1 MAY 2025: Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award has returned for the ninth year to the UK, with entries now open to authors who self-publish their story via Kindle Direct Publishing.
The Kindle Storyteller Award is a literary award celebrating the best of self-published storytelling, championing independent writers across any genre, both new and established, with the winner receiving a £20,000 prize fund.
Previous winners have included Stateside by JD Kirk and King Of War by Peter Gibbons. Since winning the award in 2024, JD Kirk has gone on to write his first psychological thriller, which is due to be released later this year.
The competition is open to authors aged 18 or over writing in English in any genre, who publish their work through Kindle Direct Publishing between 1st May and 31st August.
Readers play a pivotal role in helping to choose the initial shortlist of stories with bestseller rankings and reader reviews taken into account. A panel of esteemed judges, including top figures from the world of publishing and Amazon Books, and JD Kirk, the prize’s 2024 Winner, will judge the shortlisted titles to decide who should be crowned this year’s winner. A range of factors including plot, originality, creativity of content, and the quality and style of writing are taken into consideration. The winner will be announced in November.
Jen Barrett, UK KDP Manager: “Last year’s Kindle Storyteller Award saw some brilliant entries spanning multiple genres, and writing from debut authors to those more established who have penned multiple series. Being able to champion authors at different stages of their careers is always a highlight, and it’s exciting to see the wide variety of stories entered for the award. We are looking forward to seeing what 2025 has to offer.”
The Kindle Storyteller Award is open for entries until 31st August. All titles must be enrolled in Kindle Direct Publishing Select while they are in the competition. For further information, visit amazon.co.uk/Storyteller
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About Kindle Storyteller Award
First launched in 2016, the Kindle Storyteller Award celebrates great indie storytelling. The contest is open to submissions of new books in the English language, published using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) between 1 May and 31 August. Titles must be previously unpublished, be made available in both eBook and Print formats (with a minimum of 24 pages in print), and they must be enrolled in KDP Select while they are in the running for the competition. All genres are eligible. Readers can access all titles entered into the prize in print or on the Kindle eReader or on the free Kindle app for iOS, Android and Fire devices. Print copies will also be available to buy on the Amazon.co.uk store. The winner will be announced in autumn this year. For full entry requirements, and terms and conditions, visit amazon.co.uk/Storyteller
About Kindle Direct Publishing
KDP is a fast, free and easy way for authors to publish their books in print and digital to a global audience and receive up to 70 per cent royalties on their work. Hundreds of thousands of authors use KDP to sell their books around the world and thousands of them earn more than $50,000, with more than a thousand passing $100,000 in royalties. Authors who made their books available through Kindle Unlimited earned their share of a fund worth more than $668,400,000 over the last 12 months.
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