Guidelines

Everything you need to know.

The Axiom Business Book Awards recognize the best business titles from independent and traditional publishers, authors, and illustrators. This page offers vital information regarding eligibility, the judging process, and how to submit your work. Find detailed submission guidelines, entry fees, deadlines, and all the essential information you need to navigate the awards process below.

Enter Online
Enter By Mail

WHO MAY ENTER

Authors and publishers throughout North America and overseas publishers who publish English-language business books may enter. eBooks may be entered in all categories to be judged alongside print books.

ELIGIBILITY

Books that are published with a 2023-2025 copyright. While the contest is for published books, an ISBN is not required. eBooks are eligible in our the Digital Media category and can also be entered in regular subject categories, where they will be judged alongside print books.

HOW TO ENTER

There are two ways to enter the awards:

1. Online: Enter and pay by credit card at here.

2. By Mail: Print and fill out the entry form, then send it with your payment by check.

DEADLINE

All online entries must be posted online by January 27, 2025, and all mail-in entries must be postmarked by January 27, 2025. We will confirm your entry via e-mail. There is a ten-day grace period for books to arrive after the entry deadline, and judging begins on February 10, 2025.

SUBMISSION & FEES

You may submit a title in multiple categories, but an entry fee is required for each category entered. Please send one copy of the title for each category.

Mail submissions to:

Axiom Awards
Jenkins Group
1129 Woodmere Ave - Suite B
Traverse City, MI 49686

Entry Deadlines:

  • Early-Bird Deadline 1: August 16, 2024 - $79 per entry

  • Early-Bird Deadline 2: September 20, 2024 - $89 per entry

  • Final Deadline: January 27, 2025 - $99 per entry

Once you submit your entry, we'll confirm it via email and keep you updated with judging progress and results announcements. So, be sure to provide a valid email address and add info@axiomawards.com to your contacts.

WHAT TO SEND

Include your online registration receipt or completed entry form and check (in U.S. funds) with your books, unless they are shipped directly from a distributor.

Submission Requirements:

  • Submit one copy of the title per category entered

  • eBook files (PDF only please) can be uploaded after entry or sent as a gift from your distributor to info@axiomawards.com with your order number in the subject line.

  • Audiobooks must be entered as a gift from your platform of choice (please do not send files). Entries and gifts can be sent to info@axiomawards.com with your order number in the subject line.

All books submitted become the property of Jenkins Group and will eventually be donated to local libraries or charities. eBook files will be deleted after judging and announcement of results.

Judges will only see the book itself, so please don’t send any press kits, reviews, bookmarks, etc.

JUDGING PROCESS

Judging will be based on content, originality, design, and production quality, with an emphasis on innovation and creativity. Our judging panel includes experts from the fields of business, finance, reviewing, and book selling. Three to five medalists per category will be named on March 13, 2025.

AWARDS & PRESENTATION

Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded in each category. Each winning book receives a medal, a personalized certificate, and 20 sample seals. Additional award seals are available for medalists in rolls of 250 and 1,000. High-resolution versions of the medalist artwork are also available for purchase for book covers and promotional materials. Preview merchandise here.

AWARD CEREMONY

All medalists are invited to join the awards ceremony that will be held virtually on April 10, 2025.   

When I wrote The Waymakers, it was for every leader who wants to lead all people well. I see equitable and inclusive leadership as the future of leadership in general, not as some special version of it. That’s why I was so excited to learn that The Waymakers won the 2023 GOLD medal for best business book in the Leadership category by Axiom Business Book Awards. Honored. Humbled. Grateful.
 

Tara Jaye Frank

Author and 2023 Gold Medalist

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