Submission criteria
– Submissions should be made using the Google Form links above. You can find a sample form here.
– When submitting a campaign please make sure that all contributors are members beforehand. Contributors that are not PPC members will not be eligible to submit. Please contact publisherspublicitycircle@gmail.com for membership enquiries.

Categories
– Definitions of each category and eligibility can be found on the link here.
– Campaigns can only be submitted for one category with the exception of those entered for Newcomer.
– We reserve the right to move books into an alternative category that the shortlisting panel considers more suitable.

Content notes
– This form could be read by journalists, please do not include anything you do not want disclosed to a third party.
– PR and Marketing budget are essential to include. If you’re an agency / freelancer, please ensure that you’ve sourced this information from the book publisher as, due to the quantity of submissions, we won’t be able to chase this up individually.
– In your aims, please spell out what you hoped to achieve with the campaign. Detail on how you achieved this should be included in your campaign statement.
– Please note the character limits for each section carefully. The Campaign Statement has been increased to 6,500 characters this year (equivalent to 1,000 words).

NEW – Coverage Highlights
– The Awards are now accepting one page of coverage highlights. This can be uploaded as a PDF at the end of the form. This PDF is in lieu of the printed cuttings we used to request. It’s your personal choice whether you chose to highlight one key piece of press, or offer a collage of images such as press cuttings, sales graphs, social media or events. It must not be more than 1 A4 page and cannot include any text (except to label sales graphs).

Annual Awards:
– All campaigns – apart from the quarterly winners – need to be resubmitted for the Annual Awards. They will not automatically go through if you have entered a quarterly and not won.
– Each quarterly winner will automatically be shortlisted in the same category for the Annual Awards.
– The campaigns by the winners of the PPC Annual Awards will then be sent to the Bookseller who will make their own shortlist for the British Book Awards’ Publicity Campaign of the Year.  They will then select a winner from that shortlist.
– Please keep a copy of your submission on file as you may be asked to re-submit your form if shortlisted for an annual award.

If you have any queries please contact publicitycircleawards@gmail.com