Dirty Rice Named as a Finalist for Book of the Year by  ForeWord Reviews

  Dirty Rice: A Season in the Evangeline League has been named by ForeWord Reviews as a finalist--out of 1,200 entries--for Book of the Year published by small independent presses in the category of General Adult Fiction. To view the finalists in this category, click here. ForeWord Reviews' press release announcing the finalists is reprinted below:

2012 Book of the Year Award Finalists Announced

March 11, 2013—ForeWord Reviews is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Book of the Year Awards. The finalists were selected from 1300 entries covering 62 categories of books from independent and academic presses. These books represent some of the best books produced by small publishing houses in 2012. For a full list of the finalists, searchable by genre, visit: https://botya.forewordreviews.com/finalists/2012/.

Over the next two months, a panel of sixty judges, librarians and booksellers only, will determine the winners. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, as well as Editor's Choice Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction, will be announced at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago, Friday, June 28th, 6pm at The Pop Top Stage. The winners of the two Editor's Choice Prizes will be awarded $1,500 each. ForeWord's Independent Publisher of the Year will also be announced.

ForeWord's Book of the Year Awards program was created to highlight the year's most distinguished books from independent publishers. The awards announcement provides an additional publicity opportunity for publishers long after a book's initial publication date. After months of perusing the list of submissions, librarians and booksellers eagerly anticipate this announcement of finalists—a valuable resource for discovering obscure titles from the world of indie publishing.

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ForeWord Reviews, a quarterly print journal dedicated to reviewing independently published books, was established in 1998 to provide booksellers, librarians, agents, and publishing professionals with reviews of the best titles from small, alternative, and academic presses. ForeWord also provides a myriad of services to publishers, including international trade representation, Book of the Year Awards, Clarion fee-for-review services, and an interactive website for the reading community.