Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) has officially opened submissions for the 2025 KDP Literary Prizes, and this is your chance to shine on a global stage!
These annual competitions recognize outstanding new books self-published through KDP, and are open to works written in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
🗓️ Submission Period:
May 1 – August 31, 2025
Important: To participate, you must include a specific keyword in your book’s metadata (under the “keywords” section) when publishing through KDP.
Each language category has its own unique keyword, which you can find on the official contest page for that language. Be sure to follow all participation rules carefully!
👉 Click here to go to the official contest website.
Why Enter the KDP Literary Prizes
Participating in the KDP Literary Prizes offers indie authors the opportunity to:
- Increase visibility on Amazon
- Reach a global audience
- Gain recognition from the KDP team and beyond
- Compete for prizes and promotional opportunities, and a prize of up to £20.000! The exact amounts vary by language.
This is one of the most accessible and rewarding writing competitions 2025 has to offer for independently published authors.
Edit Your Book for Amazon KDP Requirements
Not yet self-published your book via Amazon KDP because you don’t know how to format and upload it? We’ve got you covered! BookBildr staff will format your book to meet all of Amazon KDP’s requirements—from layout and page size to the perfect cover specs. We’ll handle all the difficult stuff so you can focus on writing your best book!
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We can’t wait to see your story come to life—and maybe even help you win the prize!
Tips to Prepare Your Submission:
Know Your Genre & Audience
Tailor your story’s tone, vocabulary, and themes to the readers you’re writing for—especially if it’s a children’s book!
Polish Your Manuscript
Run it through a spellchecker, read it aloud, and consider our editing service.
Meet the Requirements
Amazon KDP requires your book to have at least 24 interior pages if you want to publish your book as a paperback. Kindle ebooks can have as many or as few pages as you like.
Optimize Your Metadata
Add that all-important keyword from the contest page in your KDP keywords, and write a compelling book description that reflects your story.
Get Professional Formatting
A clean, well-formatted layout makes your book easier to read and look more professional, especially when judged for awards. But that’s not all – your book needs to be formatted correctly so you can publish it via Amazon KDP without getting constant rejections. We can help you with that with our Amazon KDP formatting service.
