FAQs.
What is The People’s Book Prize?
The People’s Book Prize is the new literary
competition that is judged by the nation and
open to all UK publishing companies. Patrons
include Dame Beryl Bainbridge
and The Publishers
Association
Why was The People’s Book Prize
created?
Its aim is to discover
new writing talent, to give budding authors
a better chance of being published and read,
more exposure to published authors and to
provide the British public with a wider
choice of new titles.
How are the books chosen?
Every three months publishers are asked to
enter one title in each of the three
categories, fiction, non-fiction and
children’s books for the Summer, Autumn,
Winter and Spring Collections.
Can I submit my book?
Only registered publishers can submit
Titles.
How many collections of books in a
year?
4 from 1 June 2010 to 31
May 2011
- Summer
collection from 1 June till 31 August 2010
- Autumn
collection from 1 September till 30 November
2010
- Winter
Collection from 1 December 2010 till 28
February 2011
- Spring
collection from 1 March 2011 till 31 May
2011
How does it work?
This
website lists three-months’ chosen titles,
registers people’s votes, monitors which
books are winning the public’s votes and
links to the different websites.
NINE finalists x collection totalling 36
finalists in all for TPBP 2010/2011 will go
forward to be voted by the public and emerge
as the 3 overall winners of TPBP at the
Awards Ceremony that will take place on July
2011.
Once you have registered on line...
Voting for the New collection:
To vote for the new collection:
Summer - June/July/August (finishes
31st Aug 2010)
- Click on the category of your choice:
fiction, non-fiction, children’s
- Browse each quarterly selection Summer,
Autumn, Winter and Spring
- You can vote for three different books in
each category during each period
One book from fiction, one from
non-fiction and one from children's (3 in a
season - Summer etc) You cannot vote for the
same book twice - it will be rejected
Do you provide POS?
Yes. The quarterly collection is
accompanied by free point of sale material.
If you wish to download TPBP A4 poster.
Click here
Who chooses the winners?
Members of
the public will vote for their favourite
books on this website or at their local
library. There will be no other judges
involved in the selection of winners.
How many times can I vote for a book?
For the quarterly collections: You can
vote for three different books in each
category but you cannot vote for the same
book twice - it will be rejected
Why is The People’s Book Prize unique?
This is a project in which EVERYBODY can get
involved, and where all gain something.
Join and help spread the word so The
People’s Book Prize becomes the No. 1 Book
competition in Britain!