Royal Dragonfly Book Award Entry

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Royal Dragonfly Book Award Entry

from $70.00

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.

FORMAT:
Quantity:
Add To Cart

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.