OFFICIAL CATEGORIES OF THE ANNUAL INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARDS®:
Action/Adventure
Addiction & Recovery
Adult Coloring Books
African American Fiction
African American Nonfiction
Aging/Midlife
Alternative Medicine
Animals: Pets
Anthology
Arts & Entertainment
Audiobook: Children's
Audiobook: Fiction
Audiobook: Nonfiction
Autobiography
Beauty
Biography: General
Biography: Historical
Body/Mind/Spirit
Book Cover Design Children Picture Books
Book Cover Design Fiction
Book Cover Design Nonfiction
Book Interior Design Fiction
Book Interior Design Nonfiction
Business: General
Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Business: Motivational
Cancer, Survival
Career
Caregiving-Specialized
Caregiving-General
Chapter Books
Chick-Lit
Childrens: Inspirational/Motivational
Childrens: Fiction
Childrens: Nonfiction
Childrens: Religion Fiction
Childrens: Religion Nonfiction
Christian
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
Cultural and Social Issues
Current Events
Death & Dying
Diet & Nutrition
Divorce
Education
Entertainment
Environment
Epic Fantasy
Erotica
Fantasy
Fashion
Finance
Fine Arts
Fitness
Friendship
General Fiction
Gift Books
Green
Grief
Health & Fitness
Historical Fiction
History: United States
History: World
Holiday
Home & Garden
Horror
How-to
Humor
Inspiration
Judaism
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Nonfiction
LGBTQ Fiction
LGBTQ Nonfiction
LGBT Fiction for Children & Young Adults
Leadership
Legal Thriller
Literary Fiction
Marketing & Public Relations
Marriage
Medical Mystery
Medical Thriller
Memoir
Men’s Health
Middle Grade
Military Fiction
Military Nonfiction
Mind, Body, Spirit
Miscellaneous
Motivational
Movies and Television
Multicultural
Music
Mystery
Nature
New Adult Fiction
New Adult Nonfiction
New Fiction (First time published)
New Nonfiction (First time published)
Nonfiction
Paranormal Mystery/Thriller
Paranormal Romance
Parenting & Family
Performing Arts - Film, Theater, Dance & Music
Personal Finance
Personal Growth
Philosophy
Photography
Picture Books - Preschool
Picture Books - Ages 4-8
Picture Books - All Ages
Poetry
Political
Political Thriller
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Preteen Fiction
Preschool & Early Reader
Psychiatry/Psychology
Public Relations
Reference
Relationships
Religion: Fiction
Religion: Nonfiction
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 Nonfiction
Women’s Fiction
Women’s Issues
Women’s Health
World Literature
Writing and Publishing
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Nonfiction
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