we invite you to submit your most noteworthy Books and Audio Books to the 10th Annual Nautilus Book Awards - A unique awards program that recognizes Books and Audio Books that promote spiritual growth, conscious living and positive social change. We also value books that stimulate the imagination and offer the reader new possibilities for a better life and a better world.

      Gold and Silver awards are also given to print and audio books of exceptional merit that make a literary and heartfelt contribution to the fields of high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership, as well as to the worlds of art, creativity and inspiration.

   The 2010 Nautilus Book & Audio Book Awards contest is open to all publishers and self-published authors of books and audio books in one or more categories listed below that best relate to the content of the book. All books and audio books published or produced in 2008 and 2009 in the English language are eligible.

NOTE: We have added a category for Poetry, and expanded our Aging Gracefully category to include Retirement.  We now have six categories for children and teens, including audio books, with a note from our judges that they will help you place your book.

   All books entered in the Nautilus Awards by small presses in any category will be eligible for our annual Honorary Small Press award and be entered by our judges in the Small Press category for no additional fee.

001 – Aging Gracefully / Retirement
002 – Animals / Nature
003 – Art / Specialty / Gift
004 – Audio Books & Spoken Word to Enlighten and Inspire - (Audio Books for Children - 029) NEW
005 – Conscious Business / Leadership
006 – Conscious Media / Journalism / Investigative Reporting
007 – Cosmology / New Science
008 – Ecology / Environment /Sustainability - Green Values
009 – Fiction / Visionary Fiction – Adult
010 – Food / Cooking / Nutrition
011 – Grieving / Death & Dying
012 – Health / Healing / Rejuvenation / Energy Medicine
013 – Home & Garden / Natural Living
014 – Indigenous / Multicultural
015 – Memoir / Personal Journey
016 – Parenting
017 – Personal Growth / Self-Help / Psychology
018 – Poetry - to Enlighten and Inspire
019 – Relationships – Marital / Family / Significant Other
020 – Social Change / Activism / Peaceful Solutions
021 – Religion
022 – Spirituality
023 – Yoga / Pilates / Tai Chi / Bodywork

024 – Children’s Picture Book (preschool - grade 2)
025 – Children's Illustrated (grades 3 - 6)
026 – Children's  Nonfiction (grades 1-6)*
027 – Older Children's Fiction (chapter" books" and young adult ,ages 10-16)
028 – Older Children's Nonfiction (ages 10-16)

029 - Audio Books for Children (all ages) NEW
 
* Inevitably some of the categories overlap. We are happy to reposition to another category so that your entry has the best possibility of winning.

Note  to children's publishers: If you are not certain which category is best for your entry, we will be happy to assign it the category where it fits best. You may enter a book in more than one category, as well. If you unwittingly enter your book into a category for which it is not well-suited, we will be happy to put it in a more appropriate category.

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Entry Fees (U.S. Funds only):

(For each title, entered in one category/)

$165 - Now until February 28

(Discount price for each additional category for the same title is $135 after initial fee.)

Note:  An entry form must be filled out for each copy of each book and inserted (not taped)  inside the front cover. (You will need to make multiple copies of the Entry Form so you can put a copy in each book).

Your Registration is not complete until your payment is received.

Payment Options & Entry Forms:

TWO METHODS OF PAYMENT:

  1.  You may ship your check with your books and entry forms.

  Download Entry Form Here

Note: We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discovery and American Express – ONLY ONLINE.

We will need four (4) copies of your book for each category you enter.

If you enter the SAME title in additional categories, please send three (3) additional books for each additional category entered.

(For example: If you enter a title  in 022 Spirituality – plus you want to enter the  same title in  015 Memoir/Personal Journey, and also in 029 Social Change – You will need to send 4 + 3 + 3  or a total of 10 books)

Please ship books with entry forms and payment in same package using a professional, nation-wide shipping service such as FedEx , UPS or Priority Mail so you can insure and/or track your package.

 Please do not mail via U.S. Postal Service unless you ship Priority Mail and remember to ask for a Confirmation of Delivery receipt. 

Please DO NOT SEND 4TH CLASS BOOK RATE mail, as it can take weeks to arrive and cannot be insured or tracked.

PACKAGES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY 3/ 01/10