The only awards program specifically for book collaborations. Taking its name from the “and” that underpins creative cooperation, the 2027 Andy Award winners will be announced in spring 2027.
Collaborative projects have increasingly distinguished themselves as outstanding nonfiction performers. They are among the most popular and well-reviewed nonfiction books in circulation, often appearing on bestseller lists. The process of collaboration not only enhances the quality of a work, it enables narratives that might have gone untold and ideas that might have gone unexpressed to reach the marketplace.
The Andies recognize the quality of the work and the collaborative process in four categories of book collaboration:
- Business and Thought Leadership;
- Memoir;
- Narrative Nonfiction; and
- Prescriptive Nonfiction.
Eligibility and Rules
- The Andy Awards are open to any book published as a result of a collaboration between an author (principal) and a paid writer (ghostwriter or collaborator).
- Both author and writer must agree to jointly submit the book for consideration and agree that the award shall be jointly awarded and shared.
- The book must be published in the English language.
- The book must be published by either a trade publisher, a self-publishing platform, or a hybrid publishing service.
- The publication date must be between January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, (“eligibility window”).
- The book must have been available for purchase during the eligibility window.
- All submissions will be screened using an AI detection tool and any book found to have been generated with AI will be disqualified.
Please read full guidelines at https://gothamghostwriters.com/eligibility-and-rules/