ebook file formats will not be assigned to judges or reviewed.  

Cover Art is required for all entries and must be submitted in PDF or Professional JPG only. It must include the full spread of your book’s press-ready art, including front, back, and spine. Photos and other image formats are not acceptable. 

Previous titles entered in FAPA President’s Book Awards may not be reentered.

FAPA board members may enter books in the awards competition.