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Eligibility / format:
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UK‑based but international; open to English‑language writers worldwide.
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Separate Book Award for any published books, “mainstream or independently self‑published”, in fiction and non‑fiction, all genres.
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Also has a Writing Award (unpublished ms), Screenplay Award, etc.
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How it works:
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Privately run company; you create an account and pay per entry (they allow multiple entries / categories).
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Books can have been published at any time, so you don’t have a recent‑pubs restriction.
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No feedback is included unless you pay extra for “reader feedback” as an add‑on.
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Upsides:
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They do read all entries according to their rules, and winners are chosen by a judging panel of agents/publishing people.
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There is some promotional value (announcement, social proof badge, some industry‑facing comms).
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Caveats for your purposes:
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Fee‑driven, with multiple “extras” (feedback, promotion) you can buy, which pushes it towards a business model built on author fees, not reader attention.
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Not trade‑run or association‑run; ALLi’s “indie‑friendly awards” list doesn’t actively highlight Page Turner as a top‑tier target, and it doesn’t have the same critical reputation as, say, Rubery or Bath.
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My verdict for a UK self‑pub contemporary romance:
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“Possibly enter if you really like the look of past winners and can comfortably spare the fee,” but not in the same “must do” tier as Selfies, Rubery, Diverse Book Awards, etc.
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I’d rank it as situational rather than core, mainly because of cost vs. prestige.