RWG & A Plus  Book Contest

Have Your Book Published!

The Rockford Writers' Guild and A Plus Printing sponsor an annual book contest as a special benefit limited to Guild members in good standing. Contestants receive discounts on book production, ISBN numbers and bar codes.

To qualify, books must be published by A Plus Printing no later than December 1. Then, a panel of anonymous judges will select one of those entries for the grand prize. The prize value is determined by the number of entries.

•  All genres of original literary arts and illustrations are eligible.
• Consistent with RWG's editorial rules, libelous, pornographic, or supremacist material will be disqualified from this contest. Reprints of author's previously published work are permitted if appropriate copyright credit is given to the original publishers.
• A non-refundable deposit consisting of one-half of the estimated production cost must accompany contest entries. In return, A Plus Printing will produce a proof copy for authors to approve.

Upon approval, authors must remit the second half of the production costs with their accepted proof. Then the presses will roll and contestants will get quality books at rock bottom prices – plus additional benefits including marketing support.

For editorial support, marketing, questions and comments, please contact the editor.

For production options and costs, please check  A+ Quotation Sheet.(Right Click and "Save As.")

For more details on production and price, you may also contact Rich Hein at (815) 968-8181, or at aplusrockford@sbcglobal.net

2012 Contest Winner:

Zak and the Mystery Girl--A Young Adult Adventure/Fantasy by Candace Murrow

Candace Murrow (Olympia, WA) won the $250 grand prize in the 2012 RWG Press Contest with her book Zak and the Mystery Girl.

2011 Contest Winner:

The Cabbage Hunter--Stories and Poems by Jim Swierzynski

Jim Swierzynski (Reeseville, WI) won the $250 grand prize in the 2010 RWG Press Contest with his book The Cabbage Hunter--Stories and Poems.

2010 Contest Winner:

The Day Mel Quit Dreaming and Other Stories, by Candace Murrow

Candace Murrow (Olympia, WA) won the $250 grand prize in the 2010 RWG Press Contest with her book The Day Mel Quit Dreaming and Other Short Stories.

2009 Contest Winner:

The Disappearance of Dawn, by Jude McCanse

Jude McCanse (Rockford, IL) won the $250 grand prize in the 2009 RWG Press Contest with her first children's book The Disappearance of Dawn.