Sponsors for your prize programme
You’ve earned the loyalty of readers who trust your taste. ZOMZEY connects you with authors and publishers who want to reach them, you choose the books and features that fit your shop, and you get paid securely.
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Your recognition carries weight. Let's help it reach further.
An established awards or prize programme holds something rare, credibility and the power to confer it. Brands, authors and Influencers value that recognition, but reaching the right entrants and partners, beyond your usual circle, takes effort and word of mouth. ZOMZEY widens the door. Members post real, paid opportunities, entry features, category sponsorships, recognition partnerships, and you choose the ones that fit the integrity and audience of your programme.
How it works for awards & prize panels
It’s straightforward. Browse opportunities from authors and publishers wanting to reach your readers. See one that fits your shop? Make your offer and set your terms, a featured table, a window, an event, a staff pick. If they choose you, you deliver the placement, and you get paid securely through the platform. You stay in complete control, you only ever take on what suits your space, your readers and your values.
What makes ZOMZEY different
On ZOMZEY, you’re valued for what you actually deliver, not how big your social following is. Every deal you complete builds your verified track record, and the stronger that record grows, the higher you rank and the more authors and publishers seek you out. It’s a visibility flywheel: do great work, get found for it, win more. Every Member is verified and every deal is funded through ZOMZEY Protected Payments before you start, so you know it’s real. We built ZOMZEY so independent spaces get rewarded for the trust they’ve earned.
Who you'll work with
All kinds of Members come to ZOMZEY valuing the recognition your programme offers.
Authors & Publishers
Authors and publishers seeking literary recognition and award visibility.
Product & Maker Brands
Makers wanting credible awards that signal quality to buyers.
App & SaaS Founders
Founders wanting industry recognition that builds trust with users.
Creative & Design Brands
Brands wanting recognition that validates their craft and standing.
Sustainability & Impact Brands
Values-led brands seeking recognition that proves their commitment.
Niche & Specialist Brands
Brands wanting the standing of a respected specialist programme.
Showcase your programme, and we'll help it shine
On ZOMZEY, your profile is how Members find programmes like yours, so we'll help you build a strong one. ZAi helps you present your programme, describe its standing and audience, present your partnership options with confidence, and pull your best moments into a showcase. Every partnership you deliver builds your verified track record automatically, lifting your ranking and bringing more Members to you. Showcase your programme to be searched and found by those who value real recognition.
Ready to extend the reach of your recognition?
Sign up free as a Hub, build your profile with ZAi's help, and start choosing the opportunities that fit your programme. Free to join, and you stay in control.
Sponsors for your prize programme: your questions
Is ZOMZEY free for a prize programme?
Yes. An awards or prize programme joins free as a Hub, is listed in Discover free and pays commission only when a paid placement completes. Shops and Communities Pro is optional and lowers the commission once you are trading regularly; the pricing page lists every figure, and that is all it costs to start finding sponsors for a prize programme.
How is a sponsored feature for a prize programme paid?
The author, publisher or brand funds the deal under Protected Payments before the feature runs. You deliver the agreed placement, upload evidence of it, and the payment is released to your payout method once the Member approves it within the review window. The written agreement on the deal page settles what was promised.
Does a sponsored placement in a prize programme need a label?
Yes. Anything paid for, from a sponsored category to a featured title in your newsletter, must be clearly identifiable as sponsorship where readers see it, and it must never be presented as a judged result. The ASA and CMA guidance linked above explains what counts, and clear labelling is what protects the credibility of a prize programme.
What can a prize programme sell without compromising the judging?
Sponsorship of a category or ceremony, featured placements for entrants and shortlisted titles in your newsletter or on your site, event tickets and tables, reading guides and partner events. The judging itself, the longlist and the shortlist are never for sale, and ZOMZEY expects every paid item to be described exactly as what it is.
What evidence does a prize programme upload?
A link or dated screenshot of the sponsored placement with its label, photographs of the event or ceremony where the sponsorship appeared, and the reach figures the offer promised, such as newsletter opens or attendance. Evidence lives on the deal page, so approval is against what you both agreed.
How does a prize programme attract the right sponsors?
Describe your readers and your entrants honestly, show past partnerships in your showcase, connect your accounts so your figures are validated, and keep your rate card current. Every completed deal adds a review and lifts your Star tier, which is what authors, publishers and brands compare when they choose a prize programme to support.
What if a sponsor changes the brief after I accept?
Changes are agreed on the deal page and recorded next to the original terms, so nothing changes until you both say so. If the new ask is more work, quote for it before you agree; a prize programme stays in control when the record is kept in one place.
In short, a prize programme earns on ZOMZEY when the sponsorship sits clearly beside the judging rather than inside it, and the payment is protected. ZOMZEY brings the sponsors to you, records the deal and holds the money until you have delivered.
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