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OFFICIAL CATEGORIES OF THE ANNUAL INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARDS®:
Action/Adventure
Addiction & Recovery
Adult Coloring Books
African American Fiction
African American Non-Fiction
Aging
Alternative Medicine
Animals-Pets
Anthology
Arts & Entertainment
Audiobook
Autobiography
Beauty
Biography-General
Biography-Historical
Body/Mind/Spirit
Book Cover Design-Children Picture Books
Book Cover Design-Fiction
Book Cover Design-Non-Fiction
Book Interior Design Fiction
Book Interior Design Non-Fiction
Business-General
Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Business-Motivational
Cancer
Career
Caregiving
Chapter Books
Chick-Lit
Childrens-Inspirational/Motivational
Childrens-Religion
Childrens-Fiction
Childrens-Non-Fiction
Christian
Christian-Non-Fiction
Coffee Table Book
Comedy
Comics and Graphic Novels
Computer
Contemporary Novel
Cookbooks-General
Cookbooks-International
Cookbooks-Regional
Crafts-Hobbies
Crime Fiction
Crime-True
Cross Genre
Current Events
Death & Dying
Diet & Nutrition
Divorce
Education
Entertainment
Environment
Epic Fantasty
Erotica
Fantasy
Fashion
Finance
Fine Arts
Fitness
Friendship
General Fiction
Gift Books
Green
Grief
Health & Fitness
Historical Fiction
History- World
History-United States
Holiday
Home & Garden
Horror
How-to
Humor
Inspiration
Judaism
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Non-Fiction
LGBTQ Fiction
LGBTQ Non-Fiction
LGBT Fiction for Children & Young Adults
Leadership
Legal Thriller
Literary Fiction
Marketing & Public Relations
Marriage
Medical
Medical Thriller
Memoir
Men’s Health
Military Fiction
Military Non-Fiction
Mind, Body, Spirit
Miscellaneous
Motivational
Movies and Television
Multicultural-Fiction
Multicultural-Non-Fiction
Music
Mystery
Nature
New Adult Fiction
New Adult Non Fiction
New Fiction (First time published)
New Non-Fiction (First time published)
Non-Fiction
Paranormal Romance
Parenting & Family
Performing Arts - Film, Theater, Dance & Music
Personal Growth
Philosophy
Photography
Picture Books - Preschool
Picture Books - Ages 4-8
Picture Books - All Ages
Poetry
Political
Political Thriller
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Preschool & Early Reader
Pre-Teen Fiction
Pre-Teen Non-Fiction
Psychiatry/Psychology
Public Relations
Reference
Relationships
Religion-Fiction
Religion-Non-Fiction
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Suspense
Sales & Marketing
Science Fiction
Self Help: General
Self Help: Motivational
Self Help: Spiritual
Sexuality
Short Stories
Small Books
Social/Political Change
Social Media
Specialty Books
Spirituality
Sports
Steampunk
Suspense
Technology
Teen
Thriller
Travel
True Crime
Urban Fantasy
Visionary Fiction
Well-Being
Western Fiction
Western Non Fiction
Women’s Fiction
Women’s Issues
Women’s Health
World Literature
Writing and Publishing
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Non-Fiction
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