A guest blog post from author Thomas Amo. His book Forever ME is nominated for the Best YA title in the 2013 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards.

A guest post from Readers’ Choice Author of the Year Viktor James Night

I recently completed my second year judging for the Ben Franklin Awards. I enjoy volunteering as a judge because it gives me an opportunity to get a broader view of what is happening in the publishing community, particularly with indie/small press books. I wanted to share a few thoughts about entering contests in general based on my experiences as a judge, as I think they may be useful for authors who are may want to enter contests in the future.

Eight of the winners from the efestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards have put together this special deal for readers. Sharing the good news.

Congratulations to the finalists for the first eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards! Voting is now open! Winners for each category will be selected by popular vote. You must be registered at http://www.efestivalofwords.com to vote. One vote per account. Please note, the festival site does track IP addresses. Multiple votes from the same IP address using different accounts will be deleted.

A micro-interview with author and award nominee Cat Kalen that proves Sith and Werewolves can get along just fine.

The eFestival of Words Virtual Book Fair announces the nominees for the first Best of the Independent eBook Awards. The complete list of nominees can be found at www.efestivalofwords.com. The eFestival of Words, scheduled for August 17-19, 2012, is the first virtual book fair designed specifically to highlight the best of the independent digital publishing [...]