Royal Dragonfly Book Award Entry
Royal Dragonfly Book Award Entry
The Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest honors excellence in all types of literature and book marketing, recognizing creativity and hard work for a comprehensive list of genres in 70 categories. Contest winners garner instant credibility, attention from the media, and an opportunity to increase book sales.
Contest entries accepted in 3 formats, as printed book, audiobook, or ebook.
Instructions: The quantity indicates the number of categories entering for one book.
If submitting more than one book, you must complete the form for each book, entering the quantity ofcategories being entered for each book. Submission fee is per category.
Example: entering 1 book, with 3 different categories:
enter Quantity 3
fill out the form with your information and book information
choose your 3 categories for that one book
agree to terms and conditions
e-sign and date your entry
click add to cart
If you are submitting another book, repeat the process above.
You will receive a confirmation email once we receive your entry.
PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR SPAM, JUNK, OR PROMOTION FOLDER FOR THIS EMAIL!
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MAILING BOOK ENTRIES:
Ship using USPS, UPS or FEDEX:
Mail book entries to:
Ship using USPS, UPS or FEDEX
Cristy Bertini
Story Monsters Book Awards
1271 Turkey Street
Hardwick, MA 01082
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AUDIOBOOK ENTRIES:
Email one (1) copy of each audiobook for each category in which it is entered. Along with the audiobook, attach one (1) copy of the email confirmation per title for each category in which the ebook is entered. You may also upload your audiobook file to a google drive and email the secure link.
All audiobook entries emailed to contests@storymonsters.com.
Please add “ROYAL Dragonfly Book Awards” in the subject line.
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EBOOK ENTRIES:
Email one (1) copy of each ebook for each category in which it is entered. Along with the ebook, attach one (1) copy of the email confirmation per title for each category in which the ebook is entered.
All ebook entries emailed to contests@storymonsters.com.
Please add “ROYAL Dragonfly Book Awards” in the subject line.
Change the quantity to indicate the number of categories entering for one book. If submitting more than one book, after item is added to the cart, begin the process again by changing the quantity and clicking on "Add to Cart."
Final Deadline: October 3, 2025
Winners will be notified the last week of November 2025.
EARLY BIRD PRICING!
BOOKS: $70 per category for submissions completed on or before August 1, 2025.
After August 1, 2025, the fee is $75 per category.
AUDIOBOOKS: $70 per category for submissions completed on or before August 1, 2025.
After August 1, 2025, the fee is $75 per category.
EBOOKS: $65 per category for submissions completed on or before August 1, 2025.
After August 1, 2025, the fee is $70 per category.
All Submissions:
Please complete the form on the next screen in its entirety. No materials will be returned. To be eligible, submissions must be postmarked October 3, 2025 or earlier. Submissions postmarked after that date will not be considered for an award and books will not be returned; however, your entry fee will be refunded.
Not every book entered will win an award. To be eligible to win an award, a book must earn a minimum score of 55 out of 80 judge’s points, even if it is the ONLY entry in a category.
For Printed Books: Mail one (1) copy of each book for each category in which it is entered. Along with the books, send one (1) printed copy of the email confirmation per title for each category in which the book is entered. All entries may be sent in the same envelope.
Mail book entries to:
Ship using USPS, UPS or FEDEX
Cristy Bertini
Story Monsters Book Awards
1271 Turkey Street
Hardwick, MA 01082
For ebooks: email one (1) copy of each ebook for each category in which it is entered. Along with the ebook, attach one (1) copy of the email confirmation per title for each category in which the ebook is entered.
All ebook entries emailed to contests@storymonsters.com. Please add “ROYAL Dragonfly Book Awards” in the subject line.
CATEGORIES
01. Activity Books - Adults
02. Aging, Senior Living
03. Antiques & Collectibles
04. Animated Children's Book
05. Audiobook
06. Best Cover Design
07. Best Interior Design
08. Best Photography/Illustrations
09. Biography, Autobiography/Memoir
10. Book Marketing: Book Trailer
11. Book Website
12. Business & Finance
13. Careers
14. Children's Activity Books
15. Children's Chapter Books
16. Children’s Nonfiction
17. Children's Picture Books - 5 & Younger
18. Children's Picture Books - 6 & Older
19. Children's Poetry
20. Coffee Table & Gift Books
21. Comic Books
22. Education
23. Environment
24. Fiction: Collection of Short Stories
25. Fiction: Novel
26. Fine Art, Photography
27. Cookbooks, food travel, food history, food-related
28. General
29. Graphic Novel
30. Health, Diet, Nutrition
31. Historical Fiction
32. History Non-Fiction
33. Holiday
34. Home & Garden
35. How-To
36. Humor
37. Letters, Journals, Diaries
38. LGBTQ+
39. Middle Grade Fiction
40. Military
41. Multicultural, Cultural Diversity
42. Mystery
43. Newbie Award (first time author, fiction)
44. Newbie Award (first time author, non-fiction)
45. Other Non-Fiction
46. Parenting
47. Performing Arts, Music, Movies, TV
48. Pets, Animals
49. Poetry
50. Politics
51. Psychology
52. Relationships
53. Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy
54. Romance
55. Science & Technology
56. Science Fiction & Fantasy & Paranormal
57. Self Help, Inspirational
58. Special Needs/Disability Awareness
59. Sports & Exercise
60. STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)
61. Textbooks
62. Transportation
63. Travel
64. Westerns
65. Women's Interests
66. Writing/Publishing
67. Young Adult Fiction
68. Young Adult Non-Fiction
69. Youth Author Fiction (author is age 17 or younger)
70. Youth Author Nonfiction (author is age 17 or younger)
Questions?
Please call our office if you have any questions 480-940-8182 or email contests@storymonsters.com.
Visit www.StoryMonstersBookAwards.com for full contest details.