The Emma Awards: #1 Multicultural Literary Award

Let’s bring more stories of multicultural characters onto the shelves of readers. With more diversity comes inclusion, acceptance, and understanding for one another resulting in more books with an array of well-written multicultural perspectives.

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The Emma Awards: The #1 Multicultural Literary Award promoting diversity in literature for writers and readers.

WHAT’S AN EMMA AWARD

The Emma Awards, the #1 multicultural literary award for excellence, promotes relatable multicultural stories and also helps bring more stories of diversity onto the shelves of reader’s. With more diversity comes inclusion, acceptance, understanding, and patience for one another and further limits characters written from stereotype perspectives. The Emma Awards accepts romance and women’s fiction books. There are two levels of Emma Awards: The Readers’ Choice Awards and the Judged Awards categories.

EMMA AWARD GUIDELINES:

ENTRY FEE
ELIGIBILITY
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
JUDGING CRITERIA
CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

Are you an aspiring author? – CLICK HERE

JUDGED CATEGORY AWARD (JC): JC – Emma Awards are submitted by authors and/or reading enthusiasts wishing to sponsor their favorite author at the allotted submission fee. Authors who submit their book for review are judged for literary excellence. WINNER’S will receive the coveted crystal book award for literary excellence and have the opportunity to be featured in Emma Award promotion videos and marketing materials throughout the year.

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READER’S CHOICE AWARDS (RC): The RC Emma Awards are given to the author who receives the most public nominations. It is voted on by both readers and authors. The Reader’s Choice Awards (RC) allows anyone to cast their nomination for their favorite author. There is no entry fee required. WINNER’S will receive a certificate of achievement from the Emma Award committee.

**READER’S CHOICE AWARD CATEGORIES*:**

Author of the Year
Hero of the Year
Heroine of the Year

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The Emma Awards has also opened up what is known as THE SPIRIT AWARD. The Spirit Award is voted on by authors and it recognizes the person or group who unselfishly talks about, promotes, and supports an array of multicultural authors, characters, and stories of romance and/or women’s fiction.

SUBMISSIONS OPEN December 15, 2020 – DEADLINE: April 3, 2021
Accepting submissions of romance and/or women’s fiction books published between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. ~ VIEW ELIGIBILITY (No re-released, re-covered or renamed titles will be eligible.)

AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:

- READER’S CHOICE: Readers nominate an author. Winners receive a Reader’s Choice Certificate of Recognition.
- JUDGED CATEGORY: Authors submit their books for judging. Winners receive the coveted Crystal Emma Award.
- SPIRIT AWARD: Voted on by Authors. Person or Group receives Certificate of Recognition.
- ASPIRING AUTHORS, visit the Aspiring Author Contest – Click Here.
2020 DRAWINGS TO WIN
Nominate an author or enter your book for a chance to win. Readers submitting into the READER’S CHOICE will be entered into a chance drawing for Amazon Gift Cards. Authors submitting into the JUDGED CATEGORY will be entered for a chance to win a Free 3 month advertising gift. – GET DETAILS – CLICK HERE (*Winners announced Sunday, August 8, 2021. DEADLINE to submit an author is April 3, 2021.)

Are You A Reader? – Submit your READER’S CHOICE.

We want your nomination in the READERS CHOICE CATEGORY! Cast your nomination now for your favorite author, hero, or heroin. Books must have at least one multicultural protagonist (hero or heroine) character. We know you read a lot and have a good handle on the authors who are telling the best multicultural stories out there, so nominate either your favorite author or book for a Reader’s Choice Certificate of Recognition today! DEADLINE: April 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (CST) / The most voting credits win so share with your “booklover” friends and followers (Both readers and authors may vote.)

Click Here – READERS CHOICE RECOGNITION AWARD – Nominate your favorite author – FREE

Are You An Author? Submit for JUDGED CATEGORY.

The JUDGED CATEGORY – EMMA AWARDS are taking submissions. Are you a talented author writing books that include at least one multicultural protagonist (hero or heroine)? Are you a reader wanting to sponsor an authors submission? Then we want to hear about it. Authors who are writing multicultural perspectives will have a chance to be awarded the coveted crystal book Emma Award for literary excellence. ~ DEADLINE: April 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (CST)

REMINDER: Accepting submissions of romance and/or women’s fiction books published between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. ~ VIEW ELIGIBILITY (No re-released, re-covered or renamed titles will be eligible.)

