Five prizes of $5,000 each are given annually for a poetry collection, a book of fiction, a first book of fiction, a book of creative nonfiction, and a book of fiction or nonfiction that relates to California. Three additional prizes of $2,500 are also given in the fiction, first fiction, and nonfiction categories. Books written by authors residing in California are eligible. Publishers may submit six copies of books published in 2022 by November 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Books authored by residents of California and published during the 2022 calendar year may be submitted between August 15, 2022 and November 15, 2022 for consideration for the California Book Awards.
WE ACCEPT
Books in the categories of Fiction, First Work of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Juvenile (to age 12), Young Adult, Californiana, and Contribution to Publishing
Work must have been written by authors living in California at the time their work was published or submitted for publication.
To be eligible for Californiana, the work must deal with a California-based issue, topic, or historical period.
To be eligible for Contribution to Publishing, the publisher must be a California resident.
To be eligible for Juvenile, the writer or illustrator (if applicable) must be California residents.
To be eligible for First Work of Fiction, the work must be the author’s first fictional effort. Previously published short story collections will disqualify an author from the First Work of Fiction category; however, the author can still submit for the Fiction category.
Short story collections and essays by the same author will be accepted for consideration under the Fiction category.
If certain stories in the short story or essay collection have been published previously, the work may still be submitted for consideration. Eligibility is at the discretion of the jury.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT
Self-published works
Works from a publishing house that does not have some sort of vetting process
E-books
Guidebooks or manuals
“As told to” books
Anthologies from multiple authors
Works by dual authors, unless both authors are California residents
Translations of deceased authors or older works
Reprints of books published in previous years
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