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Awards Submission Strategy

Research and planning to help you identify book awards worth considering and prepare submissions correctly.

Choosing awards worth your time.

Book awards vary widely in scope, cost, and relevance, and submission requirements can be detailed and easy to miss. Awards strategy is about finding the ones that genuinely fit your book, and preparing submissions carefully.

Phoenix can research suitable awards for your book and help you prepare a submission that meets each program's specific requirements, subject to each award's own judging process.

What we can do

  • Award Research

    Identify book awards relevant to your genre, category, and eligibility.

  • Eligibility Review

    Check submission requirements and deadlines for shortlisted awards.

  • Submission Preparation

    Prepare entry materials in the format each award requires.

  • Category Selection Guidance

    Advise on the most appropriate category or division for your book.

  • Submission Calendar

    Track deadlines across multiple awards you're considering.

For authors considering award submissions.

  • Authors unfamiliar with the awards landscape for their genre
  • Authors managing submissions to several awards at once
  • Independently published authors researching eligible awards
  • Authors short on time to track deadlines and requirements
  • Authors wanting submission materials prepared professionally

How it works

  1. Step 01

    Tell us about your book

    Share your book, stage, audience, timeline and the help you're looking for.

  2. Step 02

    We review your goals

    Our team looks at what you want to achieve and where your book is today.

  3. Step 03

    We recommend the right approach

    You get a clear recommendation, scope and custom quote — no obligation.

  4. Step 04

    We create or execute the work

    Once you approve the plan, our specialists deliver the work and keep you updated.

  5. Step 05

    We review the next steps with you

    We go through what was delivered and whether there's a sensible next stage.

Why Phoenix

We look at your book as a whole, not one task in isolation. The same team can connect awards submission strategy with the editing, publishing, marketing or media work around it, so each piece supports the next. We explain what we recommend and why, agree the scope with you before starting, and never promise sales, rankings, coverage or reviews.

Custom packages available

Built around your project.

Every author, book, audience, timeline and goal is different. Tell us what you're trying to accomplish and we'll recommend a suitable approach.

  • Your book
  • Manuscript length
  • Number of assets
  • Campaign scope
  • Timeline
  • Platforms
  • Audience
  • Geographic markets
  • Level of ongoing support
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FAQs

Does Phoenix guarantee an award win or shortlisting?

No. Award outcomes are decided entirely by each award's judges. Phoenix helps with research and preparing a submission that meets stated requirements.

Start with a conversation

Tell us about your book. We'll help you decide what you need.

Share your book, your goals and your timeline. Our team will review it and recommend the right services with a custom quote.