The Nick Simmons Book Award

Network Press is honored to announce the Nick Simmons Book Award not only to commemorate our dear friend Nick, but also to continue in his legacy toward incentivizing, promoting, and connecting the thinkers, creators, and builders of tomorrow.
Via this award, Network Press is proud to open up its first opportunity for non-fiction manuscript submissions pertaining to the future of human society. Whether the work deals with technological, geopolitical, or social change, the Nick Simmons Book Award is granted to an outstanding work that casts a focus on what is to come.
The recipient of the award will receive a $5,000 advance and a publishing deal for the submitted work as a book under the Network Press catalog.
Guidelines: Submitted as a single PDF, please include in your book proposal... A book description, including the working title... About the author... A 5,000-7,500-word sample of your manuscript... Please note the full length of the manuscript... Comparable title(s)... Any relevant past publications... Any relevant public-facing social media accounts... Click below for the Submittable portal.

Submissions are now open