The nominations are open to all readers (not just bloggers), provided they do not make their income through the sales of books. That means authors, publishers, and publicists are not eligible - hence, the concept of an 'independant' literary award. Nominations can be made in the following categories:
Biography/Memoir
GLBTQ
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Speculative Fiction
The only rule is that the book must have a 2011 release date. Each reader can nominate up to 5 books in each genre. The books with the most nominations will make the 'Long List' so don't worry if your favourites have already been nominated - that's a good thing!
If you are a blogger, please consider helping to promote the awards by posting about program, posting your nominations, adding a badge to your blog, or doing whatever you can to get the word out.
I'm a Voting Member this year for the Speculative Fiction category, which means I won't be nominating (just reading the Long List!), but I can share with you a few reads that caught my eye so far this year:
- 11/22/63: A Novel
by Stephen King
- A Dance with Dragons
by George R.R. Martin
- Absolute Midnight
by Clive Barker
- After the Golden Age
by Carrie Vaughn
- Blood Rights
by Kristen Painter
- Eona
by Alison Goodman
- Fezariu's Epiphany
by David M. Brown
- Heaven's Shadow
by David S. Goyer
- Huntress
by Malinda Lo
- Legacy of Kings: Book Three of the Magister Trilogy
by C.S. Friedman
- Micro: A Novel
by Michael Crichton & Richard Preston
- Miserere: An Autumn Tale
by Teresa Frohock
- Phoenix Rising
by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris
- Robopocalypse
by Daniel Wilson
- Saints Astray
by Jacqueline Carey
- The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson
- The Butterfly and the Flame
by Dana De Young
- The Crippled God
by Steven Erikson
- The Diviner
by Melanie Rawn
- The Enterprise of Death
by Jesse Bullington
- The Five
by Robert McCammon
- The Fly-By-Nights
by Brian Lumley
- The Omen Machine
by Terry Goodkind
- The Traitor's Daughter
by Paula Brandon
- The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
- Triptych
by J.M. Frey
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