The 2024 IAN Book of the Year Award Categories
Adult Fiction
# Code, Category
(01) Action/Adventure
(02) Christian Fiction
(03) Fantasy
(04) Short Story Collection (Single Author or Anthology)
(05) First Novel* (40,000 to 80,000 Words)
(06) First Novel** (Over 80,000 Words)
(07) General Fiction
(08) Historical Fiction - Pre-20th Century (Before 1901)
(09) Historical Fiction - 20th Century (1901-2000)
(10) Holiday Fiction
(11) Horror
(12) Humor/Comedy/Satire (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
(13) LGBTQ Fiction
(14) Literary
(15) Multicultural Fiction
(16) Mystery
(17) Novella (Under 40,000 words)
(18) Paranormal/Supernatural
(19) Romance
(20) Science Fiction
(21) Spiritual/Inspirational Fiction
(22) Thriller/Suspense
(23) Women's Fiction
Children/Teen/Young Adult/New Adult
(24) Fiction: New Adult (Ages 18-29)
(25) Fiction: Young Adult/Teen (Ages 13-18)
(26) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Middle Grade (Ages 8-12)
(27) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Early Readers (Ages 6-8)
(28) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children’s Pre-School (Ages 0-5)
(29) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Illustrated (picture book) All Ages
(30) Non-Fiction: Young Adult (Ages 13-18)
Adult Non-Fiction
# Code, Category
(31) Arts (Art/Music/Performance Arts)
(32) Animals/Pets/Nature
(33) Biography/Autobiography
(34) Business/Sales/Finance
(35) Career/Occupational
(36) Education/Reference
(37) First Non-fiction *
(38) General Non-fiction
(39) Grief/Hardship
(40) Government/Politics
(41) Health/Medicine/Fitness/Dieting
(42) History
(43) LGBTQ Non-Fiction
(44) Memoir
(45) Military/War
(46) Multicultural Non-Fiction
(47) Parenting/Family/Relationships
(48) Religion/Christian Non-Fiction
(49) Self-Help/How-to
(50) Social Issues
(51) Spiritual/Inspirational Non-Fiction
(52) Travel/Travel Guide
(53) True Story
(54) Women's Non-Fiction
(55) Poetry
*** Categories 5, 6, and 37 ***
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.
Category (5) First Novel 40k-80K must be your First Published novel with between 40,000 and 80,000 words.
Category (6) First Novel Over 80k must be your First Published novel with over 80,000 words.
Category (37) First Non-Fiction with any word count.
(All other categories have no word count restriction)
# Code, Category
(01) Action/Adventure
(02) Christian Fiction
(03) Fantasy
(04) Short Story Collection (Single Author or Anthology)
(05) First Novel* (40,000 to 80,000 Words)
(06) First Novel** (Over 80,000 Words)
(07) General Fiction
(08) Historical Fiction - Pre-20th Century (Before 1901)
(09) Historical Fiction - 20th Century (1901-2000)
(10) Holiday Fiction
(11) Horror
(12) Humor/Comedy/Satire (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
(13) LGBTQ Fiction
(14) Literary
(15) Multicultural Fiction
(16) Mystery
(17) Novella (Under 40,000 words)
(18) Paranormal/Supernatural
(19) Romance
(20) Science Fiction
(21) Spiritual/Inspirational Fiction
(22) Thriller/Suspense
(23) Women's Fiction
Children/Teen/Young Adult/New Adult
(24) Fiction: New Adult (Ages 18-29)
(25) Fiction: Young Adult/Teen (Ages 13-18)
(26) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Middle Grade (Ages 8-12)
(27) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Early Readers (Ages 6-8)
(28) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children’s Pre-School (Ages 0-5)
(29) Fiction/Non-Fiction: Children's Illustrated (picture book) All Ages
(30) Non-Fiction: Young Adult (Ages 13-18)
Adult Non-Fiction
# Code, Category
(31) Arts (Art/Music/Performance Arts)
(32) Animals/Pets/Nature
(33) Biography/Autobiography
(34) Business/Sales/Finance
(35) Career/Occupational
(36) Education/Reference
(37) First Non-fiction *
(38) General Non-fiction
(39) Grief/Hardship
(40) Government/Politics
(41) Health/Medicine/Fitness/Dieting
(42) History
(43) LGBTQ Non-Fiction
(44) Memoir
(45) Military/War
(46) Multicultural Non-Fiction
(47) Parenting/Family/Relationships
(48) Religion/Christian Non-Fiction
(49) Self-Help/How-to
(50) Social Issues
(51) Spiritual/Inspirational Non-Fiction
(52) Travel/Travel Guide
(53) True Story
(54) Women's Non-Fiction
(55) Poetry
*** Categories 5, 6, and 37 ***
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.
Category (5) First Novel 40k-80K must be your First Published novel with between 40,000 and 80,000 words.
Category (6) First Novel Over 80k must be your First Published novel with over 80,000 words.
Category (37) First Non-Fiction with any word count.
(All other categories have no word count restriction)