IndieReader has unveiled a long list of publishing professionals who will judge its first annual Discovery Awards.
This panel includes three literary agents from International Creative Management, executives from three of the big six publishers, publicists, book reviewers, industry journalists and authors. We’ve listed all the judges below–the entry fee is “$150 per title per category.”
Check it out: “With the rush by traditional publishers to sign them and their noteworthy bestselling status, there’s no longer much doubt that indie authors can be both commercially and creatively successful. All that was left to do was create a credible vehicle by which to find them. What makes the [the awards] so unique is their extraordinary panel of judges … Why have all these important people agreed to read a pile of indie books? For the simple reason that they’re interested in finding talented writers who might otherwise be overlooked.”
Jennifer Bergstrom, vice president & editor-in-chief of Gallery Books (a division of Simon & Schuster)
Kate Bradley, commissioning editor at HarperCollins
Tanya Hall, business development manager at Greenleaf Book Group
Clay Ezell, literary agent at International Creative Management
Kristyn Keene, literary agent at International Creative Management
Kari Stuart, literary agent at International Creative Management
Joëlle Delbourgo, literary agent at Joëlle Delbourgo Associates
Jocelyn Kelley, partner at Kelley & Hall Publicity
Meryl Moss, president of Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc.
Jessica Glenn, owner of MindBuck Media
Perry Crowe, review writer at Kirkus Reviews
Marilyn Dahl, book review editor at Shelf Awareness
Nina Sankovitch, review writer at The Huffington Post
M.J. Rose, author
Bethany Stirdivant, founding partner at Book Ends Entertainment
Henry Baum, founder and editor of the Self-Publishing Review
Paul Biba, editor-in-chief/blogger of Teleread
Jeff Rivera, author and contributor at GalleyCat
Pamela Redmond Satran, author
Andrew Stout, contributor at The Economist online.