Writers working
in the mind, body and spirit genre have just six days to go to enter their
published work to the 2015 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Book Awards.
The Award, now
in its 12th year carries a $10,000 prize.
Entries close on
31 May 2015.
Entries in the
Unpublished Manuscript category closed on 31 March. This category also carries
a prize of $10,000.
Spokesperson for
The Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust, Adonia Wylie says the judging panel is
looking for fiction or non-fiction works that have the potential to uplift and
enhance people, relationships and society.
“We enjoy
reading works that extend our knowledge of the genre and we would like to encourage
all writers interested in the growing mind, body, spirit field to submit their
work.
“Authorship and
editing are important considerations, and in the case of published books,
quality of production such as design and typography will also be important.”
Last year, Lloyd
Geering won the $10,000 award in the Published Book category for his
work: From the Big Bang to
God.
The awards are
unique in the country for their encouragement of writing in the mind, body,
spirit field.
“The genre
encompasses a wide range of beliefs and has higher consciousness, expanded
awareness and greater enlightenment as its goals.
“Works from
secular and religious backgrounds such as mysticism, spirituality, religion,
alternative healing, metaphysics, quantum physics, meditation, holistic
personal development, and theosophy are of interest to us,” says Ms Wylie.
Shortlisted
writers will be announced mid-July and the award winners will be announced at a
ceremony at The Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust’s own venue, Hopetoun Alpha in
Auckland on 14 August, 2015.
Submission forms and entry details are available from http://www.awct.org.nz/bookawards.asp or
from The Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust office, phone: 0800 367 242, e-mail: awctbookawards@ebco.co.nz.
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