EMMA AWARD SUBMISSION - JUDGED CATEGORIES

Are you an Author submitting your own book or a Reader wishing to sponsor an Author? *
I am an author.I am a reader sponsoring an author.I am an editor, agent, or publishing industry professional.
If sponsoring an author or if you're a publishing industry professional, what is the authors name that you're submitting?
Company Name (If applicable)

CONTACT INFO:

Your First Name: *
Your Last Name: *
Date of Submission: *
Authors Pen Name? If applicable
Your Email *I understand that my email will be added to the RSJ mailing list.
Phone *I understand my phone # will be added to RSJ text alerts which I can turn off at any time.
Address
Street AddressApt, Suite, Bldg. (optional)CityState / Province / RegionPostal / Zip CodeCountry

BOOK SUBMISSION:

INSTRUCTIONS: You may submit more than one book. Each submission must be submitted separately. A submission fee of $60 will be required for each chosen category.
What genre does your book fall into? *
(Check all that apply)Commercial (Women's Fiction)ContemporaryEroticHistoricalInspirationsl/SpirituslInterracialNovellaParanormal/DIFI/FantacyMystery/SuspenseRomanic ComedySweet and CleanYoung AdultOther....
If Other, please explain . . .
Book Title: *
Original Release Date of Book: *
I am submitting this book into the following category: *
NOTE: All entries will automatically be entered into the Book of the Year & Best Cover categories as well.Contemporary RomanceCommercial Fiction with Romantic ElementsErotic RomanceHistorical RomanceInspirational / Spiritual RomanceInterracial RomanceNovella RomanceParanormal / Science Fiction RomanceRomantic ComedeySuspense RomanceSweet / Clean RomanceYoung Adult Romance
I'd like to be considered for the Debut Author of the Year.
Yes, this is my first novel.No, this is not my first novel. I understand that I do not qualify for the Debut Author of the Year category.
I will be gifting five(5) Kindle editions or donating the cost for the Emma committee to purchase: *
Would you prefer to gift the cost of five(5) Kindle book editions rather than upload the book file?YES, I'll be gifting the cost to purchase Kindle versions of my book with my entry fee.NO, I plan to uploaded a copy of the book in e-book readable format (epub, mobi, or pdf).
Author Profile: Which demographic best describes author?
(This information is for demographic marketing purposes only. Selected judges are not privy to this content.)Non-Hispanic White or Euro-AmericanBlack, Afro-Caribbean, or African AmericanLatino or Hispanic AmericanEast Asian or Asian AmericanSouth Asian or Indian AmericanMiddle Eastern or Arab AmericanNative American or Alaskan NativeOther . . .
If Other, please explain . . .
Which demographic does the Hero and Heroine fall within? *
Non-Hispanic White or Euro-AmericanBlack, Afro-Caribbean, or African AmericanLatino or Hispanic AmericanEast Asian or Asian AmericanSouth Asian or Indian AmericanMiddle Eastern or Arab AmericanNative American or Alaskan NativeOther . . .
If Other, please explain . . .
How did you hear about the Emma Awards? *
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INSTRUCTIONS: Your Next Step . . . Upon submitting this form, you will be directed to pay the entry fee, upload novel(s), and cover to our emma awards department. (Questions, email: emmaawards@rsjconvention.com)

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Spirit Award: Nominated by Authors?

The Spirit Award is voted on by authors. Do you know a person or group who unselfishly talks about, promotes, and supports an array of multicultural authors, characters, and stories of romance and/or women’s fiction? Nominate them for a Spirit Award. DEADLINE: April 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (CST) / The most voting credits win so share with your author colleagues. SPIRIT AWARD: Authors nominate. Winners receive a recognition Emma Certificate.

SPIRIT AWARD – Nominate Now! – NO FEE

HISTORY OF THE EMMA AWARDS - HOW IT ALL STARTED.

Named after Emma Rodgers, the co-founder of the Romance Slam Jam (“RSJ”) annual book lovers event, the Emma Awards are the premier awards for multicultural authors of romance featuring black and multicultural protagonists. The awards ceremony takes place annually during the RSJ Convention and honors the great works of the talented new and seasoned authors that we love. Tickets for the ceremony are included with the cost of a full RSJ Convention registration. Individual tickets may also be bought for the ceremony separately.

