2005 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL
****LATE REGISTRATION NOW IN EFFECT!****
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: SEPT. 25, 2005
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 16, 2005) _ The 2005 DIY Book Festival has issued a
call for entries for its fourth 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, audio/spoken word, photography, art, comics,
'zines, fan fiction, poetry and e-books published on or after Jan. 1,
2003. All entries must be in English and have been self-published or
issued by an independent publi****ng house that has published less than
50 works since the entry cut-off point. Please note that authors with
iUniverse, Infinity Publi****ng and other print-on-demand outlets are
eligible for the competition.
Our grand prize for the 2005 DIYBF Author of the Year is $1000 cash and
a flight to Los Angeles for our gala awards ceremony. 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15) Best Published/Unpublished Short Story (all manuscripts welcome)
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 ****pping 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) on Oct. 1. Because of the anticipated
high volume of entries, we can only respond to e-mail inquiries.
Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close
of business on Sept. 25, 2005. Winners in each category will be
notified by e-mail before Oct. 1. Please note that judges read and
consider submissions on an ongoing basis, comparing early entries with
later submissions at our meetings.
TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at www.diyconvention.com or
may be faxed/e-mailed to you. Look on the right hand side of this page
and click on the red "register" button underneath "2005 DIY Book
Festival." Please contact our office for fax requests. Applications
must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee via check, money
order or PayPal online payment of $75 in U.S. dollars for each
submission, except in the categories noted under the red "registration"
button on the right side of this page. Multiple submissions are
permitted but each entry must be accompanied by a separate form and
entry fee.
You can also enter the contest by phone by calling 323-665-8080 between
10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific time. Please have your credit card handy.
Entry fee checks should be made payable to JM Northern Media LLC. We're
sorry, but entries must be mailed and cannot be delivered in person or
by messenger services to the JM Northern Media offices.
Entry packages should include one copy of the book; any relevant
marketing material; your official entry form or a copy; and the entry
fee or receipt. Entries should be mailed to:
JM Northern Media LLC
attn: DIY Book Festival
7095 Hollywood Boulevard
Suite 864
Hollywood, CA 90028-0893
Phone: 323-665-8080
AWARDS: Winners of the 2005 DIY Book Festival will be honored at a gala
ceremony held in October in Los Angeles. You do not need to be present
to accept your award or accompanying prizes.
DIY Book Festival winners in each category and their approved guests
will be admitted free to the day's events.The DIY Book Festival
selection committee reserves the right to determine the eligibility of
any project.
The 2005 DIY Book Festival is part of the DIY Convention: Do It
Yourself in Film, Music & Books, which also produces the DIY Film
Festival and the DIY Music Festival. The 2005 DIY Book Festival is
sponsored by Final Draft Screenplay Software; Infinity Publi****ng; The
Hollywood Creative Directory; Imagic; Alcasid.com and The DIY
Re****ter.com.
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