The Singapore Book Publishers Association’s (SBPA) has announced that entries are now open for the inaugural Publishing Awards 2012 across six categories – Best Novel, Best Debut Work (any genre), Best non-fiction title, Best Cover Design, Best E-Book and Best Window Display or Retail Campaign.
The inaugural publishing awards aim to raise the profile and showcase outstanding work by the Singapore publishing industry. Awards are open to all local, regional and international publishers based in Singapore. To be eligible for the awards, entries for the five publishing category awards should be published between April 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012 and entries for the Best Window Display or Retail Campaign category should take place between September 1, 2011 and August 31, 2012.
Winners will be announced at the SBPA Gala Dinner during the Singapore Writers Festival in November 2012.
The judging panel for the award comprises leading industry players, including media and marketing professionals, academics, journalists and representatives from the IT and Multimedia industry.
Entry forms are available for download from the SBPA website
(http://www.singaporebookpublishers.sg/sbpaawards-submissions.html).
The closing date for submission is August 31, 2012.
To learn more about SBPA Publishing Awards 2012, please visit http://www.singaporebookpublishers.sg