ネクストジェネレーション・インディー・ブック・アワード
ねくすと じぇねれーしょん いんでぃー ぶっく あわーず
独立系作家・独立出版社の優れた独立出版物を表彰する国際的な文学賞プログラム（全70部門）。
Independent/Indie publishingSelf-published booksSmall pressUniversity pressE-book publishersFictionNonfictionChildren'sPoetry80+ categories (various genres)
- 創設年
- 2007
- 主催
- Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group（主催）; Allen O'Shea Literary Agency（共同創設者/スポンサー）
- カテゴリー
- 児童文学・童話・絵本
- 選考方式
- 公募
- 受賞対象
- 不問
- 開催頻度
- 年1回
- 発表時期
- 5月頃
- 賞のステータス
- 活動中
説明
Next Generation Indie Book Awards（ネクストジェネレーション・インディー・ブック・アワード）は2007年に設立された、セルフパブリッシャーや小規模出版社、大学出版、電子書籍出版社などの独立系出版物を70のカテゴリーで表彰する国際的な文学賞プログラムです。Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group が主催し、Allen O'Shea Literary Agency の共同創設者らと協働して運営されています。審査員はリテラリーエージェント、編集者、出版幹部、書評家、ライティング教師、作家など出版業界の専門家で構成されます。受賞者およびファイナリストには賞金（$100～$1,500）やメダルが授与され、グランドプライズ受賞者にはトロフィーが贈られ、各部門の上位作品はエージェントによるレビュー対象となることがあります。受賞発表は毎年BookExpo Americaの会期中に行われ、受賞者は同イベントで表彰されます。
賞品
- 主賞品
- Cash prizes ($100–$1,500) and medals for winners and finalists; trophy for grand prize winners; top books may be reviewed by literary agents for possible representation.
- 賞金
- 1,500 USD
- Medals for winners and finalists
- Trophy for grand prize winners
- Top books reviewed by literary agents for possible representation
- Winners and finalists honored at a reception during BookExpo America
- Listing in BookExpo America catalog and on official site
選考情報
選考プロセス
| 段階 | 審査員 | 通過率 | 発表 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission | Submissions accepted from indie authors and independent publishers (see official site for entry details). | — | Entries are received and checked for eligibility; submission details published on the official site. |
| Preliminary judging | Panels of publishing professionals including literary agents, editors, publishing executives, book reviewers, writing teachers, and authors. | — | Finalists are selected for each category. |
| Final judging | Senior panels of industry professionals and panel chairs review finalists to determine winners. | — | Winners selected for each category. |
| Announcement & ceremony | — | Winners are announced during BookExpo America; winners and finalists are honored at a reception and results are published in the BookExpo catalog and on the official website. |
Submission
審査員
Submissions accepted from indie authors and independent publishers (see official site for entry details).
発表
Entries are received and checked for eligibility; submission details published on the official site.
Preliminary judging
審査員
Panels of publishing professionals including literary agents, editors, publishing executives, book reviewers, writing teachers, and authors.
発表
Finalists are selected for each category.
Final judging
審査員
Senior panels of industry professionals and panel chairs review finalists to determine winners.
発表
Winners selected for each category.
Announcement & ceremony
審査員
発表
Winners are announced during BookExpo America; winners and finalists are honored at a reception and results are published in the BookExpo catalog and on the official website.