The impetus to create the Emma Awards sprang from remarks by the RSJ 2000 guest speaker, well-known historical romance author Beverly Jenkins. The following year in 2001, we held the first Emma Awards ceremony. Fittingly, Ms. Emma Rodgers presented the first award. That first Emma went to Deirdre Savoy for Favorite New Author.

As always, we need your assistance in choosing who the next Emma Award honorees will be. This year as you are reading, if a particular heroine really grabs you, take note. Perhaps you’d like to nominate the heroine (and novel) for the Favorite Heroine category. Same goes for the other categories. Read for pleasure, but don’t forget to make your opinion count. We suggest creating a “Read List” where you list your reads for the year and jot down a few notes for each novel.

EMMA AWARDS ELIGIBILITY

ELIGIBILITY

The Emma Awards are open to authors who have written a novel or novella that includes at least one multicultural protagonist that was published for the first time between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. Entries may be submitted by authors, readers, editors, agents, and publishing industry professionals.

Submissions for the 2021 awards will be accepted from December 15, 2020 through April 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (CST). Both traditionally published and self-published books are eligible.

Eligible books submitted for consideration of a 2021 Emma Award must:

Meet the first publication requirement: a work CANNOT be a re-publication, re-covered, and/or re-named novel or novella; nor may the work have been entered in any previous Emma Award contest year.
The book being entered must have a copyright date or an original publication date between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 and be an English language edition. If the novel is part of a sequel or series, the book/installment nominated must meet the publication release date identified above.
Be an original romance novel or novella with a central love story (or an original commercial fiction novel with elements of romance) and have a resolution of the conflict that is emotionally satisfying, optimistic and/or a “happy ever after” ending.
Be written by an author who is at least eighteen years of age by the nomination deadline and book must feature at least one protagonist (hero or heroine) who is, for example, black, Latino, multicultural, etc. (including biracial and multiracial characters).
Judged book submissions must be accompanied by the required Entry Submission Fees*.

Any book that does not meet the eligibility requirements for authorship, publication date, and/or category will be disqualified.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The Emma Awards accepts submissions from authors, readers, editors, agents, and publishing industry professionals into the reader’s choice awards and the judged awards categories.

The submissions and/or nominations must contain a central love story, one or more conflicts that are resolved in the story, and the romance must have an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending (the “happy ever after”). With the exception of Erotic Romance, novels in each category may have varying or any level of sensuality (see Category Descriptions below).

Authors may submit their own book for both the reader’s choice awards and the judged awards categories. The reader’s choice awards are decided by popular vote and continue to be open to nominations at no cost. Should a reader wish to submit an author and/or book into the judged awards categories, readers will be subject to the same entry fee* and will serve as the authors sponsor. – View how Emma Award submissions fees help RSJ continue their mission to help promote authors of diversity.
Authors wishing to enter their book into the Judged Categories must have a Judged Category Submission Form on file. All fields are to be completed in order to confirm the book’s eligibility.
Once you have completed the online Judged Category Submission Form, pay your entry fee and upload your book submission file for judging by April 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (CST). Authors who were sponsored by a reader will be notified for accepts or declines of book submissions.
Books must be submitted in e-book readable format (epub, mobi, or pdf), complete with copyright page, and authorized by the publisher. For self-published books, the author will be known as the publisher.
If individuals are unable to provide a free electronic version of an entered work (as specified above), they may provide five copies of their entered work in a format readable on a Kindle by gifting five Kindle editions or by donating the cost to purchase the requisite five Kindle editions. Email: emmaawards@rsjconvention.com
Cover art for the submitted entry is to be uploaded also for possible marketing opportunities. (Suggested Cover Art should be at least but not smaller than 900px x 1350px). If you are unable to supply a large size cover, upload the largest cover you have and our graphics team will confirm if use in our Emma Award marketing is possible. Note: Covers must be at least 500 x 750 to be considered for any Emma Award Video Promo.
Each submission into a judged awards category is $60. Entries must be paid at time of submission; checks will not be accepted. Please note that entry fees are not refundable. Any submission received without payment will be disqualified.

