EYELANDS BOOK AWARDS 2019

Eyelands gr. & Strange Days Books are glad to announce the EYELANDS BOOK AWARDS 2019!!

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Grand prize (published books): Five-day holiday in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and publication (excerpts) online on our website.
Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
10 more prizes, one for each category of every section also win a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards
Certification document for every prize.
Final results are to be announced on December 20th 2019

Award Ceremony: May, 2020
Place: Athens, Greece

Judges: Andriana Minou (poetry, children’s books, graphic novels), Gregory Papadoyiannis (novels, novellas, historical fiction), Catherine McNamara (short stories)
Entry fee: $30 (27 euros)
Early bird submissions: $ 22 (20 euros)

WHAT’S NEW

Early Bird Submission
1/ Early bird submissions till 31 August
2/ Early bird discount till 20 October for Writers who have already submitted stories in our contests in 2018-2019 or participated in our 3 Rock Writers’ Residency Program
and for all the finalist of Eyelands Book Awards 2018!

3/ Early bird discount till 20 October for Writers who will send their book/manuscript by snail mail
All books will be placed at Three Rock’s Library

New categories
Historical Fiction / Memoir
Children’s Books / Graphic Novels

The unpublished book grand prize winner to be translated and published in Greek
Grand prize winners will be the judges for next year’s Eyelands Books Awards 2020 in their prize category

Every prize winner is entitled to a 50% discount stipendium for our 3 Rock Writers’ Residency Program 2020 under the condition that they will send a proposal about a writing project by the end of March 2020.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & DATES & DETAILS
Opening: Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Closing: Sunday, October 20, 2019 at midnight PST.
Submit your book or manuscript online $30.00 (27 euros) (or via snail mail with a $22.00 entry fee)
Multiple submissions allowed (with a separate fee for each submission). Early bird submission $ 22 (20 euros) for every additional submission
Simultaneous submissions allowed, but please notify us if full manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
Finalists for every category to be announced on November, 20, 2019
Final results are to be announced on December, 20, 2019.

Eligible submissions include: poetry, novellas, short story collections, novels, children’s books, historical fiction/memoir, graphic novels.
There are no restrictions regarding nationality
Participants must be 18 years old otherwise we need parents’ consent to accept the submission.
Manuscripts must be written in English.
There is no restriction about the form or style of writing. We prefer the pages to be numbered. Files should be uploaded as an MS Word document or PDF. Fill the entry form, copy and paste it in the body of your email.

Submit your manuscript to: eyelandsmag@gmail.com
[or] strangedaysbooks@gmail.com

or send your book by post to:

Chimarras 6, 74100, Rethymno, Crete, Greece

After the end of the contest all your books will find a place at the library of Three Rock Studio – A writers’ resort in south Crete

PRIZES & PUBLICITY

Section: Published books

Grand Prize: A five-day holiday in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and publication (excerpts) online on our website. Eyelands cover all accommodation costs for the award winner. Air tickets not included. The author must agree to participate in the EBA ceremony (which will be held in Athens at the time of his/her holidays) and the related publicity (interviews e.t.c.).

There will be five finalists for each category.

Five more prizes, one for each category also win a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards

Certification document for every prize.

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Section: Unpublished books

Grand prize: Translation in Greek and Publication from Strange Days Books.

Five more prizes, one in each category, also win a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards

There will be five finalists for each category.

Certification document for every prize.

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For each entry, submit the book, entry form, and fee (via paypal). Registration will be confirmed via email. In December, all entrants will be notified of winners. Please fill in, copy and paste the entry form in the body of your email

ENTRY FORM & PAYMENT

Pay via paypal – See the banner on this website

Click the «buy now» button. Fill the description with: EBA

Entry fee: $30 (27 euros)

Early bird submissions: $ 22 (20 euros)

* After the payment is complete, you can send the email with your manuscript as an attachment and the entry form completed, copied and pasted in the body of your email

*An email confirmation that your entry has been received will be sent within three/four days

* We do accept simultaneous submissions

* Every writer can submit more books with the early bird payment fee of $22 (or 20 euros) for every one of them

*There is no fee for the first prize winners of previous Eyelands international short story contests

*All books must have been published between September 20, 2016 and September 20, 2019.

ENTRY FORM (submit one entry form per book):

Book Title:

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Author:

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Category:

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