The 3rd Annual Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards

DEADLINE changed to February 1, 2010

Gold,  Silver, and Bronze Awards  plus
First-time Author Award

For books published in 2009.    For the Latest BRUSS AWARD Brochure .PDF LINK....

History

NAREE's Book Awards are named for the late Bob Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist, prolific writer, and longtime NAREE leader and mentor who enjoyed reviewing real estate books and was instrumental in building association membership for many years.

The awards program was created to recognize the excellence manifested in the work of real estate authors on an annual basis. Books focusing on the broad field of real estate including mortgage finance; home buying and selling; the business of real estate, government housing policy, green building, urban design, investing, architecture, and construction are expected among myriad other topics. 

The awards program is being funded by grants from NAREE members, Leigh and Ivy Robinson of Express Publishing and Brad Inman of Inman News; and in kind donations from the NAREE Board of Directors and Past Presidents.

Founded in 1929, NAREE has sponsored its prestigious annual Real Estate Journalism Competition for 60 years.  NAREE also has offered the mid-career NAREE Bivins Fellowship for the past seven years. 

Eligibility

1)   The book must have been released for sale during the award year 2009.
2)   The book must fit into the “real estate book” category as determined by NAREE.

Submission Requirements
Submissions must be postmarked by February 1, 2010, and received no later than February 10, 2009:

1) Three copies of either the pre-publication version or the publication version of the entire book.
2) Three copies of a maximum of 5,000 words selected from the book by its author, editor, or publisher as representative of the book as a whole. (Please select a key chapter or two.)
3) Application form and entry fee.

Entry Fee
The entry fee is $100 for NAREE (2010 dues paid ) current members, and $200 for non-members. To Join NAREE - CLICK HERE. 

Submission Notes

Unless there are at least five submissions for a year’s awards, no awards will be given that year. No submissions will be returned.

Judging
The entire book and the selection of 5,000 words from the book will be sent to a panel(s) of three qualified judges. Judges may read only the 5,000 words or the entire book. Judges score each book on the following five attributes using a scale of 1-100:
• Originality
• Readability
• Accuracy
• Coverage of subject
• Scholarship.

Highest three accumulated scores win, plus a fourth award will be given for the Best First-time Author.

Each winner is to receive a certificate and cash award as follows:
Gold: $1,000
Silver: $500
Bronze: $250
First-time Author: $250

Award Presentation
The Bruss Awards presentation will be a highlight of the 44th Annual NAREE Spring conference, June 2-5, which will be in Austin, TX.  (CLICK HERE FOR 44th Annual Conference DETAILS)

Link to winners of 2008 Bruss Book Awards

Link to winners of 2009 Bruss Book Awards

The Bruss Awards presentation is only one of the significant events that will be occurring at the NAREE Spring Conference. The conference will feature newsworthy panels, interesting field trips and outstanding networking and professional development opportunities.

Those not present will be mailed awards. Award winners will be posted on www.naree.org and in the NAREE News after the awards banquet.

Web Application

Deadline: Postmark by February 1, 2010 for receipt no later than Feb. 10, 2010.

Author Name_________________________________________

BOOK Title _________________________________________________

Publisher ____________________________________________

Editor Name__________________________________________

& Phone #_________-_________-_____________

Publication (Year/Month/Day)_________/_____/______

Author's Address                                                                                      

City                   State          Zip                  

Work phone      FAX                                 

Cell Phone         

Email             @

Home Phone (not published)        

___Check if entrant is a FIRST - TIME AUTHOR.    

PAYMENT: 

__NAREE Current (2010 paid dues) Active or Associate member - $100  Entry fee

or

Circle card:    AmEx     VISA     MSTRCRD      DISCOVER

Cardholder Name                                                      

Card#

Expiration Date                  

Amount Authorized to Charge $                      

Cardholder signature                                            

___I affirm the information on this application and attachments is accurate.
I have enclosed 3 books, 3 copies of one 5,000-word excerpt, payment and this application.

Applicant signature_______________________________________________