The High Plains Book Awards committee, in affiliation with the Parmly Billings Library, announces it is accepting nominations for Best Book Award and Best First Book Award to be presented at the High Plains BookFest scheduled for October 19-20, in Billings, Mont. Nominated books must have been published in 2006 and written by a regional author or writing team and/or be a literary work which examines and reflects life on the High Plains. The High Plains region includes Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and the Canadian provinces: Alberta , Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Nominated books may be fiction, non-fiction or poetry. Self-published and electronically published works will not be considered.
Nomination forms may be obtained on the High Plains Book Awards web site.
Postmark deadline is May 31.
