We help authors pursue book awards and then learn how to reach their #1 author goal . . . Shortly after, we notice their lives change in big, important ways – and we'd love to do the same for you.
- Are you looking for a way to get noticed and rise above the legions of other authors writing books in your industry, genre or niche?
- Want to learn how book awards can bring the recognition you deserve and desire?
- Uncertain how and where to access the right awards possibilities for you, your book and your goals (and how to avoid the wrong ones)?
- Curious whether there are awards your book published years ago could win?
- Wondering which of the 10,000+ awards given annually to apply for – where to even start?
- Thinking your best option is having a fully customized strategy and plan for your perfect-fit awards options before you begin applying?
- Worried the application process might be too challenging to complete on your own?
- Clueless how to make the most of winning an award and get a real, tangible return on your book and awards investments?
If you answered “yes” to any of these, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got you covered on all these fronts . . . and more!
Why Work With Us
Our Fully Customized Service for Pursuing Book Awards Gives You the Very Best Chance of Winning. We Identify Your Quality, Perfect-Fit Awards, Help Create Your Application Strategy + Plan and Help You Leverage Any Wins
Book awards can bring you and your book the recognition and prestige they deserve. Awards are given to fiction and nonfiction books published recently as well as years ago, whether by a publisher or the author. And it’s never too early to learn about them because that knowledge will keep you motivated to create the best book possible – and might even affect your production and marketing plans.
To compare them to something you know about, they provide all the benefits of bestsellers (plus additional benes) and bring much more prestige because they are so much rarer, with not even 100,000 award winners alive today compared to many millions of bestsellers. In addition, awards reflect the opinion of multiple industry-expert judges about the permanent, inherent quality of your book as an outstanding vehicle for communicating your message, info or an experience, whereas bestseller status is a measure of the often-fleeting success of your marketing plan. They are measures of completely different things, and thousands of savvy authors pursue both. We liken them to salt and pepper – VERY different from each other and VERY GOOD together.
One of the most consequential factors in winning awards is how you research, rank and decide the right ones to apply for among the 10,000+ given annually (and the 12,000+ that could be given each year if enough award-worthy books were submitted for consideration). We’ve eliminated that tedious manual author research by evaluating each of the 12,000+ on 15 factors, so we can quickly and reliably identify the right ones for you, your book and your goals by using a much larger, more accurate universe of awards than other researchers work with.
In addition to revolutionizing the awards research process, we’ve completely redefined the industry’s standards for what’s considered essential when pursuing awards. When we began helping authors find the right awards 2 decades ago, awards pursuit services were all fundamentally inadequate – they only identified awards options and provided application support. We’ve corrected their shortfall in helping authors create results by adding 3 more essentials for every award-seeking author: a focus on their #1 author goal, action planning to reach that goal which makes the most of their book and any awards they win plus our help getting discovered by the many audiences who specifically seek award winners to invite into their world (audiences who non-winners often have no access to). Our expert insights, advice and industry-defining, end-to-end comprehensive service will guide and support you throughout your entire multi-month (or year-long or multi-year) process of pursuing awards.
With Our Decades-Long Industry Track Record, We Provide Game-Changing Awards Insights and Expertise You Won’t Find Elsewhere
As a past McGraw-Hill top executive, a former book awards judge, an expert about how to grow a business with a book as well as how to become an admired industry leader through leveraging a book’s expertise, with 20+ years tracking the right quality book awards for authors to apply for, I’ve won a remarkable 75% of the awards I pursued for some of the 42 nonfiction books I’ve written to build my businesses. My proven awards research, planning and application system can also identify your right awards to apply for of the 10,000+ we’ve vetted in our database. And I’ll show you my favorite proven strategies for achieving your most important author goal, which any awards wins will supercharge.
Testimonials
Hena Husain
Carol is incredible! She’s a powerhouse, and the way she thinks and talks things through is at another level. I leave feeling empowered but also with actions in mind. And clarity. I genuinely feel grateful to know her. If you have the opportunity to work with her, do so.
Joseph T. Wengler
After hiring Carol, I quickly realized I had chosen the right person for the job. Her accessibility, flexibility and thoroughness made it obvious I was working with someone who was truly invested in my work. Clearly, mine wasn’t just another project to complete in order to generate an invoice. On the contrary, Carol very genuinely listened to my ideas and hesitations throughout our entire working relationship. Her collaborative approach and her professionalism were commendable and reassuring. I was very pleased with her competence and assistance. I recommend Carol without reservation.
Nikhil Vaish
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Carol both personally and professionally, and her dedication to helping others succeed is truly inspiring. Her deep knowledge of the publishing industry, coupled with her keen business acumen, makes her an invaluable resource for anyone looking to monetize their expertise. Carol’s tireless work ethic and passion for helping others achieve their goals are evident in everything she does. For those seeking to build a thriving business, Carol’s expertise and mentorship are undoubtedly a valuable investment.
Donna Schoenfeld
Carol’s thoroughness and attention to detail was extraordinary. Additionally, I very much appreciated her comments and rationale for the ideas she suggested. I highly recommend her.
Kim Freitag
Working with Carol was a joy. She is knowledgeable and highly detailed. Her suggestions greatly improved my ideas, and I highly recommend her.
Sharon Wade
I was so impressed with Carol’s professionalism and attention to detail. She did an amazing job, and I feel really blessed to have found her. I wholeheartedly recommend her; Carol really knows her stuff and does a top-notch job.
Shirley Liu
I’ve participated in a few of your webinars. Your warmth, deep knowledge and succinct teaching style are wonderful!
Helen Fernald
I love the way you teach! I have taught for 50 years, and it is easy for me to recognize a good teacher — that is you! You were SO organized, and I knew exactly what you were talking about as you moved through the topics.
Julie Unite
I am so lucky I found you to help me with all this!
Our Values
- People first
- Helping experts build exceptional businesses, brands and/or legacies that change everything for them and the people they serve
- Making mission-critical information (that’s not otherwise easily available) accessible and actionable
- Indisputable excellence (delivering the best information, insights, systems and services of their kind in the world)
- Partnership (teach, mentor, enable, support, encourage and inspire world-changers to achieve their goals and bring their dreams to life)
- Integrity (we say what we mean, mean what we say and do what we say)
- Unrelenting dedication to proactive generosity, creating life-changing results and supporting clients and all our stakeholders in building the life and business of their dreams
- Mindsets of abundance, optimism and gratitude