NEW YORK – To

date, more than 600 makers have nominated themselves for the Martha Stewart

American Made Audience Choice Award. If you are a Michigan Maker and would

like to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes you have until August 31stto nominate yourself and to be part of the fourth annual

event.

The

Initiative:

Martha

Stewart’s American Made is a nationally recognized awards program that

celebrates new rising stars of the growing maker culture who have turned their

passions for handcrafted, well-designed goods into small businesses and proudly

make their products in America.

Through

American Made, Martha and the editors of Martha Stewart Living honor these

makers, small-business owners and creative entrepreneurs in the fields of

crafts, design, food and style.

The

Winners:

Nine 2015

Martha Stewart American Made honorees will be selected by Martha and her panel

of judges, and one Audience Choice Winner will be chosen by our website

audience.

Winners will

be awarded:

A cash prize

of $10,000

A trip for

two to New York City to attend the American Made Summit

The

opportunity to be featured on MarthaStewart.com

Marketing

and public relations to help move their businesses forward

Nominations

can be submitted on the American Made website.