Est. 2020 · Phoenix, Arizona
Book awards for authors whose work creates impact. Your complete manuscript, read in full and measured against our published Standard of Excellence, across fifty categories.
Est. 2020 · Phoenix, Arizona
Book awards for authors whose work creates impact. Your complete manuscript, read in full and measured against our published Standard of Excellence, across fifty categories.
50Award categories
$79First category
10–12 weeksTo your result
2020–presentEligible years
Two programs
Both begin with your book, and both are assessed against the same IIBA Standard of Excellence. The difference is what happens next.
Meet the standard
Your book is read cover to cover and held to the published standard, on its own terms. Meet it and your book receives the International Impact Book Award in its category, and you become a Distinguished Author.
Win the category
The only recognition we give that belongs to one author alone. Books are held to the same standard, then the strongest in each category become finalists and are set against one another. One Author of the Year per category, read out in Hollywood each October.
The index
Every category has its own page explaining what it recognizes and what the standard looks like inside it. Authors may enter up to five.
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The standard
Every book is read in full and measured against ten published pillars. Recognition is earned by meeting the standard, not by outperforming other entrants.
Step one
The Literary Metric Assessment System is our proprietary evaluation system. It reads your complete manuscript, not a synopsis or a description, and assesses it against all ten pillars in each category you enter.
Step two
An instrument produces consistency. It does not produce judgment. Every book is then read in context by our lead reviewer against the expectations of its category, because excellence in a memoir does not look like excellence in a business book.
Step three
The book is measured against the standard and nothing else. Books that meet it receive the award and their authors become Distinguished Authors. Books that do not are never listed publicly.
The ten pillars fall into four groups: how the book is written, what it contains, what it does for the reader, and how it is finished.
Ceremonies
Oct 10, 2026Hollywood, CA
Loews Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood. The 2026 finalists have been named. Winners are read live from the stage, one per category.
Jan 30, 2027Phoenix, AZ
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. A full day of authors, readers, and books, opening the Honors weekend.
Jan 30–31, 2027Phoenix, AZ
Welcome Night on Saturday evening, then the Impact Conference and Grand Gala on Sunday.
July 2027Phoenix, AZ
Dates and venue announced in early 2027.
October 2027Hollywood, CA
Loews Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood. Entry is open now and closes February 28, 2027.
Submitting
Any author can enter their own book. Each category is assessed on its own, and you are told the result for every category you entered.
Step one
Enter one or up to five. Each is assessed independently against that category’s expectations.
Step two
Upload your complete manuscript and cover. Books published 2020 or later are eligible.
Step three
10 to 12 weeks, or 3 to 4 with expedited results, for every category you entered.
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All submission fees are final and non-refundable once your submission has been received and processed. Author of the Year is entered separately and priced separately. Compare the two programs
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