Reader's Choice Award

The Connections eMagazine Reader's Choice Award is open to all independently published authors and their work.    This is an annual award. The winners will be featured in the August issues of the magazine.  Authors can be nominated by anyone who has read the novel during the past year.  If you have not read the book, please refrain from nominating it.  Books will be rated in four areas and can be Fiction or Non-Fiction. 

Judging Criteria...

• Fiction
  • Compelling Intro / Good flow
  • Character &/or World Development
  • Cover Design
  • Presentation (Formatting, Grammar, Typos, etc)

• Non-Fiction
  • Compelling Topic /Moral or Societal value
  • Informative Intro & Descriptive delivery
  • Cover Design
  • Presentation (Formatting, Grammar, Typos, etc)

• Children's Books
  
  • Compelling Topic /Moral or Societal value
  • Age Appropriate / Illustrations
  • Cover Design
  • Presentation (Formatting, Grammar, Typos, etc)

Each entry will be given a score based on the above criteria (using Amazon's free preview).  The top entrants in each category will be chosen and the finalists will be posted for public voting.  At the end of the contest, all the scores (judges scores from all categories plus the public voting) will be combined to determine the final winners. 

Categories...

• Romance
• Horror / Thriller
• Mystery / Suspense
• Sci-Fi / Fantasy
• Paranormal / Supernatural
• Young Adult
• General Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Children's Picture Book
• Children's Chapter Book

Nominations & Voting...

• Schedule
  • Nominations are open until June 9, 2024
  • Finalist will be posted June 21, 2024
  • Public Voting begins June 23, 2024
  • Winners will be announced in our July -Special Edition publication of the magazine

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The finalist have been selected and voting begins June 23rd.  Be sure to check out the books and vote for your favorites.