The deadline for the 2017 New Apple Self-Published eBook Awards is coming up! New Apple established these awards “to honor the creative achievements of the unsung books fighting for their place within the digital publishing world.” If submitted before June 30, 2017, any English language e-book published in the last two years and currently available for sale by an independent author or small press is eligible. This includes ebooks published through Kindle, Nook, Googleplay, and Smashwords. Click here for more information.

The deadline for the 2017 New Apple Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing is also approaching. The standard entry deadline is September 1, 2017, with a final deadline December 1, 2017. Click here for more information.