The 2027 IAN Book of the Year Award Categories
Book of the Year Awards 2027 Categories
Fiction Categories
1. Action
2. Adventure
3. Christian/Religious Fiction
4. Cross Genre Fiction
5. Fantasy
6. Fantasy: Urban Fantasy
7. First Novel (40,000 TO 70,000 Words)
8. First Novel (70,000 TO 90,000 Words)
9. First Novel (Over 90,000 Words)
10. First Novella (Under 40,000 Words)
11. General Fiction
12. Historical Fiction: Pre-20th Century (Before 1901)
13. Historical Fiction: 20th Century (1901-2000)
14. Holiday Fiction
15. Horror
16. Humor/Comedy/Satire
17. Inspirational Fiction
18. LGBTQ+ Fiction
19. Literary
20. Military/War
21. Multicultural/BIPOC Fiction (Black, Indigenous and/or Persons of Color)
22. Mystery (Cozy/Crime/Detective/Noir/Hardboiled)
23. Novella (Under 40,000 words)
24. Paranormal/Supernatural
25. Political
26. Romance
27. Science Fiction
28. Science Fiction: Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic
29. Short Story Collection (Single Author or Anthology)
30. Social Issues (Fiction)
31. Spiritual Fiction
32. Suspense Fiction
33. Thriller
34. Women's Fiction
Children/Young Adult Categories
35. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Coming-Of-Age
36. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Young Adult/Teen (Ages 13-18)
37. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Middle Grade (Ages 8-12)
38. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Early Readers (Ages 6-8)
39. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children’s Pre-School (Ages 0-5)
40. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Illustrated-picture book
41. Fiction/Non-Fiction: New Adult (Ages 18-29)
Non-Fiction Categories
42. Animals/Pets/Nature
43. Arts: Art/Music/Performance Arts
44. Biography/Autobiography
45. Business Leadership/Management
46. Business (General)
47. Career/Career Planning/Job Search
48. Current Events
49. Cross Genre NF
50. Education/Academic
51. First Non-fiction *
52. Fitness/Dieting/ Health/Medicine
53. General Non-fiction
54. Grief/Hardship
55. Government/Politics
56. History
57. How-To
58. Inspirational Non-Fiction
59. LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction
60. Money, Finance, and Crypto-Digital Currency
61. Memoir (General)
62. Memoir (Career/Historical)
63. Memoir (Personal Struggle/Adversity)
64. Military/War
65. Mind/Body/Spirit
66. Multicultural/BIPOC Non-Fiction (Black, Indigenous and/or Persons of Color)
67. Parenting/Family/Relationships
68. Religion/Christian Non-Fiction
69. Self-Help
70. Social Issues/Social Change
71. Spiritual
72. Travel/Travel Guide
73. True Crime
74. True Story
75. Women's Non-Fiction
Poetry
76. Fiction or Non-Fiction Poetry
First Novel and First Non-Fiction Categories
You may have published subsequent books, however, this entry must be your first published Novel or Non-Fiction. All other Fiction or Non-Fiction entries can be any book from your publishing catalogue.
First Novel 40k-70K must be your First Published novel with between 40,000 and 70,000 words.
First Novel 70k-90K must be your First Published novel with between 70,000 and 90,000 words.
First Novel Over 90k must be your First Published novel with over 90,000 words.
First Novella Under 40k must be your first Novella with 40,000 Words or less.
First Non-Fiction must be your first Non-Fiction with any word count.
(All other categories have no word count restriction)
Fiction Categories
1. Action
2. Adventure
3. Christian/Religious Fiction
4. Cross Genre Fiction
5. Fantasy
6. Fantasy: Urban Fantasy
7. First Novel (40,000 TO 70,000 Words)
8. First Novel (70,000 TO 90,000 Words)
9. First Novel (Over 90,000 Words)
10. First Novella (Under 40,000 Words)
11. General Fiction
12. Historical Fiction: Pre-20th Century (Before 1901)
13. Historical Fiction: 20th Century (1901-2000)
14. Holiday Fiction
15. Horror
16. Humor/Comedy/Satire
17. Inspirational Fiction
18. LGBTQ+ Fiction
19. Literary
20. Military/War
21. Multicultural/BIPOC Fiction (Black, Indigenous and/or Persons of Color)
22. Mystery (Cozy/Crime/Detective/Noir/Hardboiled)
23. Novella (Under 40,000 words)
24. Paranormal/Supernatural
25. Political
26. Romance
27. Science Fiction
28. Science Fiction: Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic
29. Short Story Collection (Single Author or Anthology)
30. Social Issues (Fiction)
31. Spiritual Fiction
32. Suspense Fiction
33. Thriller
34. Women's Fiction
Children/Young Adult Categories
35. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Coming-Of-Age
36. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Young Adult/Teen (Ages 13-18)
37. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Middle Grade (Ages 8-12)
38. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Early Readers (Ages 6-8)
39. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children’s Pre-School (Ages 0-5)
40. Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Illustrated-picture book
41. Fiction/Non-Fiction: New Adult (Ages 18-29)
Non-Fiction Categories
42. Animals/Pets/Nature
43. Arts: Art/Music/Performance Arts
44. Biography/Autobiography
45. Business Leadership/Management
46. Business (General)
47. Career/Career Planning/Job Search
48. Current Events
49. Cross Genre NF
50. Education/Academic
51. First Non-fiction *
52. Fitness/Dieting/ Health/Medicine
53. General Non-fiction
54. Grief/Hardship
55. Government/Politics
56. History
57. How-To
58. Inspirational Non-Fiction
59. LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction
60. Money, Finance, and Crypto-Digital Currency
61. Memoir (General)
62. Memoir (Career/Historical)
63. Memoir (Personal Struggle/Adversity)
64. Military/War
65. Mind/Body/Spirit
66. Multicultural/BIPOC Non-Fiction (Black, Indigenous and/or Persons of Color)
67. Parenting/Family/Relationships
68. Religion/Christian Non-Fiction
69. Self-Help
70. Social Issues/Social Change
71. Spiritual
72. Travel/Travel Guide
73. True Crime
74. True Story
75. Women's Non-Fiction
Poetry
76. Fiction or Non-Fiction Poetry
First Novel and First Non-Fiction Categories
You may have published subsequent books, however, this entry must be your first published Novel or Non-Fiction. All other Fiction or Non-Fiction entries can be any book from your publishing catalogue.
First Novel 40k-70K must be your First Published novel with between 40,000 and 70,000 words.
First Novel 70k-90K must be your First Published novel with between 70,000 and 90,000 words.
First Novel Over 90k must be your First Published novel with over 90,000 words.
First Novella Under 40k must be your first Novella with 40,000 Words or less.
First Non-Fiction must be your first Non-Fiction with any word count.
(All other categories have no word count restriction)
