LET YOUR STORY FLY!®

THREE WORLDWIDE CONTESTS THAT CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE IN BOOKS

 

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

ENTER BY MAY 2, 2025

MOST GENRES

ENTER BY OCTOBER 3, 2025

Story Monsters Approved! Contest

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

ENTER BY FEBRUARY 1, 2025

 
 
 

It all begins with a click. You wrote a book. Now it’s time to get some recognition for your hard work! Enter one of our book award contests today and get one step closer to literary-world domination, or maybe the $500 grand prize, or maybe just the opportunity to share your book with the planet.

Enter 1 contest, 2 contests, or all 3 contests and let your story fly! Browse the site for contest details, submission deadlines, past winners, testimonials, and most importantly, info on how to enter.

Note: We do not impose a limit on the year of publication for entries. So enter now and give your book renewed attention and appreciation by the industry professionals and readers alike.

 

2023 STORY MONSTERS APPROVED AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

  • Story Monsters Approved! Grand Prize Winner

    BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER

    A Galon of Water

    by Aiden Lee

  • Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner

  • Story Monster Approved! $100 DRAWING WINNER

    $100 DRAWING WINNER

    Kodi’s Adventures: How I Learned to Defeat the Time Snatcher

    By Mindy Hudon MS CCC-SLP, illustrated by Barbara Szepesi Szucs

SEE ALL WINNERS
 

Testimonials

“These awards have helped give my books more credibility. It helps me in my marketing efforts when I can say that kids in a certain age range loved my book. Kids and parents are more inclined to purchase my books when others have enjoyed them.”

— Kathryn Andries, author of The Dream Doctor and The Big Desire

 

2023 ROYAL DRAGONFLY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

  • Story Monsters Approved! Grand Prize Winner

    GRAND PRIZE WINNER

    A Magical Adventure of Courage, Resilience and Multicultural Friendship

    by Cintia Alfonso Fior

  • Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner

  • Story Monster Approved! $100 DRAWING WINNER

    $100 DRAWING WINNER

    Twelve year old Logan is a quiet, big-hearted middle school kid who just wants to fit in.

    by Rich Grogan

SEE ALL WINNERS
 

Testimonials

“My book was awarded first place in Family Matters category of the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards. Winning the award gave my book exposure which resulted in an increase in sales, and gave me motivation to keep writing.”

— Sherry Ellis, author of That Mama Is a Grouch

 

2023 PURPLE DRAGONFLY AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

  • GRAND PRIZE WINNER

    Pebbles and the Biggest Number

    by Joey Benun,
    illustrated by Laura Watson

  • Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner

  • $100 DRAWING WINNER

    Edgar Allan Know and
    His Big Busy Brain
    by Rahni Varieur-Davies

SEE ALL WINNERS

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Testimonials

I have entered two books in The Purple Dragonfly Awards, The Royal Dragonfly Awards, and now the Story Monster Approved Awards in a total of 14 different categories. One can imagine, as new children's book author, entering any competition was quite daunting, but Cristy and Linda made it easy. They were an absolute delight to deal with. They were incredibly patient, understanding, and helpful in guiding me through the process every time I entered each book. They took the "scary" out of the process and made it fun . . . like working with a couple of my friends. Kudos, ladies, you are quite a pair!!!

— Suzan R