Definition of Categories for the Competition

Except for category 7, all submissions must be in the English language

1. General Fiction, including short story collections (minimum 40,000 words).
2. Young Adult Literature (for ages 12-19), including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction books (with or without illustrations).
3. Children’s Literature (through age 11), including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction books (with or without illustrations).
4. Florida Nonfiction, including Florida history, biography, autobiography, or memoir (authors need not be current Florida residents; book’s content must primarily focus on Florida).
5. Poetry (including chapbooks over twenty pages; submissions must be by a single author).
6. Popular Fiction (including mystery, fantasy, romance, horror, science fiction, westerns, and adventure).
7. Spanish Language Book (including non-fiction, novels, young adult literature, children’s literature, and poetry for all ages).
8. Book Design (books will be judged for production, quality, format and overall design of jacket, binding, or cover, and illustrated, typographic and technical text).