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SUBMIT TO THE 2027 DISCOVERY AWARDS
A great value at just $150 for your first entry!
Ready to give your book the professional edge?
EVERY AUTHOR GETS A VERDICT BLURB FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL REVIEWERS
Every author who enters a title in the 2027 IR Discovery Awards will receive a verdict, written by an IndieReader reviewer and based on their assessment after reading the complete book.
The verdict (should it be positive) is a great way to add credibility to your book as promotional copy or a blurb.
Plus, the Top Discovery Awards Prizes Include:
Book-to-Film Consideration with Acclaimed Movie Producer
Ram Bergman is one of the most accomplished producers working today, with credits that include Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and the wildly successful Knives Out franchise. The top 6 winning titles will be shared with Ram for book-to-film consideration, an exceptionally rare opportunity for indie titles to gain access to the film and television industry.
VALUE: Priceless
Your Book Reviewed by a Top New York Literary Agent
New York-based Dystel, Goderich and Bourret Literary Management (whose client list includes originally self-pubbed author Colleen Hoover) will review the top six winning Discovery Award books with an eye towards signing them for representation.
VALUE: Priceless
An Hour Consultation with a Top Book PR + Marketing Firm
Getting more attention your prize winning book is what the Discovery Awards are all about. To that end the top 2 winning books (one fiction + one non-fiction) will receive a consultation with Wildbound Literary PR.
VALUE: $499
An IndieReader Pro Review
Build more credibility for your book, get discovered, and stand out in a crowded marketplace with a full IR Review.
VALUED AT: $299
The Top 6 Winners will be featured by IngramSpark and Bookfinity
The top 6 overall winners will be featured by IngramSpark and Bookfinity in a special Behind the Book interview series, putting their stories and books directly in front of booksellers, librarians, publishers, and readers worldwide.
A $100 Reedsy Credit
Enhance your book, marketing, and more with a $100 credit to the world's best author services marketplace.
Check Out the 2026 Discovery Awards Entrants!
See the great books entered into the Awards this year (or check out your competition)!
Every book entered into the awards will be available as it is reviewed by our staff! *
*Verdicts are entered as our reviewers and judges complete them.
IT ISN’T ALL ABOUT THE TROPHY!
Stand With The Best
The IR Discovery Awards seek to find the best of the best. Every book is read by an IR Pro reviewer and judged on its own merit. Only if it receives a 4+ rating does it go on to be read by one of our judges.
Read By People Who Matter
Every year the judges for the IRDAs include publishing pros--from journalists and reviewers to editors and PR pros--who will read through the entries to determine the winners.
Get Discovered
According to the latest Bowker stats there were nearly 2.23 million books self-published in 2021. That’s a lot of company (and competition!) for any author. An IRDA win and/or a positive blurb will help set your title apart from the rest, increasing your book’s chance for discoverability.
WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT INDIEREADER DISCOVERY AWARDS
Joe Cottonwood
Author of the Discovery Award-winner 99 Jobs
“I’d like to say THANK YOU and give a big (virtual) bear hug to you and IndieReader for selecting 99 JOBS for the Discovery Award, for the 9 Summer Reads, and now thanks to the award I’ve got a starred review from Kirkus!”
Jack Mayer
Author of the Discovery Award-winning Life in a Jar and Before the Court of Heaven
“My first Indie book, Life In a Jar received a 5-star IndieReader Review and won the 2012 IndieReader Discovery Award for Biography. My book also garnered 8 other book awards, but the only sticker I apply to book covers is the IndieReader Discovery Award, knowing that it represents and supports the very highest ideals of the indie publishing community.”
The Cost
FIRST CATEGORY
$150
EACH ADDITIONAL CATEGORY
$50