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Any indieselfpublished book in any genre in 2019 or 2020 is eligible for. Established in 2016 to recognize excellence in canadian independent publishing, the whistler independent book awards offers prizes in two categories. Dea parkin, alli partner member, editorinchief at fiction feedback and secretary of the crime writers association, gives us an insight into her experience administrating and reading for. The winner gets an allexpense paid trip to richmond. In addition to six main winners top 3 fiction and 3 nonfiction titles, there is.
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