ROYAL CATEGORIES
Early Bird Deadline: August 1, 2024 • Final Deadline: October 3, 2024
Contest winners will be notified during the last week of November for each year’s contest.
CATEGORIES
Books and eBooks may be entered the following categories. A single title may be entered in multiple categories. The categories are the same for both printed books and e-Books.
36. Letters, Journals, Diaries
37. LGBTQ+
38. Middle Grade Fiction
39. Military
40. Multicultural, Cultural Diversity
41. Mystery
42. Newbie Award (first time author, fiction)
43. Newbie Award (first time author, non-fiction)
44. Other Non-Fiction
45. Parenting
46. Performing Arts, Music, Movies, TV
47. Pets, Animals
48 Poetry
49. Politics
50. Psychology
51. Relationships
52. Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy
53. Romance
54. Science & Technology
55. Science Fiction & Fantasy & Paranormal
56. Self Help, Inspirational
57. Special Needs/Disability Awareness
58. Sports & Exercise
59. STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)
60. Textbooks
61. Transportation
62. Travel
63. Westerns
64. Women's Interests
65. Writing/Publishing
66. Young Adult Fiction
67. Young Adult Non-Fiction
68. Youth Author Fiction (author is age 17 or younger)
69. Youth Author Nonfiction (author is age 17 or younger)
01. Activity Books - Adults
02. Aging, Senior Living
03. Antiques & Collectibles
04. Audiobook
05. Best Cover Design
06. Best Interior Design
07. Best Photography/Illustrations
08. Biography, Autobiography/Memoir
09. Book Website
10. Business & Finance
11. Careers
12. Children's Activity Books
13. Children's Chapter Books
14. Children’s Nonfiction
15. Children's Picture Books - 5 & Younger
16. Children's Picture Books - 6 & Older
17. Children's Poetry
18. Coffee Table & Gift Books
19. Comic Books
20. Education
21. Environment
22. Fiction: Collection of Short Stories
23. Fiction: Novel
24. Fine Art, Photography
25. Cookbooks, food travel, food history, food-related
26. General
27. Graphic Novel
28. Health, Diet, Nutrition
29. Historical Fiction
30. History Non-Fiction
31. Holiday
32. Home & Garden
33. How-To
34. Humor
35. Learning Tools (a literacy tool that encourages reading)
Is there a category you think we should consider adding?
Click on the button below to suggest a category.
Testimonials
“It has been an honor to be able to compete with my books in your awards programs. The contests are well laid out and affordable for upcoming authors. It has also given me the pride and integrity necessary to produce well written books to entertain young readers. I look forward to adding more quality books to the list of Purple Dragonfly/Royal Dragonfly Awards in the future.”
— Roberta Hoffer, award-winning children's author