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The Rubery Prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers, self published authors and books published by independent presses, judged by reputable judges. Creative writing is such a key part of life for those who enjoy writing yet it is increasingly difficult to become traditionally published. Through our reputation of finding quality and outstanding books we aim to bring recognition to the works that win and heighten an author's profile.
The Rubery Prize is a well-established name in the publishing world.
The Rubery Prize is a well-established name in the publishing world.
Enter for 2026Closing date 31st March 2026. Any entries submitted after this date will be put into the 2027 award. Your entry must either be self published or published by an independent press. Authors and publishers can enter books. For an entry to be registered we will need you to submit an online entry form, send us your book and pay the entry fee. More details on all that are here. 2025 JUDGES We are excited to announce that Dr Paul McDonald will be our resident judge. As an author of poetry, fiction and academic articles we are indeed lucky to have him! So that there is some variety each year, a different judge will join him in the hunt for some of the best books out there! Guest Judge R. M. Francis Information about our 2025 judges |
Prizes 2025Book of the Year £2000 (approx 2760USD) Category winners £200 (approx 276USD) Every winner receives a glass plaque and all winners & shortlisted authors receive a write up. Entry FeeWe're often asked how much the entry fee is so we thought we'd add it to the Homepage. Entry fee costs depend on which country you are in. More information on the cost for your country can be found here. We are completely self-funded and in order for the awards to function we must charge an entry fee. Other mainstream awards work by sponsorship and charging publishers thousands of pounds once their author is shortlisted. They are again charged thousands to have a table at an awards ceremony. Charges easily run into the tens of thousands, if not more, for each book shortlisted. We know that indie authors and publishers cannot possibly afford these costs so we charge a much smaller fee for everyone. 
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