2010 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIESLOS ANGELES _ The 2010 DIY Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its ninth annual program celebrating the success of independent authors and publishers. The DIY Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, teenage, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, audio/spoken word, photography, art, comics, 'zines, fan fiction, poetry and e-books published on or after Jan. 1, 2007. All entries must be in English and have been self-published or issued by an independent publishing house. *** Please note that print-on-demand (POD) authors with iUniverse, PublishAmerica, Infinity Publishing and other outlets are eligible for the competition. Our grand prize for the 2010 DIYBF Book of the Year is $1500 cash and a flight to the awards ceremony in Hollywood in February, 2011. Genre category winners will receive a combination of books, software and cash awards. Submitted works will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria: 1) General excellence and the author's passion for telling a good story. 2) The unique use of guerilla marketing tactics to reach a wider audience. This includes innovative marketing, merchandising, publicity tactics and other innovative methods of reaching an independent audience. ENTRIES: Please classify your book and enter it in the following categories.Multiple entries must be accompanied by a separate fee for each book. 1) General Non-fiction 2) General Fiction 3) Children's books 4) How-to 5) E-books (word or .pdf file acceptable) 6) Comics 7) 'zines 8) Photography 9) Fan Fiction 10) Poetry 11) Art 12) Teenage 13) Biography/Autobiography 14) Audio/spoken word 15) Compilations/Anthologies 16) Best Unpublished Short Story 17) Cookbooks 18) Science Fiction In addition to honoring the top selections in the above categories, The DIY Book Festival will award the following chosen from submissions: 1) DIY Author of the Year-Honors the outstanding book of the competition. 2) DIY Book Design of the Year --- Honors outstanding and innovative design. 3) DIY Independent Publisher of the Year-Honors the top publisher based on materials displaying excellence in marketing and promotional materials, as determined by our judges. FESTIVAL RULES: DIY Book Festival submissions cannot be returned. Each entry must contain the official entry form, including your e-mail address and contact telephone number. All shipping and handling costs must be borne by entrants. NOTIFICATION AND DEADLINES: We will notify each entry of the receipt of their package via e-mail and will announce the winning entries on our web site (www.diyconvention.com). Because of the anticipated high volume of entries, we can only respond to e-mail inquiries. Regular registration deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on January 25, 2011. The awards ceremony will be held in February in conjunction with the 2011 DIY Convention. Please note that judges read and consider submissions on an ongoing basis, comparing early entries with later submissions. Many last-minute submissions have won past competitions. TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at www.diyconvention.com or may be faxed/e-mailed to you. Please contact our office for fax requests. Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee (see entry form drop-down menu for specific category prices) in the form of a check, money order or PayPal online payment in U.S. dollars for each submission. Multiple submissions are permitted but each entry must be accompanied by a separate form and entry fee. Mail your entries to: JM Northern Media The DIY Book Festival 7095 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 864 Hollywood, CA 90028 YOUR PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN: one copy of your book; the entry formPayPal receipt or check/money order; You may send publicity materials, i.e., press reviews, if you wish. PLEASE, NO BOOKMARKS!!!
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