Here is something of interest of writers.
L.A.S.R. is a website that reviews books and I believe they have an end of year contest among their entries.
If anyone is interested in getting L.A.S.R. to review your novel, here are the instructions.
Information taken directly off of the L.A.S.R. website:
How to Request a Review
Please
Note:
We
accept requests from both traditionally published authors, self-published
authors and publishers.
IMPORTANT:
Traditionally published authors, please check with your publisher FIRST to
see if they already submit to us — if they do, please do NOT submit your
story to us, as duplicate entries will cause significant problems. FYI:
We are auto-approved via NetGalley and Edelweiss for most Sourcebooks,
Harlequin, Harper Collins and Avon books that are available through that
distribution channel.
If you
are self-published, or your publisher does not already submit to us, please
follow the submission guidelines below.
Note:
* We do not guarantee all books received will be reviewed. Please
do not email us after submitting your story for review to find out if it’s been
selected for review. If it’s reviewed, you’ll be notified.
* We review Romance, Erotic Romance, Young Adult and Middle Grade and other
Children’s Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Non-Romance Mysteries and Cozies,
Thrillers, Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction and other genre fiction as well as
Non-Fiction.
* We reserve the right to decline to review books at our discretion.
* Please do not submit stories that include depraved or illegal acts,
bestiality, degradation of men or women (rape) that is portrayed in a positive
way (and never by the hero), incest, or pedophilia (no sex involving underage
characters with an adult regardless of consent).
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR SUBMISSION BY AUTHORS OR PUBLISHERS – eBooks:
1.
Please fill out the appropriate form for your genre (linked bel0w):
* All Other Genres (including non-erotic
romance, YA/Middle Grade fiction, non-romance mystery, fantasy and science
fiction)
2.
After completing the form, please email the PDF for your story to lasrpdfs (@)
gmail (.) com with a subject: TITLE – PUBLISHER PDF (i.e. Really Great Book –
Awesome Publishing PDF). NOTE: the above email is for PDF submission ONLY.
Please do not send ANY other correspondence. If you need to contact us for
anything else, you may use lasreviews AT gmail DOT com
3. You
will not receive confirmation of receipt. If your story is chosen for review,
you will be notified by email when the review is published.
4. All
review requests will be kept in our database for approximately three months. At
that time, if no reviewer has been found for the story, the request will be
removed from our database and the PDF deleted without issuance.
5. We
are determined to be a site that only issues honest, but positive reviews.
Therefore, if our reviewers cannot find positive remarks to say about a story,
it will be declined. Please understand, this is not necessarily a reflection
upon you, the author, or your story — opinions vary greatly. It just means that
the reviewers who volunteer their time here at LASR didn’t care for it. We will
notify you via email if this particular circumstance occurs. We appreciate your
understanding!