American Book Fest sponsors four separate award programs each year.
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Many authors/publishers enter one or more contests depending on their publication and marketing timeline.
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Below you will find our 2025/2026 schedule.
The 2025 American Fiction Awards™
The 8th Annual American Fiction Awards (AFA) are a specialty book awards honoring excellence in fiction.
“Independent, Digital & Self-Published Books are redefining the Publishing Industry. Now more than ever; readers, media, and the industry at large need quality reviews and book awards to let them know what to focus on. The 2025 American Fiction Awards are a virtual book festival that will award quality fiction published in the United States.” –American Book Fest Team
Welcome to the 22nd Annual "Best Book" Awards, sponsored by American Book Fest!
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"Book awards do count in marketing and in positioning as a recognized 'go-to' expert. The Best Book Awards are always on my recommended list for authors who create quality books to enter. I’ve found that the support from the Best Book Awards for winners, both on its websites and with press releases, is exceptional and far beyond what most other awards do." —Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, CEO of AuthorU.org
E-mail Submission Now Available!
Open to all 2020-2025 Published Books with an ISBN.
NEW! Legacy Categories for Books Published 2010-2019.
“The life of a book is surprisingly short, after all. You get three to six solid months to push it out the gate. After three months, your book is backlisted, and ceases to be new news. So anything that breathes fresh air into your campaign should be seen as a positive — and winning gives reason for your existing fans to rally around your book, and creates buzz that will hopefully result in new readers finding you.”
—Brooke Warner, She Writes Press
$74 per title/per category
Final Entry Deadline January 31, 2026
E-mail Submission Now Available!
Open to all 2010-2025 Published Books & E-books with an ISBN/ASIN.
