What People Are Saying About BIBA

Testimonials for Best Indie Book award.

A great outlet for independent authors

Writing a book as an independent author is hard, particularly if it’s your first book and writing is not your main job! The Best Indie Book Awards is a great way for independent authors to be noticed, get their message to a wider audience and receive the recognition they deserve.

Gary Burke

Managing Director - Rabbits From Hats
Jun 29, 2024
Alex Bernstein

A Truly Awesome Experience!

I wanted to (once again) express my gratitude to the entire BIBA team for winning one of last year’s Best Indie Book Awards for my last collection Miserable Adventure Stories. I think it’s highly likely that last year’s award caught Skyhorse’s attention and moved them to offer me a book deal for the series. And for that, I am extremely grateful to BIBA!
Good luck with this year’s candidates! It was a truly awesome experience being one of last year’s winners!

Alex Bernstein

2018 BIBA Winner
Aug 9, 2022

Highly Recommended

“I believe in using awards as a marketing device to help readers have something more than a book cover or genre to select one book over the many published each year, each day.”

Carolyn Howard-Johnson

How To Do It Frugally Series
Aug 9, 2022

BIBA has become one of the premier awards for indie authors.

“Dedicated to the literary field, helping authors get the recognition they deserve.”

Michael D Lackey

Author
Aug 9, 2022

An ally for indie authors

It can be challenging as a debut indie author. First you have the hurdle of publishing, then publicity and marketing. Unless you have a huge budget or are well known, getting out there can be hard. BIBA is a great way to put some eyes on your hard work, I’m grateful for the support.

Joshua Ferdinand

Director - Atomic Academia
Feb 16, 2025

Thanks a lot!

Thanks for being present in every process, and thanks for believing in the magic of my poetry book “Pirate Love Unchained”. You guys are genuine, professional and inspiring.

Heriberto Figueroa Rivera

Teacher/Author
Dec 5, 2023

Indie at the service of humanity

Indie is the engine of human creativity, you have indeed helped me to transform my imagination into manifestation,continue supporting creativity,Your work is uplifting humanity, Thank you..!!!

Chanda Katongo

CEO - Khem motor cycles
Jul 25, 2023

Recommended

“BIBA seems to have its act together.”

Robert Williscroft

Aug 9, 2022

Highly Recommended

“Great awards program for indie authors and publishers!”

Jennifer Geist

Pen & Publish, Inc.
Aug 9, 2022

Testimonial for the Best Indie Book Award

It’s with immense gratitude that I pen down my appreciation for the team at Best Indie Book Award. The relentless support and promotion of my book have been beyond exceptional.
The spotlighting of indie authors has been incredible. The frequent features on both BIBA’s Facebook page and Instagram channel have not only given my book visibility but have also connected me with a wider audience of passionate readers.
Winning the 2023 Best Indie Book Award was an unexpected surprise and a deeply fulfilling moment in my writing journey. The recognition has added a layer of validation to the countless hours spent crafting each word and refining the techniques shared in “Breaking Through: The Secrets of Bassai Dai Kata.”
To the entire Best Indie Book Award team, thank you for championing independent voices in the literary world. Your commitment to celebrating diverse narratives is truly making a difference.

Colin Wee

Chief Instructor - Joong Do Kwan
Dec 19, 2023

A Caring and Personally Invested Awards Team

My experience with the BIBA® has been entirely positive, and I will always be grateful for the waves of reader interest, industry attention, and media exposure that my win has generated for my recent book project. However, for me, the most important aspect of the judging and awards process was seeing how truly caring and personally invested the staff are, as evidenced by their consistent efforts to make the contest a pleasant, constructive, and rewarding experience for all participants involved. The BIBA® team’s attentiveness to detail, their obvious appreciation for the work of independent authors, and their genuine desire to seek out and recognize excellence in the realm of independent publishing has made this contest a worldwide leader, and I am thus truly proud to have been selected as the winner of the 2024 BIBA® in the Non-Fiction: History category.

Stewart Addington Saint-David

Indie Author - Editions Elgiad
May 23, 2025

Wonderful Awards Program

“Wonderful awards program that promotes important books and the authors who write them.”

Linda Nemec Foster

Poet, writer, literary presenter
Sep 21, 2022