(2) TRAVEL includes travel guides and travel essays
(3) LEGACY: Any independently published book that has not been entered in any prior EVVY competition AND has a publication date prior to 2008. Entry in this category is limited to one book per author.
(4) All workbooks MUST be entered in the WORKBOOK category. Each workbook may also be entered in up to 2 other categories if desired. (see Rules)
(5) Entries will be accepted in the MISCELLANEOUS category only if no other category applies and the required written justification is approved by the Awards Committee. The entry fee for disapproved entries will not be refunded.
(6) Based upoon the number of entries received, the Awards Committee may, in its sole discretion, divide the Fiction category into separate categories such as Romance, Mystery, Horror, etc.
1. The 2009 competition is open to any CIPA Regular or Associate member in good standing and who is either the publisher or author of the entered book. Affiliate and Honorary members are not eligible.
2. All submitted books must be in English and contain a minimum of 48 pages. (No minimum page requirement in CHILDREN'S category)
3. All submitted books must have an ISBN and a 2008 or 2009 publication date. (See Rule 13, LEGACY category, for exception)
4. A book may be submitted to an EVVY competition only once. Prior years' entries will be disqualified. (See Rule 15)
5. The 2009 EVVY Awards competition is open to hard or soft cover independently or self-published books only.
6. A book may be entered in a maximum of three categories. A separate entry fee (see FEES below) must be paid for each category entered.
7. CIPA reserves the right to add, eliminate or sub-divide categories based on number and types of entries received.
8. Only books attaining a minimum aggregate score of 70 will be eligible for award consideration.
9. All decisions made by the judges and/or CIPA are final.
10. CIPA is not responsible for any entry loss or damage.
11. All books submitted become the property of CIPA and will not be returned. One book will be donated to the CIPA Education and Literacy Foundation's Book Benefit Program.
12. The entry fee(s) must be paid prior to or simultaneously with entry submission. No entries will be accepted without payment of entry fee.
13. LEGACY category additional Rules: (1) entry limited to one book per AUTHOR; (2) the book was never entered in any prior EVVY Awards competition; (3) the book was published prior to 2008: (4) the entry was independently or self-published: (5) a LEGACY category entry may NOT be entered in any other category: (6) a sub-category/genre (for judging purposes) must be listed on the entry form: (7) LEGACY entries may also be entered in the Tech Awards competition.
15. Revised editions of prior EVVY entries will be accepted if the entry contains at least the following changes from the original edition: new ISBN, new cover, minimum of one third of the content in new and/or re-written.
For further information please contact the Awards Committee at awards@cipabooks.com
1. Place Awards: A First, Second and Third place may be awarded in each category subject to: 1) the category receiving at least three (3) entries; 2) each winning entry attaining a minimum aggregate score of 70; and 3) final places will be determined by the judges in their sole discretion after considering total aggregate score, ranking in category and overall quality.
2. Merit Book Awards: An entry receiving a minimum aggregate average score of 70, with at least 2 scores of 70 or higher with 1 score being 75 or higher, and receiving the recommendation of the judges but not earning a place award may, in the sole discretion of the judges, be recognized as a Merit Book.
3. All Place and Merit Book winners are eligible to apply to the CIPA Star Program.
4. Each entry will receive a copy of the judges' written comments.
5. All Place winners will receive 50 CIPA “EVVY Award WINNER” book stickers. Additional stickers will be available for purchase.
6. Each Merit Book will receive 50 “Merit Book” stickers. Additional stickers will be available for purchase.
7. Entries earning award consideration will be notified by email in advance of the final presentations at the Awards dinner on March 28, 2009. This courtesy notification is an eligibility confirmation and should not be deemed as a notification of winning.
For further information please contact:
2009 EVVY Awards Committee
Nancy Mills, Co-Chair
Herb Tabak, Co-Chair
