Comments from Authors/Publishers
258 Comments from Authors/Publishers
I worked hard on my debut 'The Sheriff's Catch' and its sequels for over ten years, prior to securing publication with UK award-winning publisher Unbound. After reaching this exciting milestone I was resolved to identify reputable literary awards which I could enter. 'I carried out a lot of research on the internet and spoke to a few published authors before adding The Wishing Shelf Book Awards (WSA) to my shortlist. I must say that WSA founder Edward Trayer aka Billy Bob Buttons does a very effective job of coordinating the reviews of novels which are submitted to this award. WSA also provides very fair and helpful feedback to authors who are named finalists, thereby enabling them to confirm their strengths.'
'I’m so glad I entered The Wishing Shelf Award. The process was different to other competitions and felt like it was geared towards the advancement of the author, rather than the organiser’s own agenda. The feedback I received was both positive and constructive and Billy Bob was extremely helpful in answering my queries. I would recommend this competition to any self-published author who is seeking genuine feedback for their work.'
'This is how a book awards program should be done. Not only was it well run and well organized, it actually provided helpful, thoughtful and constructive feedback to me as an author. The group of judges (my intended readers) clearly read the book, and their intelligent insights reflected this fact. This particular awards program is truly for authors, and it helped me become a better storyteller.'
'As a YA author with no more teenagers in the house, it is extremely helpful to receive feedback (both praise and critique) from readers in my target demographic, and encouraging to see that I seem to be on the right track. It was a bonus to share finalist honors with two sister authors from our publisher's Year of Publishing Women. As long as my publisher remains small enough, I plan to enter the awards again.
Thank you for making an awesome weekend even better!'
'This is just great!!! I so love getting some specific feedback from teens. THANK YOU for running such a great awards program and for all the time and personal attention you put in. It is very much appreciated by this author!
YES please post it everywhere you can! Absolutely!'
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