Friday I received a message. Out of the blue. The Adventures of Viola Stewart had been nominated in the mystery section of the 2016 Summer Indie Book Awards.
Wow! Someone nominated my book for an award. I must admit I hadn’t heard of Metamorph Publishing before, so I did an internet reckie.
Metamorph Publishing is a small indie publisher in Southeast Missouri.They boast an array of books, including speculative fiction. They have an in-house editor and cover designer. Their website has author interviews and giveaways. They are a proud member of #IndieBooksBeSeen and the Author Promo Co-op.
About the Awards:
“Nominations will be accepted from any indie or small-press author, regardless of their current published or non-published state, or what genre they write in.”
Nominations, from readers and authors, were open from January, 2016 and closed on 16th August. Voting will begin on September 1st and end on September 10th. (I’ll blog more details about the voting when they are posted or you can follow their posts on the SIBA Facebook event page.)
Some of the categories include: Anthology, Diversity, Dystopian, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Novella/Short Story, Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller and Young Adult.
I know it’s not a nomination for a big award, like a Ditmar, a Nebula, a Hugo or Aurealis Award, the Prime Minister’s Literary Award or the Man Booker Prize, but it is my first nomination. Ever. Someone has taken the time to fill out a form (with my name and book details!) and send it off for consideration. That’s a big thing. I have no idea who you are (or if there was more than one of you) but let me just say this: I appreciate it.
Whether I win the category or remain a nominee, the point is you enjoyed Viola’s adventures enough to nominate. And I want to thank you publicly.
To the wonderful reader who nominated me: Thank you.