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DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL GUIDELINES BEFORE SUBMITTING A NOMINATION TO THIS YEAR'S GEORGIA AUTHOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS (GAYA)

After submitting your nomination online:

1. Please Mail 2 Copies of your Book or Ebook (See guidelines) to the following address before January 31. 2013:

Georgia Writers Association
1000 Chastain Road #2701
Kennesaw, GA  30144

2. Please email a headshot and bookcover (jpg, gif) before January 31, 2013. Please place author's name in subject line (e.g. GAYA Author's Last Name) and send to:

administrator@georgiawriters.org

Nominations will not be considered without all the required information and payment.

All nominations must be submitted online. Payment can be mailed as checks or by online payment. Please contact Katie M. Sigman if you need to make payment by phone or if you have other questions.

Nomination Submission Dates:

Tuesday November 20, 2012 at 12:00 AM EST
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Thursday January 31, 2013 at 12:45 AM EST


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49th Georgia Author of the Year Awards 

It is time to nominate books published in 2012 for the 49th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards. 

Our guidelines have been revised and updated to reflect the changing market and publishing trends. You will find that you can nominate an ebook if it is not print published. Children's categories have been consolidated. Fiction now includes a short-story category. The nonfiction genre has been refined and defined to remove ambiguity. It should make our competition better than ever as we approach the 50 year mark of the Georgia Author of the Year Awards.

Please note that books can only be entered under one category this year.

Please download the revised guidelines click the REGISTER NOW! button below to submit your nomination.

After you complete your nomination:

Mail your books (If your book is only an ebook - include a hard copy of your ebook in PDF or WORD for judging purposes and email a link to where your book is sold.) 

Email:

  • headshots
  • bookcover
  • ebook link

Mark your calendar for the Georgia Author of the Year Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the KSU Center in Kennesaw, GA  30144