Backlist Book Awards Category Guide:

 

Best Cover (book)

Nominate a single book that really impressed you cover wise.

The All-nighter (book)

Nominate a book that you just had to stay up to finish.

The WTF Award (book/series)

Nominate a book that left you frustrated or scratching your head

Best Diverse Read (book/series)

Nominate a book/series you feel had good diversity in characters or is by a diverse author.

Most Obvious Plot Twist (book)

Nominate a book that was painfully obvious.

Villain-less (book/series)

Nominate books that have no villains/villainy.

Villainous  (book/series)

Nominate books with an abundance of villains/villainy.

Poetically Lit (book/series)

Nominate books that are written in verse or works of poetry.

Wrapped Up Tight (book/series)

Nominate books that felt like a warm hug. Can be new to you or a comfort read.

Be Careful! It's Fragile (book)

Nominate a book that is very well loved/worn.

How About a Little Respect (book/series)

Nominate underrated books that you have loved.

Best in Ship (book/series)

Nominate a favorite character couple. Include names of characters and book/series details.

Best in (Friend)Ship (book/series)

Nominate a favorite platonic character duo. Include names of characters and book/series details.

Best in Romance (book/series)

Nominate your favorite romance books.

Burned on My Brain (book)

Nominate a book that really made you think/got stuck in your head.

Best in Sci-fi/Time Travel (book/series)

Nominate favorite sci-fi/time travel books.

Most Emotional Read (book)

Nominate a book that got you in the feels.

Best in Magical Realism (book/series)

Nominate books that contain magical realism as a mode of storytelling or fall into the Latin American genre. Magical realism is the blending of magic and every day normal life.

You've Got Mail (book)

Nominate a book that you had to wait for (library holds list, preordered when it was new, ordered online).

Best in Fantasy (book/series)

Nominate books that you enjoyed that were fantasies.

Best Debut Novel (book)

Nominate a book that was a debut last year.

Best in Horror (book/series)

Nominate books you loved in the horror genre.

Best in Dystopia (book/series)

Nominate books you loved that are dystopias.

Best in Contemporary (book/series)

Nominate your favorite contemporary books.

Best in Non-fiction (book)

Nominate your favorite/most enjoyable non-fiction work here.

The Book Came First (book)

Nominate a book that you read before seeing the film/TV series.

The Movie Came First (book)

Nominate a book that you read because you saw the film/TV series.

Best LGBT+ Rep (book/series)

Nominate books that have good rep.

Classically Lit (book/series)

Nominate your favorite books that are classics.

Best Worldbuilding (book)

Nominate a book that blew you away with its' Worldbuilding.

Best in Humour (book, fiction or non-fiction)

Nominate a very funny book.

Best in Historical Fiction (book/series)

Nominate books that blew you away in historical fiction.

Best in Satire (book/series)

Nominate books that are satirical in nature.

Graphically Lit (book/issue/series)

Nominate graphic novels, and comics.

The Independence of You (book)

Nominate your favorite book that was independently published or published a small press.