選考基準
- Quality of writing and storytelling
- Originality and creativity
- Editing and production quality
- Overall presentation (cover, layout, design)
- Suitability for chosen category and market potential
- Status as independently published/eligible publisher type
応募のヒント
推奨
- 公式サイトの募集要項とカテゴリ一覧を事前に確認する
- 適切なカテゴリを選び、作品のジャンルに合致させる
- 編集や校正を徹底し、本文とメタデータを整える（題名、略歴、あらすじ等）
- 表紙や組版などの制作品質を高める
- 応募書類・ファイル形式・要件を公式サイトに従って準備する
注意
- 編集されていない未完成の原稿を提出する
- カテゴリを誤って申請する（ジャンルミスマッチ）
- 募集要項や締切を無視する
- 提出フォーマットや要件を満たさない
審査員から
- 執筆の質（ストーリーテリング、構成、文章表現）を最優先に磨くこと
- プロフェッショナルな編集と校正が評価に大きく影響する
- カバーデザインやレイアウトなどの制作面も審査対象になる
- カテゴリ選定は結果に直結するので慎重に
関連の賞
- Indie Book Awards (Australia) — different awards to avoid confusion
- BookExpo America — event where winners are announced (exposure opportunity)
- Self Published Book Awards (related listing/reference)
公式情報
https://www.indiebookawards.com/過去の受賞者
Mark Mustian
受賞
Boy With Wings
Gentle Hugs
Told Ya! Stories
The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration
Cherokee History and the Spirit Family
It’s Not (All) Your Fault: Self-Help and the Individualization of Oppression
Rae Bridgman
受賞
Good Night, Good Night, Victoria Beach
Country of Under
Jared Acuña
次点
All Battles End at Sunset
Crossing Borders: The Search For Dignity in Palestine
Beyond the Border: A Korean’s Journey Between the North and South
Unrestricted: How I Stepped Off the Tightrope, Learned to Say No, and Silenced Anorexia
Rick Steber
受賞
Out Killing Indians
Rhona Weaver
次点
A Sacred Duty: An FBI Yellowstone Adventure
The Tea Drinker’s Guide to Adventure
Gifts and Grace
The Accidental Reef and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes
Dear White Woman, Please Come Home: Hand Me Your Bias, and I’ll Show You Our Connection
The ForestGirls, with the World Always
My Stories Have No Endings
Threads West Series, Books 1-4
The Naked Truth About Breast Cancer
Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair
Sneaker Law: All You Need to Know About the Sneaker Business
Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life
April White
次点
Death's Door
Seeing Ceremony: A Novel with Recipes
Anonymous Is a Woman: A Global Chronicle of Gender Inequality
New Zealand Karst - A voyage across limestone landscapes into the subterranean realm of caves
Let's Talk About It - The Art, the Artists and the Racial Justice Movement on Madison's State Street
Lucky-Child: The Secret
Eve of Snows
Marlon McDoogle's Magical Night
QT Luong
受賞
Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks
The Chimpanzee Chronicles: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope from Behind the Bars
Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family
Laura Hunter
受賞
Beloved Mother
Robert Gryn
次点
Two Skies Before Night
H.D. Hunter
次点
Torment: A Novella
The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times
The Stephen Decatur House: A History
Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change
The Other Side of Freedom
Stones
Rage
Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process
Noname The Feral Cat!
Sage Grouse, Icon of the West
Fireflies in the Night
Know the Mother
The Coney Island Hot Dog Heist
Lost Wax: Essays
Blair House: The President's Guest House
Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act: Environmental Litigation and the Crippling Battle over America's Lands, Endangered Species, and Critical Habitats
Immurement
Dave Riese
次点
Echo from Mount Royal
The Boat Man
David Noyes
受賞
The Photographing Tourist: A Storyteller's Guide to Travel and Photography
Sharing Nature: Nature Awareness Activities for All Ages
Stories of Music
Topeka, ma'shuge
The Magdalene Mystery
CB Anderson
次点
River Talk
Kerry Howley
受賞
Thrown
The Sky and Earth Touched Me
The Wild Horse Dilemma: Conflicts and Controversies of the Atlantic Coast Herds
A True Novel
The Translator
Ron MacLean
次点
Headlong
The Boy Who Lived With Ghosts: A Memoir
Explosion Green
The Imagine Project: Stories of Courage, Hope and Love
Sara Warner
受賞
Still Waters
Duff Brenna
次点
Minnesota Memoirs
The Gemini Agenda
John Renesch
受賞
The Great Growing Up
The Scoop on Breasts: A Plastic Surgeon Busts the Myths
Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story
The Parsifal Pursuit
A Little Leg Work
Walter's Muse
Jan Thrope
受賞
Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and Hope
Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute
Strategy for Good: Business Giving Strategies for the 21st Century
James Hitt
受賞
Carny: A Novel in Stories
The DeValera Deception
I Can Only Give You Everything
Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth
Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire
Serve to Lead: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System
Keith Remer
受賞
The Hiding Place of Thunder
Shaken Allegiances
K.L. Brady
次点
The Bum Magnet
Mary Collins
受賞
American Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary Culture
Phlogs: Journey to the Heart of the Human Predicament
Ophelia's Oracle: Discovering the Healthy, Happy, Self-Aware, and Confident Girl in the Mirror
BUFFALOed
Hunter: A Novel
The Misadventures of Oliver Booth: Life in the Lap of Luxury
Nightshift NYC
Great Peacemakers
Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering
Zublinka Among Women
The Pale Surface of Things
Moondance
Keren Taylor
受賞
Lines of Velocity: Words that Move from WriteGirl
Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and Business
Who's Behind the Fairy Doors?