Rules:

1. The "work" (cover art, poem, manuscript, audio book) must have been released in the correct year. This year is July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 for the 2020 award.
2. A Debut novel is a FIRST novel through any venue.
3. Novels are 50K words and above.
4. Novellas are under 50K words.
5. Cover art must be a clear jpeg image.
6. ONE nomination per member, per category only.
7. A MOBI file must be made available for judges.
8. An audio file (if in that category) must be available for judges.

9. Level 1 judges will pick no more than 15 works to move on in judging.
10. Level 2 judges will pick no more than 10 works to move on in judging.
11. Level 3 judges will pick no more than 5 works to move on in judging.
12. Second place may use the term "HAG Award Finalist" or "Yaggie Award Finalist" or "Baba Yaga Award Finalist".
13. Winners may use: "HAG Award Winner" or "Yaggie Award Winner" or "Baba Yaga Award Winner".

14. We accept anthologies but not collections at this time.