UPPAA Professional Development series continues with industry expert Carol Abrahamson on “Essentials of Book Awards Pursuits: Everything You Need To Know Before You Begin Applying”.
Join us for this free online seminar on October 15, 2026 at 7:00PM Eastern / 6:00PM Central. Contact us to get the Zoom link.
In this info-packed masterclass for newcomers and seasoned pros in the awards world alike, you will learn
- The dozen benefits awards bring their winners
- 10 things those benefits translate into for authors
- Book awards compared to bestsellers
- The lay of the land of awards and awarding programs: how they work, what they include, common elements and realities, typical submission process components, the essentials to win, recent changes/changes ahead.
Carol Abrahamson
Carol Abrahamson is founder of Book Award Mastery, the only comprehensive book awards pursuit service that delivers 5 additional services beyond the awards research and submissions help the rest of the industry delivers. Also 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. She’s won a slew of quality awards for some of the 42 nonfiction books she’s written to build her businesses, consults to high-profile organizations planning their own awards programs and is writing a book about how awards led to game- and life-changing benefits for 200 authors.