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*Entry Fees: The entry fee for the Judged Category Emma Awards is currently $60. Entries must be paid at time of submission; checks will not be accepted. Please note that entry fees are not refundable. View how Emma Award submissions fees help RSJ continue their mission to help promote authors of diversity.

READER'S CHOICE - EMMA AWARD RECOGNITION NOMINATIONS

NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE BOOK OR AUTHOR

Now accepting nominations for books published between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.
No re-released, re-covered or renamed titles will be eligible.

READERS CHOICE: Readers nominate an author. Winners receive a Reader’s Choice Certificate of Recognition from the Emma Awards committee. (Authors interested in receiving a Crystal Emma Award, must submit into JUDGED CATEGORIES, not the Reader’s Choice.)

SUBMITTERS NAME & INFORMATION - Your Nomination Counts!

Your First Name: *
Your Last Name: *
Date of Submission: *
Email *I understand I am giving my permission to be added to the RSJ newsletter.
Have you attended RSJ before?
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START YOUR NOMINATION ~ There are 3 questions and you are not required to fill out all fields.

REMINDER: Eligible books include MULTICULTURAL ROMANCE or WOMEN'S FICTION books published between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. No re-released, re-covered or renamed titles will be eligible.
Instructions: The following categories are open for Reader Voting. The authors with the most nominations will win a certificate of recognition for that category.

1. Author of the Year

Author of the Year 1st Choice - Insert Author Name
Author of the Year 2nd Choice - Insert Author Name

2. Favorite Heroine - rmust be multicultural (Insert Author, Book Title, and Character's Name)

Favorite Heroine 1st Choice - Insert Author Name
Favorite Heroine 2nd Choice - Insert Author Name
Favorite Heroine 1st Choice - Insert Book Title
Favorite Heroine 2nd Choice - Insert Book Title
Favorite Heroine 1st Choice - Character's Name
Favorite Heroine 2nd Choice - Character's Name

3. Favorite Hero - must be multicultural - (Insert Author, Book Title, and Character's Name)

Favorite Hero 1st Choice - Insert Author Name
Favorite Hero 2nd Choice - Insert Author Name
Favorite Hero 1st Choice - Insert Book Title
Favorite Hero 2nd Choice - Insert Book Title
Favorite Hero 1st Choice - Character's Name
Favorite Hero 2nd Choice - Character's Name

How did you hear about the Readers Choice Emma Awards?

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SPIRIT AWARD - Voted on by authors

VOTE FOR THE PERSON OR GROUP THAT YOU FEEL DOES A
GREAT JOB OF UNSELFISHLY PROMOTING MULTICULTURAL BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

SPIRIT AWARD: Authors nominate. Winners receive a recognition Emma Certificate.

THIS SECTION IS VOTED ON BY AUTHORS ONLY

All published authors (both traditionally published and self-published) may participate in the Spirit Award process.
Your First Name: *
Date of Submission: *
Your Last Name: *
Email *I understand I am giving my permission to be added to the RSJ newsletter.
Phone I understand my phone # will be added to RSJ text alerts.
I am a published author who is either a past RSJ attendee or has participated in the Emma Awards: *
YesNo
Do you have an alternate email that may have been used during your RSJ participation?
My author website is . . . (insert url using http:// or https://) *
My author name and/or pen name is . . .

THE SPIRIT AWARD: This award recognizes the person or group who unselfishly talks about, promotes, and supports an array of multicultural authors, characters, and stories of romance and/or women’s fiction? Vote Now!

NOTE: Publishers, authors, marketing or street teams, pay for review individuals/groups, personal assistants of authors, and such are not eligible for consideration.

Spirit Award 1st Choice Name
Spirit Award 2nd Choice Name
Email contact of your 1st Choice
Email contact of your 2nd Choice
Insert 1st Choice web address, if any. (insert url using http://)
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EMMA AWARDS - WHY IS THERE AN ENTRY FEE?

YOUR SUPPORT HELPS KEEP THE EMMA AWARDS ALIVE
TO PROMOTE MORE MULTICULTURAL BOOKS.

Over the years, RSJ has annually opened the Emma Awards for both authors and readers to nominate a deserving author at no entry fee. As a not-for-profit event, we have counted on the generosity of the publishing community as well as conference attendees and supporters to help RSJ spotlight deserving multicultural authors. With the growth of the RSJ platform, the Emma Awards must grow to become a self-sustaining enterprise. Accordingly, we have joined the other judged awards in the industry and instituted an entry fee.

