One of the things that makes a book stand out is receiving awards. Competition is fierce, especially in the award programs that are the most prestigious. So when I woke up to an email declaring United Vidden the winner of the Science Fiction category in the Independent Author’s Awards by Literary Global I was over-the-moon happy.
The Literary Global awards stand out as the most inclusive international literary competition worldwide. Unpublished manuscripts, micro presses, small presses, academic presses, self-published books, indies from any size publishers, large presses, and even the big 5 are all welcome to enter the LGBAs! By entering a single category, the book or manuscript becomes eligible not only for a category prize but also for the prestigious title of “Book of the Year.”
Now, this is not the first award that United Vidden has won. My debut novel has won a couple silver medals, several five-star reviews from professional reviewers, and an endorsement from the Dr. Who official franchise site. But this is the first time it is the number one winner in its category.
The timing could not be better. War Rising will be releasing this fall. My team and I will be putting together a publicity campaign around the many wins United Vidden has had as a buzz builder for the follow up novel.
Mostly though, this just makes me happy.