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The BREW Readers’ Choice Award

The BREW Readers’ Choice Award is a special celebration of literature that honours the books that our readers believe to be the best, on a monthly and annual basis. With this democratic award, readers who are passionate and perceptive have the power to advocate for works that have a strong emotional connection with them. This award embraces a broad spectrum of interests and preferences across genres, styles, and opinions, acknowledging the tight relationship that exists between books and readers. Because the judges represent a diverse spectrum of international book enthusiasts, each vote is evidence of the profound impact a book has had on a reader.

Important dates

  • 3 or 12 months after nomination submission – expected publication date of the book review, depending on the package you’d choose
  • The day when your book’s review is posted on the BREW website – voting starts
  • Last day of the month – cutoff for monthly award votes
  • 1st or 2nd week of the following month – monthly results are announced
  • 23:59pm ACDT or Adelaide time of 31 December of the year – cutoff for annual award votes
  • 1st or 2nd week of February of the following year – annual awards results are announced

***Important notes:

  • If your book already has a full BREW book review on our site, you don’t have to do anything else except gather likes for your book’s post. All books with 4-star or 5-star full BREW reviews for the year are automatically entered fee-free for the monthly and annual awards.
  • If your book does not have a full BREW book review yet, then you should complete the relevant BREW Readers’ Choice Award nomination form first before it can be included. Read further to know the full details of the requirements.
  • Only those books with 4 to 5 stars in published full BREW reviews will be included in the List of Nominees for the award.
  • Reviews with 5 stars will be automatically published on our website. You have the option to publish or unpublish a review with or without a numerical rating; however, fees paid are non-refundable.

The prize

BREW Readers’ Choice Award Book of the Month

The BREW Readers’ Choice Award recipient for the month gets the following benefits:

  1. Award badge (in electronic copy)
  2. Award announcement on the BREW website and social media channels
  3. Automatic nomination for the BREW Readers’ Choice of the Year Awards
  4. Plus more options

BREW Readers’ Choice Award Publisher of the Year

This is the award given to the publisher of the BREW Readers’ Choice Award Book of the Year winner, if applicable.

The winner, if any, will receive the following entitlements:

  • Copyright to use the specific award title for the year on your promotional materials
  • A digital award logo file
  • A digital certificate
  • Award announced on the BREW website and other channels

BREW Readers’ Choice Award Book of the Year

  • Copyright to use the specific award title for the year on your book’s promotional materials
  • A digital award logo file
  • A digital certificate
  • Award announced on the BREW website and other channels
  • Inclusion in a press release or media coverage spanning hundreds of sites

How it works

  • We welcome submissions of self-published, independently-published, or traditionally-published books.
  • All published books on or before the nomination cut-off date are eligible for nomination.
  • Additionally, unpublished manuscripts are accepted provided that an anticipated publication date is specified and the book’s details are accessible on Goodreads or a prominent retailer website. Books published after the nomination cut-off date may be considered if the manuscripts had been completed before the nomination date AND the books’ corresponding nominations had been lodged and confirmed on or before the nomination cut-off date.
  • All books already with at least 1 posted 4-star or 5-star full BREW book review on our website are included in the List of Nominees for the award. Mini reviews, pseudo reviews, or mentions do not count.
  • Books with no existing full BREW reviews yet may be submitted for consideration by clicking here.
  • Submissions are accepted for any published book available for purchase in a major retailer website for at least 2 years after nomination.
  • Books with a future-dated release date may be accepted, included in the List of Nominees if with at least 4 stars in a BREW review, and start gathering votes, but may only be conferred an award after its publication. If a book gathers the highest number of votes but isn’t published yet, the published book with the next highest number of votes will be conferred the award.
  • Voting starts when the book review is published on our site, even if the book is not published yet.
  • Scores will be based on the following:
    • Total Number of Likes on the Post / Total Number of Likes for All Nominees’ Posts x 100% = Book’s score as of voting cut-off date
    • Maximum Total Score achievable – 100%
    • The published book with the highest score for the month that has not been awarded the Book of the Month award yet will be the Book of the Month awardee.
    • The published book with the highest score as of the year’s cut-off date will be the Book of the Year awardee for the following year.
  • Books that did not win for the month automatically qualify for the following months’ awards. For example, if Book B was promoted in October and did not win October’s award, it can be considered for November’s award. If it still does not win in November, it can still qualify for the annual awards. However, if it gets an annual BREW Readers’ Choice title in any month, it will no longer qualify for nomination in the succeeding months’ awards but will remain qualified for the annual awards.
  • All BREW Readers’ Choice Award nominees (those with 4 or 5 stars in full BREW reviews) for the whole year are automatically nominated for the annual BREW Readers’ Choice Award. There’s no fee for the annual awards nomination.
  • Books of The Chrysalis BREW Project employees and their immediate family are NOT eligible to join even if their work/s are published on this site. However, they can like pages and cast their votes/ratings for other books.

Nominate a book

BREW Readers' Choice Award

Here’s how to nominate a book for an award:

Step 1 (required): Place your order below.

Click here to lodge your book’s nomination.

Step 2 (optional): Get additional exposure at no extra cost.

Complete the following form at your convenience: Author’s Profile + Interview + Book Post.

Step 3 (recommended): Spread the word.

Once your book’s 4 or 5-star BREW review has been published on our website, share the post to your family, friends, and audience.

Step 5 (recommended): Encourage them to

  • Like your book’s post as post likes will be counted as “votes” for the award,
  • Comment on your book’s post for extra visibility, and
  • Share your book’s post to encourage others to do the above, too.

Step 6: Wait for our announcement.

Make sure you have subscribed to our mailing list so you’d be the first to know what else is new. We will also publish the results on the website.

We also recommend that you search and follow The Chrysalis BREW Project on social media.

Vote for a book

It’s your chance to give your favorite book the love it deserves. Here’s how to make your voice heard:

  • Step 1: Look for the book in the nominees’ list on the section below.
  • Step 2: Click on the link to go to its post.
  • Step 3: Scroll down the page and “Like” the post.

  • Step 4: Comment on the post for additional visibility.
  • Step 5: Share the post so others can do the above, too.
  • Step 6: Bookmark this page so you can vote for your other favorites later.

Nominees for 2024

The following are the nominees for the monthly and annual BREW Readers’ Choice Award titles for 2024. Refer to the timelines for important dates. Click on the links to go to the books’ respective pages. Do not forget to like, comment on, and share the post to gather more votes. We will update the list from time to time, so bookmark this page.

The Winners

Know the winners of the BREW Readers’ Choice Award.

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