PURPLE AWARDS

Early Bird Deadline: March 1, 2023 • Final Deadline: May 2, 2023

Contest winners will be notified during the last week of June for each year’s contest.

AWARDS

 

Awards for the Purple Dragonfly Book Award contest are presented only to entries earning the appropriate amount of judge’s points for First Place, Second Place, and Honorable Mention. There may be multiple winners in each category. However, to be eligible to win an award, a book must earn a minimum score of 60 out of 80 judge’s points, even if it is the ONLY entry in a category. Not every book will win an award.

All Winners:

Each winning book is listed on the Story Monsters Book Awards website and receives a digital personalized certificate and award seal. Printed award seals and other book award merchandise may be purchased for an additional fee.

First Place:

All first-place book contest winners of all categories will be eligible to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one (1) of three (3) $100 cash prizes.

Grand Prize:

One book contest winner will be chosen from all entries to receive the grand prize. The grand prize winner receives a $500 cash prize, 100 Grand Prize award seals, a feature on the Story Monsters Book Awards home page, and a one-hour marketing consulting session with Linda F. Radke.

 
 

Testimonials

“I really wanted to thank you for giving me the courage to promote my book since I entered the book award contest … I am so grateful that I entered into the Purple Dragonfly Book Contest! This has really help me tremendously. I have made it to #1 on Amazon's Bestseller List! I just can't believe it! …”

— Dr. P Shiroma, award-winning author of
Super Duper Big Heart: An Adoption Love Story