1. Do not nominate your own book, or a book you have not read.
2. All nominations must be:
   – Indie (self) published during 2019
   – A Novella or Novel. (60+ Amazon listed Page Count)
   – Fantasy
   – No main-plot romance. (If the plot doesn’t work without the romance, then it is main-plot romance.)
   – Published in English.
3. The top 10 books in each category will advance to the next round.
4. A person can only nominate:
   – a book once.
   – 3 books total.
5. By nominating you are subscribing to the Aconite Cafe Newsletter.
6. Nominations will be validated after they have closed, and books that do not meet the above qualifications will be removed.
7. During the nomination round, the current standings listings do not mean the book has met all qualifications.

We reserve the right to disqualify any participate for any reason we see fit.