All judged award submissions require a sixty dollar ($60) entry fee per category. Individuals may submit appropriate entries for more than one category. Entrants may be asked to judge a category in which they are not entered. Click Here to submit your entry fee. A submission form must be on file.

If you would like to support the Emma Awards by sponsoring the cost of one or more of our beautiful engraved crystal book awards, please DONATE and SUPPORT the RSJ Emma Awards today using the link below. The amount of donations are open to your generosity. Those donating will be known as “Emma Angels.” Donors of $500 or more will be known as “Emma Platinum Angels” for their valued support of multicultural books. Your support will help subsidize entries for those authors who continually support and give back to the RSJ book lovers community. CLICK HERE TO DONATE

EMMA AWARDS - Entry Fee Waiver

Do you meet the requirements for an entry fee waiver?

EMMA AWARDS - ENTRY FEE WAIVER REQUESTS

NOTE: Entry Fee Waivers As we continue to transition to the new Emma Award system, if you are an active RSJ community attendee having previously attended two annual conferences (2016 and 2017) and/or are a current-year RSJ Convention (2018) registrant, you may submit for an Entry Fee Waiver. Authors may submit multiple titles, but only one title will be eligible for an Entry Fee Waiver.
Date of Submission: *
Full Name: *
Email *I understand I am giving my permission to be added to the RSJ newsletter.
Phone I understand my phone # will be added to RSJ text alerts.
I am a published author who is either registered for RSJ 2018 or has attended Romance Slam Jam in 2016 and/or 2017: *
(Select all that apply)Yes, I attend in 2016.Yes, I attend in 2017.Yes, I am currently registered for RSJ 2018.No, I am currently registered for RSJ 2018 and I did not attend in 2016 or 2017.
Do you have an alternate email that may have been used when registering for RSJ?
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JUDGING CRITERIA

JUDGING CRITERIA

READER’S CHOICE AWARDS
Readers’ Choice Awards (RCA) are not judged but are instead voted on by both readers and authors, the Reader’s choice awards are awarded to the author who receives the most public nominations.

JUDGED CATEGORY AWARDS
Judged Category Awards will be judged by a select group of industry professionals along with a limited number of approved advisory judges of readers and/or authors.

The Judges must

have a passion for romance and women’s fiction featuring black and multicultural protagonists;
be knowledgeable of the formula for romance literature;
be fair and objective in evaluating, judging, and reading finalist books;
be knowledgeable of the genres and subgenres they are judging;
be willing to read e-book versions of their assigned books or acquire their own print editions.

Judges will randomly be given submissions. The names of judges for the various award categories will not be made public to ensure the integrity and credibility of the award process. The criteria for judging each category will be distributed to the applicable selected judges.

Judges may not judge any category in which the work of a family member is a finalist and must complete a judges qualifying form when requested. The potential judges will be notified if they are approved and will be sent the category that they will be judging, with the appropriate form for scoring, upon commencement of the judging period.

Entered authors are eligible to serve as contest judges, but they cannot judge any category in which one of their works are entered.

I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AS A JUDGE! Email your contact information to emmaawards@rsjconvention.com with the subject, Judge, and tell us why your feedback would be a great addition to the Judges panel.

CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

The awarded categories listed below are divided into four areas: (1) reader selection, (2) judged by selected judges, and (3) author selection. Categories marked with an asterisk are new for this award year. Categories with fewer than 3 finalists will not be judged.

READER’S CHOICE AWARDS INCLUDE: (Novels that are nominated by the public with the most votes receiving a symbol of achievement by the Emma Award committee.)

Hero of the Year
Favorite hero in a romance novel or novella.

Heroine of the Year
Favorite heroine in a romance novel or novella.

Author of the Year
Favorite author of a romance novel or novella across all categories.

JUDGED BOOK AWARDS INCLUDE: (Novels that are reviewed for the quality of the story based on the guidelines identified on the scoring sheet provided to each judge. Winners receive the coveted crystal book Emma Award.)

