Book Lovers Con 2026
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Deadline Extended + Receive 20% OFF Your Entry Fees!*
Welcome, Book Lovers Con attendees! We’re excited to celebrate your work and are extending the 2026 IPPY Book Awards deadline exclusively for you until 3/30/26.
Plus, use code BLC26 to enjoy 20% off your total entry fees. That’s right, any category and any number of entries are all 20% off. Don’t miss your chance to enter and save before the deadline passes.
How to redeem:
Submit your entry or multiple entries on our online entry page.
Enter code BLC26 at checkout to receive 20% off your entire total
*This Book Lovers Con promotion is valid only for new entries submitted to the IPPY Book Awards between March 26, 2026, and March 30, 2026. To qualify, participants must submit their book and use the promo code BLC26 at checkout to receive 20% off their entry. This offer cannot be applied retroactively, combined with other promotions, or transferred to future submissions. All submissions must meet the eligibility requirements and contest rules outlined on the IPPY Book Awards website. Jenkins Group, Inc. reserves the right to modify or terminate this promotion at any time.
Benefits
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Increased Visibility
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Increased Credibility
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Legacy Building
MEDALIST
Explore award-winning titles and join us in recognizing the authors, editors, publishers, illustrators, and photographers who have made a lasting impact with their inspiring work. These creators push the boundaries of storytelling and design, leaving a lasting legacy in publishing.
GUIDELINES
With entries open to books published from 2024-2026, submissions are judged on quality, originality, and design. Winners are awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals and enjoy year-long recognition and promotion. Keep reading for more details on eligibility, fees, and deadlines.
CATEGORIES
With over 100 categories, the IPPY Awards honor excellence in general, regional, and eBook publishing. Authors and publishers can enter works in genres like fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoirs, and specialty areas such as children's books, cookbooks, and graphic novels.
Winning the silver award last year (Useppa, a Passage in Time, 2007) improved our ability to market the book in a multitude of ways. It gave us credentials that we used in our public relations and marketing; it made a real difference in our ability to get book signings and presentation opportunities; it enabled us to get radio and TV interviews; and often people selected to purchase the book because of the silver award medallion sticker. We actually had a couple of people return the book because their book did not have the medallion sticker. It also made the author and the artist feel appreciated and honored, and gave us a reason to celebrate their success!
Chris Ludwig
Passages Press




