Nominations will be accepted for books first published in 2020.
Nominations will be accepted for books first published in 2020.
The High Plains Books Awards recognize regional authors and/or literary works which examine and reflect life on the High Plains. The High Plains region includes Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Nominations will be accepted in the following categories in 2021:
Circumstances permitting, winners for all Book Awards will be announced at an Awards Banquet held in conjunction with the High Plains BookFest in September 2021 in Billings, Montana. Each Book Award winner will receive a $500 award and commemorative plaque. The High Plains Book Award Board (the Board) reserves the right to determine there is no winning entry in a given category.
Nominations for the Book Awards must be submitted on the High Plains Book Awards website, https://highplainsbookawards.org between January 15, 2021 and March 12, 2021.
Book Award Nomination Process, Deadline and Fees:
The High Plains Book Awards Board selects readers to evaluate all nominations and it identifies finalist books based upon reader evaluations. The Board selects judges to determine the winning entry in each category. The Board resolves any issues that may arise in the nomination, evaluation, finalist selection and judging process. All decisions of the Board are final. Winners for all Book Awards will be announced at an Awards Banquet held in conjunction with the High Plains BookFest in September 2021 in Billings, Montana, circumstances permitting. Each Book Award winner will receive a $500 award and commemorative plaque.
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