2022 GIAYA 

Welcome to the 2022 Georgia Independent Author of The Year Award!  This is our fourth year sponsoring this award.  The only award in Georgia to recognize self-published and non-traditionally published authors. We are excited to announce some changes to this year's award.  For the first time, a cash prize will be offered to first place winners.

• AUTHOR(s) must be a resident of the state of Georgia

• Publish date of original work must be between January 01 - December 31, 2021.  No reprints or second editions.

• Submission may be self-published or published using a non-traditional publishes (hybrid press, small independent press, or vanity press)

• Submissions must be a formatted bound book or Ebook format  with an ISBN. No manuscripts or handwritten entries will be accepted.

• Non-refundable Submission fee of 50.00 required for each entry.

• Author(s) may submit one entry per category.  

• First and Second Place Winners will be announced Oct. 1 on our Facebook Page and Website

• SUBMISSION DEADLINE -  MAY 31, 2022

ENTRY OVERVIEW

CASH PRIZE

For the first time, Cash Prizes will be awarded to the first place winners of each category in the amount of 50.00.

 CATEGORIES

• FIRST NOVEL

• HISTORICAL FICTION

• SCIENCE FICTION

• ROMANCE

• SHORT STORY

• MEMOIR

• BIOGRAPHY

• INSPIRATIONAL

• NON-FICTION

• COLLABORATIVE FICTION (NEW CATEGORY)

• COLLABORATIVE NON-FICTION (NEW CATEGORY)

• FANTASY (NEW CATEGORY)

• YOUNG ADULT

• SPECIALTY BOOK

• CHILDREN'S BOOK

• HORROR (NEW CATEGORY)

• LITERARY FICTION

• MYSTERY/DETECTIVE

SEE GUIDELINES FOR CATEGORY DEFINITIONS & COMPLETE OF CATEGORIES

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