I was honored to be asked to serve as one of the judges in this Your Laugh Line Humorous Book Awards contest on yourlaughline.com, and I accepted. Before reading on, know that this is not one of my awards and is not affiliated with either of my blogs. I am just going to be one of the judges in this contest.
The contest information is located (in more detail) at https://yourlaughline.com/laugh-line-humorous-book-awards/
Details of the contest:
The contest has two components. One is a Reader’s Choice Award. Readers can log onto https://yourlaughline.com/vote and enter the author and book of their choice. The author who receives the most reader votes will win $250 and an assortment of promotional help from Your Laugh Line.
The other component is an adjudicated contest for books submitted by authors and/or their publishers. The form is available at https://yourlaughline.com/laugh-line-humorous-book-awards. The cost to enter the competition is $20 per book. Those books will be judged by a panel of expert book reviewers. The winning author will receive $500, plus an assortment of promotional help from Your Laugh Line.
Authors can enter the competition between February 1st and April 30th.
Reader’s Choice voting runs from February 2nd to August 15th. Books making it past the first round will be announced on July 1, second round list on August 1, and the final winner on September 1.
Honorable mentions will be made for category-specific books.
Author or reader – come and help us find last year’s funniest book!
About Your Laugh Line Your Laugh Line was created to help funny authors find an audience who appreciates funny books. Knowing the power of laughter to help alleviate stress, to provide the necessary mental distraction to give the brain a break, and to make people feel silly, Your Laugh Line is committed to making the world a better place through humorous books.
If you are a reader or author who is interested in a submission, follow their guidelines and criteria.