ECPA Christian Book Awards

Submission Period : September 1 to October 2, 2009
Books entered must have publication date from October 2008 to October 2009.

Online entry form is live during entry period of September 1 to October 2, 2009.


2010 Official Rules and Category Descriptions

ECPA Christian Book Awards Official Rules 2010
Submission are accepted in six categories.  Click on the following links to view the descriptions and judging criteria for each category:

The publishing company of the entered title must be an ECPA member in order to participate in the awards program.
For membership information, click here.


2010 Entry Form Guidelines

• Review the Christian Book Awards Official Rules.
• Submit your entries online using our secure form. All entries are due October 2, 2009.
• Titles released from October 2008 to October 2009 are eligible for entry as long as the copyright year matches the year of release.
• The Entry Form requires title, author, ISBN, and publication date (month and year).
• Make sure each title complies with the certification called for in Section 1.5 in the Official Rules.
• Please do not abbreviate. The exact format in which the title and author is submitted will be the format used in all publicity regarding Christian Book Award finalists and winners.
• Finalist publishers will be asked to digitally submit their company logo and finalist book cover for promotions and recognition.

Entry Fees and Payment Process
All ECPA member houses in good standing are eligible to submit titles and will pay according to their annual sales volume the following fee per entered title:

Annual sales volume:
  < $5 million:  $175 per title
  > or = $5 million:  $299 per title

Payment will be made online in conjunction with the completion of the entry form and is not refundable.  For other payment options, please contact Cindy Carter.


Shipping Books
After you have submitted your entry and payment by October 2, 2009 please ship one copy of each entered title immediately to the ECPA offices at:

ECPA
Christian Book Awards
9633 S. 48th Street, Suite 140
Phoenix, AZ 85044

Publisher then submits nine copies of each entered title to the distribution center. Include cover letter denoting Christian Book Award entries enclosed.

STL DNA
Attn: Christian Book Awards
100 Biblica Way
Elizabethton, TN 37643