Submit & Nominate

Publishers / Published Authors — Submit a title

Submit a title for the Odyssey, Circe, Athena, Aristophanes, Aphrodite, or Herodotus awards. Open to all publishers — major, independent, and small press — as well as published authors submitting directly.
Submissions are reviewed for eligibility, and any that don’t meet the rules may be removed.

Submission window: September 1 – December 31, 2026
Fee: €75 for one title · €60 each for 2–4 titles · €50 each for 5 or more

Homer Awards — Publisher / Traditionally Published Author Submission

Who is submitting this entry?

Publisher

Published Author

Publisher name

Contact name

Email

Publisher / Author website

Book title

Author name

Award category

ISBN

Amazon or publisher page link

How many titles are you submitting in total?

Additional titles (if submitting more than one, list them here)

Any additional notes (optional)

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I confirm this title is eligible for the selected category and that the Homer Awards may reassign or remove submissions placed in clearly incorrect categories

I confirm payment will be made within 48 hours of submission

I confirm this title was published in English between October 1, 2025 – October 1, 2026

I confirm I am the publisher, or the author, of this title, and am authorized to submit it

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Readers — Nominate an indie author

Nominate an indie author’s work you love. Post a review of at least 50 words on Amazon or Goodreads, then fill in the form below — your review is your nomination. Don’t have a public review? A screenshot of your purchase works too. Nominations are open only to members of Thriller Book Retreat or Travel To Greece Facebook Groups.

All nominations are reviewed for eligibility, and any that don’t meet the rules may be removed.

Submission window: September 1 – December 31, 2026

Homer Awards — Indie Nomination

Your name

Your email address

Your Thriller Book Retreat or Travel to Greece Facebook profile link

Book title

Author name

Award category

Book’s Amazon or Goodreads page link

Your review link (Amazon or Goodreads)

Or screenshot of your purchase (jpg,jpeg,jpe,png,pdf)

Maximum file size: 33.55MB

Eligibility confirmation

I confirm this book was published in English between October 1, 2025 and October 1, 2026

I confirm this is not a self-nomination — I am not the author of this book

If I provided a review link, I confirm it contains at least 50 words (2-3 sentences)

I confirm I am a member of Thriller Book Retreat or Travel To Greece Facebook Group

I confirm this review was written by me

I agree to the Homer Awards storing my details to process this nomination, in line with the privacy policy.

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Authors — Submit an unpublished manuscript

The Penelope Award is open to unagented authors with a completed thriller manuscript that has never been commercially published. The prize is a full publishing deal with Imagine Press.

Submission window: September 1 – December 31, 2026
Fee: €30 per manuscript

Penelope Award

About you

Full name

Email address

Country of residence

Your website or social media

About your manuscript

Manuscript title

Word count

Genre

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Paste your synopsis here

Upload your manuscript (doc, docx)

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Eligibility confirmation

This manuscript has never been commercially published

I do not currently have a literary agent representing this manuscript

I am the sole author and rights holder of this work

I confirm this is a completed thriller manuscript

This manuscript is not substantially generated by artificial intelligence; it is primarily authored by me as a human writerThis manuscript is not substantially generated by artificial intelligence; it is primarily authored by me as a human writer

I am not a founder of the Homer Awards, an organizer, or an immediate family member of the Penelope Award judge.I am not a founder of the Homer Awards, an organizer, or an immediate family member of the Penelope Award judge.

Submission fee

The submission fee is €30. Complete payment securely through the link below to confirm your entry — your manuscript will not be read until payment is confirmed.

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I confirm I have read and agree to the Penelope Award submission guidelines at homerawards.com/penelope-award and the Homer Awards Rules & Constitution at homerawards.com/rules-constitution

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How to enter

Three ways to be part of the Homer Awards

Publishers / Published Authors — Submit a title

Readers — Nominate an indie author

Authors — Submit an unpublished manuscript

About you

About your manuscript

Eligibility confirmation

Submission fee