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Next Generation Indie Book Awards — Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 Awards

The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest International awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. In its eighteenth year of operation, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards was established to recognize and honor the most exceptional independently published books in 80+ different categories, for the year, and is presented by Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in cooperation with Marilyn Allen of Allen Literary Agency (formerly the Allen O'Shea Literary Agency).

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Meet the Team

Catherine Goulet

Founder and Co-Chair

Marilyn Allen

Literary Agent, Co-Founder and Advisor

Cathy Teets

Co-Chair

Shelley Anderson

Director and Awards Coordinator

Mike Harris

Chief Financial Officer

Chris Marks

Tech Advisor and Web Developer

Ashley Belote

Advisor and Social Media Manager

Eric Byrd

Advisor

Laura de Jonge PhD

Advisor

Beth Kallman-Werner

Advisor

Karen Kossie-Chernyshev PhD

Advisor

John M. McDougall-Goulet

Advisor

Meghan Taylor

Book Manager and Coordinator

Heidi Ferber

Marketing and Research Manager

Raymond Taylor

Orders Processing Manager

Tag Goulet

Head Judge Non-Fiction

Charlotte Robin Cook

Head Judge Fiction

Wayne Logan

Legal Counsel/Intellectual Property Attorney

Peter Cyngot

Graphic Designer

ANNOUNCING: The Next Generation short Story Awards!

The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is pleased to introduce a new not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories. This program is designed to celebrate the best short story writing and the creative minds behind the words. In it's inaugural year, the Next Generation short Story Awards is open to all authors, even first time authors, in the U.S., Canada, or internationally who have an original short story (5,000 words or less) written in English that has not been previously published. Entries are now being accepted for the 2024 awards year. Learn more and enter online at shortstoryawards.com

Next Generation Indie Book Awards is proudly affiliated with Next Generation Indie Film Awards.

Next Generation Indie Film Awards is a not-for-profit organization devoted to supporting filmmakers through its annual awards and other programs. It endeavors to assist filmmakers at any stage of the filmmaking process in reaching an audience, and aims to advance filmmakers' careers through services, education, and resources.

Learn more about the annual awards program or submit your film

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