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Book Launch Award

About the Award

The 2013 SCBWI Book Launch Award provides two annual awards of $2000 each for an author or illustrator to use for marketing a book scheduled for release during 2014.

The money can be used for any kind of promotional purpose that will increase sales and visibility of the book, such as launch events, speaking engagements, book tours, curriculum materials, advertising, book trailers, website development, or community events. With this award authors and illustrators can now take their marketing strategy into their own hands, something that is becoming increasingly important due to the ever-shrinking availability of marketing dollars in most publisher's budgets. 

Deadline

Applications must be postmarked later than June 1st and received by July 1st 2013.

Eligibility

The 2013 Book Launch Grant is available to PAL and full members of the SCBWI for a book with a publication date during the 2014 calendar year.

Award Amounts

Two grants of $2,000 will be awarded annually.

Use of Award Money 
Money from the grant may be used to promote your book including (but not limited to):
  • Launch events
  • Speaking engagements and book tours
  • Curriculum materials
  • Advertising, posters, postcards
  • Book trailers
  • Website development
  • Book donations to local schools and libraries
Judging Criteria

Grants will be awarded based on:
  • Strong marketing and implementation plan
  • Demonstrated need (e.g. your publishing house is not dedicating a lot of marketing money for your book)
  • Quality and professionalism of your book 
Requirements for Recipients

Grant money must be used within one year of publication of your book. All recipients must send the following to the SCBWI by December 31st 2014:
  1. Documentation of use of grant money.
  2. A 250-word article appropriate for publication in the SCBWI Bulletin about your marketing experience.

Application

Click here to download the 2013 Book Launch Award application and guidelines

Mail applications to:

Book Launch Award
8271 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Read about how the past winners used their grant money to promote their books:

Hilary Graham for Reunited

Sherry Shahan for Ice Island
 
Questions

Questions may be directed to the Book Launch Award Coordinator Chelsea Confalone by email at booklaunch@scbwi.org.

Click here for the 2012 Winners