IPPY Awards Competitors

The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) evaluates products and services created for children, families and educators. The program is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. The organization is based in the United States and has reviewed thousands of items from more than 60 countries.

Readers' Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins, and have received the "Best Websites for Authors" and "Honoring Excellence" awards from the Association of Independent Authors. They are also fully accredited by the BBB (A+ rating), which is a rarity among Book Review and Book Award Contest companies.

The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest NOT-FOR-PROFIT book awards program for independent publishers and self-published authors. It offers 70 Categories - More than 70 Awards - with 76 monetary prizes totaling more than $10,000 in cash, including $1,500 cash prizes plus trophies for best fiction book and best non-fiction book, $750 cash prizes plus trophies for second best fiction book and non-fiction book and $500 cash prizes plus trophies for third best fiction book and non-fiction book! Each year a gala awards reception is held to honor and award the Winners and Finalists. In past years the awards reception has been held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City, the Harvard Club of New York City and in 2016 will be held at the Newberry Library in Chicago in conjunction with Book Expo America. Mission: Recognition and exposure including exposure to a leading Literary Agent (Marilyn Allen of Allen O'Shea Literary Agency) for possible representation in areas such as distribution, foreign rights, film rights, and other rights!