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COMPLIMENTARY CONTESTS
When you enter your book into 3 or more categories in the primary Firebird Book Award contest, your book is automatically entered into the appropriate fiction or nonfiction contests with their own special awards.
One winner from each contest will receive:
- 30-minute Authors on Fire interview with Pat Rullo
- four different 60-second spots to air for the four weeks following your entire interview
- PLUS: Your full interview will be heard on iHeart Radio with over 80 million registered users, as well as additional online venues – Spotify, Stitcher, Spreaker, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, and many, many more (a $297 value)
- a Behind the Words Literary Conversation written interview (a $75 value)
Animals/Pets—All entry fees into this category will be used to purchase and send canned pet food to animal shelters, matching dollar for dollar—donated by Eleven Cats Radio.
NEW CATEGORIES – all current and previous winners may apply
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CATEGORIES
Action/Adventure; Addiction & Recovery; Adult Coloring Books; African American Fiction; African American Nonfiction; Aging; Alternative Medicine; Animals; Animals/Pets; Anthology; Apocalyptic Fiction; Art Book; Arts & Entertainment; Audiobook, Autobiography;
Beauty; Bilingual Dual Language; Biographical Fiction; Biography/General; Biography/Historical; Book Cover Design/Fiction; Book Cover Design/Nonfiction; Book Interior Design Fiction; Book Interior Design Nonfiction; Bullying; Business/General; Business/Entrepreneurship & Small Business; Business/Motivational;
Cancer; Career; Caregiving; Chapter Books; Children’s Book Categories; Chick-Lit; Christian Fiction; Christian Nonfiction; Cli-Fi; Coaching; Coffee Table Book; Comedy; Comics and Graphic Novels; Coming of Age; Computer; Contemporary Novel; Cookbooks/General; Cookbooks/International; Cookbooks/Regional; COVID; Cozy Mystery; Crafts-Hobbies; Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction/Hardboiled; Crime/Noir; Crime/True; Cross Genre; Current Events;
Death & Dying; Diet & Nutrition; Diversity; Divorce; Dreams/Dreaming; Dystopian; Education; Entertainment; Environment; Epic; Fantasy; Fantasy Dark; Fashion; Fiction; Finance; Fine Arts; Fitness; Flash Fiction; Foodie Romance; Friendship; Gift Books; Green; Grief; Guide Book; Health/Wellness; Healthcare; Historical Fiction; Historical Nonfiction; History/World; History/United States; Holiday; Holocaust; Home & Garden; Horror; How-to; Humor;
Illustration Adults; Illustration General; Inspiration; LGBTQ Fiction; LGBTQ Nonfiction; Leadership; Legal Thriller; Literary Fiction;
Magical Realism; Marketing & Public Relations; Marriage; Medical; Medical Thriller; Memoir; Mental Health; Men’s Health; Military Fiction; Military Nonfiction; Mind/Body/Spirit; Miscellaneous; Motivational; Movies and Television; Multicultural-Fiction; Multicultural-Non-Fiction; Music; Mystery; Mythology
Narrative Nonfiction; Nature; Neurodiversity; New Adult Fiction; New Adult Nonfiction; New Fiction (First time published); New Nonfiction (First time published); Nonfiction; Noir Fiction; Nostalgia; Novella
Paranormal; Parenting & Family; Performing Arts/Film, Theater, Dance & Music; Personal Growth; Philosophy; Photography; Plays; Picture Books All Ages; Poetry; Political; Political Thriller; Pop Culture Fiction; Pop Culture Nonfiction; Post-Apocalyptic Fiction; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Psychiatry/Psychology; Public Relations
Reference; Relationships; Religion/Fiction; Religion/Nonfiction; Romance; Romantic Comedy; Romantic Suspense; Sales & Marketing; Science; Science Fiction; Screenplay; Self Help/ General; Self Help/Motivational; Senior Topics; Series; Sexuality; Short Stories; Small Books; Social/Political Change; Social Media; Southern Fiction; Southern Noir; Spanish; Special Needs; Specialty Books; Speculative Fiction; Spiritualism; Spiritual/Spirituality; Sports; Steampunk; Summer Beach Read; Supernatural; Suspense;
Technology; Thriller; Time Travel; Travel; Urban Fantasy; Visionary Fiction; War Fiction; War Nonfiction; Weird Book Genre; Well-Being; Western Fiction; Western Nonfiction; Women’s Fiction; Women’s Issues; Women’s Health; Writing/Publishing; Young Adult Fiction; Young Adult Nonfiction; Young Author – written by under age 25; Young Author – written by teenage 13-18; Young Author – written by age 12 and under
QUIRKY CATEGORIES
