J. Donald Coffin Memorial
​Book Award

The J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award was established by Mrs. Bertha Coffin to honor the memory of her husband, a long-time member and officer of KAC, after his death on September 6, 1978. An award of $100.00 will be given each year to a KAC member according to the rules printed below. The J. Donald Coffin Award is intended to honor the best published book (excluding history and poetry, which have their own contests) written by a member of Kansas Authors Club. ​
Deadline: June 15, 2021

Click here for the Kansas Authors Club Book Award submission form. Please submit a copy of this form with your entry.
 
Guidelines for Submission:

  1. The contest is open to any Kansas Authors Club member.
  2. The book must be a minimum of 50 pages in length. 
  3. The entry must have been published, issued in print, and available for public distribution within the two years prior to June 1, 2021. 
  4. Books submitted may be in any category in good taste, except for poetry and Kansas history or memoir, which have their own book awards. 
  5. No entry fee is required. 
  6. Two copies of the winning book will be donated. One to the KAC shelves at the Spencer Research Library at KU in Lawrence. The second to the Bertha Coffin collection at the Council Grove Public Library. 
  7. The winner will be notified by September 1, in order to allow time for banquet reservations. 
  8. The award will be presented to the winner at the 2021 Annual Convention and Writers Conference in Topeka, at the evening banquet on Saturday. If the winner is unable to attend, the award will be mailed. 
  9. Non-winners’ books will be available for pickup at the convention. 
  10. Mail two copies of your book and your completed form by June 15, 2021, to:
 
Coffin Memorial Book Award
c/o Tracy Million Simmons
PO Box 333
Emporia, KS 66801
 
Questions: Contact Tracy by email
620-794-9320