The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award is regarded as one of the highest honors in independent publishing.
- An award program exclusively recognizing independently published books and audiobooks.
- 57 categories including fiction, nonfiction, children, design, new voices, and first time publishers. You can enter in multiple categories.
- Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in Coronado Island, California (just outside of San Diego) on Friday, May 5, 2023.
- Enter anytime under two deadlines: September 30 (mostly for books published Jan-Sept 2022) and December 15 (mostly for books published Oct-Dec 2022).
- The awards are unique in that entrants receive constructive feedback on their submissions, with the actual judging forms returned to all publishers.