Best Author Bio Award – Best Book Club Pick Award – Best Back Cover Award – Best Book Title Award – Best Book Trailer Award – Best Chapter Titles Award – Best Food Descriptions Award – Best for Provoking Philosophical Discussions Award – Best for Reading Aloud Award – Most Unusual Setting Award – Best Plot Twist Award – Best Unconventional Love Story Award – Favorite Book Title to Say Out Loud Award – Best Use of Poetry in a Novel Award – Best to Read on a Rainy Day Award – Book that Feels Like a Work of Art Award – Most Unforgettable Opening Line Award – Most Heartwarming Award – Most Likely to Inspire a Sequel Award – Most Quotable Book Award – Most Likely to Make You Cry Award – Most Misleading Title Award – Quirkiest Character Names Award – Most Unlikely Bestseller Award
Children, Juvenile, Pre-teen, Teen book Categories
Adventure – Animals/Pets – Bedtime – Best Cover Design-Fiction – Best Cover Design-Nonfiction – Bilingual – Biography – Board Book – Book Cover Design/Fiction – Book Cover Design/Nonfiction – Book Interior Design Fiction – Book Interior Design Nonfiction – Chapter Book – Children’s Literature – Christian Fiction – Christian Nonfiction – Cookbook – Cross-genre – Diversity – Dual Language – Educational – Early Readers 5-8 – Environment
Fable – Fairy Tale – Fantasy – Farm Life – Fiction – Folklore – Graphic Novel – Grief/Death – Health/Mental Health – Historical Fiction – Historical Nonfiction – Holiday – How To – Humor – Illustration – Interactive – Inspirational/Motivational – Juvenile Fiction – Juvenile Nonfiction – LGBTQ Fiction – LGBTQ Nonfiction – Multicultural – Multigenerational – Mystery – Nature – Nonfiction
Picture Books Ages 4-8 – Picture Book – Poetry – Pre-School Ages 2-4 – Pre-Teen Fiction – Pre-Teen Nonfiction – Realistic Fiction – Religious – Science Fiction – Spanish Version of these categories – Special Needs – Sports – Teen – Travel – Young Author written by teenage 13-18 – Young Author written by age 12 and under
QUIRKY CHILDREN’S BOOK CATEGORIES
CELEBRATING CONTENT
Epic Escapades Award
Books featuring exciting and daring adventures that go beyond the ordinary.Fanciful Fun Award
Books that are simply fun, full of humor, and imagination.Furry Friends Award
Books featuring animals that do extraordinary things.Monster Mash-Up Award
Books about friendly or funny monsters who are a little out of the ordinary.Mystery Mayhem Award
Books full of puzzling adventures and unexpected twists.Out-of-the-Box Adventures Award
Books where characters do things in the most unexpected and creative ways.Superheroes and Sidekicks Award
Books featuring ordinary kids with extraordinary powers or funny sidekicks who steal the show.Unlikely Friendships Award
Books about unusual pairs of characters who form the most unexpected bonds.Unlikely Heroes Award
Books where the hero is someone (or something) you least expect.Whimsical Wonders Award
Books that are filled with magic, wonder, and quirky characters.CELEBRATING ILLUSTRATIONS
Art that Pops Award
Books where the illustrations have a three-dimensional or lively feel, leaping off the page in exciting ways.Artful Adventures Award
Books where the illustrations create their own narrative, making the artwork just as essential as the words.Dazzling Details Award
Books with intricate, detailed illustrations.Epic Expressions Award
Books where the characters’ emotions are captured with exceptional expressiveness through illustrations.Illustration Innovation Award
Books with groundbreaking or unconventional illustration styles that push artistic boundaries.Picture Perfect Pizzazz Award
Books where the illustrations steal the show, full of vibrant colors, dynamic scenes, and creative compositions.Whimsical Wonders on Every Page Award
Books where every illustration feels like a magical or whimsical work of art.CELEBRATING LAYOUT
Creative Composition Award
Books where the layout cleverly enhances the narrative with thoughtful arrangements of text and illustrations.Dynamic Design Award
Books with layouts that feel energetic and full of movement, with text and illustrations that shift and change in exciting ways.Interactive Impressions Award
Books where the layout invites interaction, such as flip pages, pop-ups, or dynamic designs that engage the reader in a fun, physical way.Visual Vibes Award
Books where the layout is not only functional but also conveys the mood of the story through the use of space, color, and design.
Are we missing any categories? If so, let us know. Email pr@speakuptalkradio.com
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