SDBA sponsoring KidsWrite at San Diego Writers Festival
San Diego Book Awards will be sponsoring the KidsWrite Contest, in addition to two tables at the San Diego Writers Festival in April. We are proud to support San Diego writers at ANY age!
SDBA sponsoring tables at San Diego Writers Festival
San Diego Book Awards had such success at the UT Book Festival in 2018, we decided to sponsor two tables at the San Diego Writers Festival on April 13th at the San Diego Central Library. We’ll be on the...
SDBA on KPBS
San Diego novelist Chet Cunningham had written more than 300 published books. He started the San Diego Book Awards 24 years ago… READ MORE HERE. Here is a link to the transcript, for better accessibility.
Matchbook Story Contest!
The San Diego Public Library is now accepting entries for their 2nd annual Matchbook Short Story Contest. Contest closes at midnight on November 1st— the winner will be announced on December 15th. For further info, please click here.
Submission Window 2018
The 23rd annual SDBA submission period for published entries will run January 1, 2018, thru January 31, 2018. Can't wait to read your submissions!
Author/Author Interview with Tiffany Vakilian pt 2
San Diego Book Awards President, Tiffany Vakilian discusses how book award programs are judged. She also walks through the registration process and looks back on former award ceremonies. Tiffany is an author, editor, social media maven, and singer.
Author/Author Interview with Tiffany Vakilian pt 1
San Diego Book Awards President, Tiffany Vakilian discusses how book award programs are judged. She also walks through the registration process and looks back on former award ceremonies. Tiffany is an author, editor, social media maven, and singer.
SDBA at the San Diego Book Festival!
The San Diego Book Awards was at the second annual San Diego Book Festival this past August 25th. The festival, sponsored by the San Diego Union Tribune and held at Liberty Station, drew thousands of book lovers. At the...
SDBA interviews author Karri Thompson
In 2015, the San Diego Book Awards gave the Best YA (Young Adult) Published Novel award to Karri Thompson for her novel, Mirror X, which enjoyed tremendous success. Mirror X was the first novel in the Van Winkle Trilogy,...
SD Public Library Short Story Contest Winners Read
SD Public Library Short Story Contest Winners: Live Readings & Performance When: Friday, May 25 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm Where: Central Library / Neil Morgan Auditorium 330 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101 Cost: FREE Join Write Out Loud and...