Eric Hoffer Award Details – After the contest, books (e-books excluded) will be donated to libraries, schools, and hospitals where appropriate, which are fine places to promote your book! The Eric Hoffer Award, with permission from the Hoffer estate, was created by noted author Christopher Klim who wanted the type of award for which he’d register his own book. For a decade, he’s kept the entrance fee at marginal levels to cover a small judges’ honorarium and expensive book shipment. There are over 100 judges who read and evaluate every book twice or more. Unlike other awards, a single category entry qualifies your book for not only category and grand prize consideration, but also press type awards, the Montaigne Medal, the da Vinci Eye, and (if it’s a first book) the First Horizon Award.