Contemporary Romance
Novels which are set in the modern era (generally from 1975 to the present) and focus primarily on the romantic relationship between the hero and heroine without elements of other subgenres. For example, contemporary romances which contain paranormal or religious elements would be entered in the applicable category, either Paranormal Romance or Inspirational/Spiritual Romance. The heat level of these novels may range from sweet up to steamy.

Commercial Fiction with Romantic Elements
Novels in which themes other than romance are central to the plot even though a love story (with an optimistic and emotionally satisfying ending) is still present and an integral part of the storyline. For example, this category would include Women’s Fiction novels and other mainstream fiction that does not fit neatly into any other romance category because of their genre-specific content, but whose storyline would lack cohesion upon removal of the central romance.

Debut Author of the Year
Favorite new author (an author – or authors in the case of a writing team – who, prior to the award year, has not had any other novel or novella previously commercially available in any format, whether traditionally or independently published, under any writing name).

Erotic Romance
Novels in which strong, sexual interaction is a frequent and integral part of the love story and is often described using explicit language and may include lifestyles such as BDSM. In these stories, the intense sexual relationship could not be removed without damaging the storyline and hindering the growth and development of the hero and heroine’s relationship. These novels may contain elements of other romance subgenres (such as paranormal, historical, etc.).

Historical Romance
Novels which are set in a time prior to the modern era (generally before 1975).

Inspirational / Spiritual Romance
Novels which contain religious or spiritual beliefs (of any culture or denomination) as a core part of the love story, character growth, and relationship development of the hero and heroine.

Interracial Romance
Novels in which the main love interest of the black heroine or hero is of another race.

Novella Romance
Stories which would qualify for any other award category but which are only between 20,000 and 40,000 words (whether published as a stand-alone book or as part of an anthology).

Paranormal / Science Fiction Romance
Novels in which paranormal, supernatural, fantasy or science fiction elements are an integral part of the storyline.

Suspense Romance
Novels in which the plot centers around a suspense, mystery, or thriller storyline.

Sweet / Clean Romance
Novels in which emotional intimacy is emphasized without sex, but religion or spirituality is NOT a key element of the story. The storyline may contain sexual tension (think G- to PG-rated heat levels), but contain no explicit sexual details (other than occasional kissing), no sexual scenes, and no offensive language or profanity.

Young Adult Romance
Novels in which young adult life (tweens and teens) is an integral part of the character development and conflict of the plot. The main characters are generally age 15-19 years or younger. Sexual content in these novels must be appropriate for readers of the same age level as the primary characters and must not contain any on the page illegal sexual activity (including any consensual sex that would be classified as statutory rape).

AUTOMATIC ENTRY INCLUDE:
Each submission into the judged categories is automatically entered into the below categories for review.

Book Cover of the Year
Favorite book cover. (This award is given to the cover artist.)

Book of the Year
Favorite romance novel across all categories.

AUTHOR’S CHOICE AWARD INCLUDE:

Spirit Award
This award recognizes the person or group who unselfishly talks about, promotes, and supports multicultural authors of romance and/or women’s fiction by:

Introducing readers to multicultural romance and/or women’s fiction authors;
Supports multicultural romance and/or women’s fiction authors at events such as book signings, reader events, or conferences;
Blogs, writes reviews, and encourages others to read books by multicultural romance and/or women’s fiction authors;
Participates in multicultural romance book and/or women’s fiction discussions; and
Encourages others to participate and attend clubs, events, conferences, and discussions geared towards multicultural authors of romance and/or women’s fiction.

NOTE: Publishers, marketing or street teams, pay for review individuals/groups, personal assistants of authors, and any other individuals, who receive direct compensation* or payment for their promotion efforts are not eligible for consideration. *Direct Compensation for the purposes of the Spirit Award includes direct payment from authors, or publishers in lieu of marketing and or promotional review items.

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The Emma Awards: #1 Multicultural Literary Award

The Emma Awards: #1 Multicultural Literary Award

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WHAT’S AN EMMA AWARD

JUDGED BOOK AWARD CATEGORIES:

READER’S CHOICE AWARD CATEGORIES*:

AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:

Are You A Reader? – Submit your READER’S CHOICE.

Are You An Author? Submit for JUDGED CATEGORY.

EMMA AWARD SUBMISSION - JUDGED CATEGORIES

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BOOK SUBMISSION:

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