The Publishizer Wellness 2026 Contest celebrates authors whose work inspires stronger bodies, clearer minds, deeper relationships, and more sustainable lives. Whether your book empowers readers to heal, grow, thrive, or transform, this is your chance to elevate your message—and compete for top-tier publishing and media opportunities.
Authors across all categories of wellness including: health, lifestyle, and personal development are invited to submit their book ideas, manuscripts, or proposals. We champion bold, meaningful work that helps people live healthier and more fulfilling lives.
If your book helps readers feel better, live better, or understand themselves better, it belongs here.
Fitness • Nutrition • Keto • Vegan • Fasting • Longevity • Holistic Healing • Pregnancy • Yoga • Beauty & Skin Health • Aging • Illness & Chronic Conditions (Diabetes, ADHD, autoimmune & more)
Therapist Insights • Trauma Recovery • Emotional Neglect • Grief • Addiction • Boundaries • Living Fully • Self-Belief & Confidence • Death & Dying • Healing from Abuse • Time Management • Spirituality • Caregiving
Communication • AI & Technology • Activism & Volunteering • Politics • Elder Care • Sustainability • Climate & Green Living • Preparedness • Community Building
Dating • Relationships • Marriage • Divorce & Separation • Family • Parenting • Workplace Dynamics • Relational Roles
Budgeting • Investing • Minimalism • Estate Planning • Wealth Wellness & Stability
Bookstr Features
$2,000 worth of Bookstr promotions: Author Questions, 1 on 1 Interview, Featured Review, and a Giveaway
PodMatch Podcast Tour Setup
10–20 podcast opportunities curated to your topic and goals.
Publishizer Seasonal Book Club & Newsletter Feature
Spotlighted in an engaged community of readers, authors, and industry professionals.
1:1 Publishing & Marketing Strategy Day with Bethany
Deep-dive guidance tailored to your unique project, including:
Positioning & audience
Title optimization
Metadata & categorization
Publishing pathway (traditional, hybrid, indie)
Marketing & visibility blueprint
Editorial Board Review
Your manuscript or proposal is evaluated by three esteemed editors, each providing targeted recommendations to increase clarity, marketability, and acquisition potential before your campaign is introduced to publishers.
The Grand Prize is awarded to the author whose campaign receives the highest number of reader-ordered copies.
Author-placed orders do not count.
Fitness sucks. Or at least, that’s how many people feel about it. The problem isn’t fitness itself; it’s the nonsense, the misinformation, and the unrealistic expectations that come with it. Fitness Sucks! But It’s OK is a no-BS guide for the everyday person who hates working out but knows they …
#1 in Wellness
Love, By Any Name is a memoir that follows the 30-year love story between a cis bi minister, her trans husband and their nonbinary adult child. But it is also about the larger family and community that grew with them, finding new meaning in spite of the dual tensions of …
#2 in Wellness
MJP Thea’s Adventures and the Case of the Broken Fountain follows Thea, a curious little mouse who loves being herself in a rule-following town. When the fountain breaks, she and her friends venture beneath Quesitown to solve the mystery, discovering that being different is a strength and that loss can …
#3 in Wellness