LOS ANGELES -The
2018 Hollywood
Book Festival
is now in the
late
registration
period for
its annual
competition
celebrating
books that
deserve greater
recognition from
the film,
television game
and multimedia
communities. All
entries must be
in our hands by
July 15 to be
eligible.
Our grand prize
for the 2018
Hollywood Book
Festival Author
of the Year is a
$1,500
appearance fee
and a flight to
Los Angeles for
our gala awards
ceremony.
Based in the
capital of show
business, the
Hollywood Book
Festival aims to
spotlight
literature
worthy of
further
consideration by
the
talent-hungry
pipeline of the
entertainment
industry.
The 2018
Hollywood Book
Festival
considers
published,
self-published
and independent
publisher
non-fiction,
fiction,
children's
books, young
adult, how-to,
spiritual, wild
card (anything
goes!),
unpublished
stories, science
fiction,
biography/autobiography,
sequels,
genre-based,
business and
history.
A panel of
judges will
determine the
winners based on
the following
criteria:
1) The
story-telling
ability of the
author;
2) The potential
of the work to
be translated
into other forms
of media
ENTRIES
Please classify
your book and
enter it in the
following
categories.
Multiple entries
must be
accompanied by a
separate $75 fee
for each book.
a) non-fiction
b) fiction
c) children's books
d) how-to
e) business
f) wild card (anything goes!)
g) unpublished stories
|
h) biography/autobiography
i) genre-based
j)
sequels
k)
spiritual
l) young
adult
m)
history
n) science fiction
o) screenplays
|
In addition to
honoring the top
selections in
the above
categories, The
Hollywood Book
Festival will
award the
following chosen
from
submissions:
1) Hollywood
Book Festival
Author of the
Year Honors the
outstanding book
of the
competition.
2) Hollywood
Book Festival
Design of the
Year Honors
outstanding and
innovative
design.
3) Hollywood
Book Festival
Publisher of the
Year Honors the
top publisher
based on
potential to
develop future
works suitable
for
transformation
into other
media.
TO ENTER:
Entry forms
are available
online at
www.hollywoodbookfestival.com
or may be
faxed/e-mailed
to you.
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.
Multiple
submissions are
permitted but
each entry must
be accompanied
by a separate
form and entry
fee.
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; a copy
of your official
entry form; and
the entry fee or
receipt from
online payment.
Entries should
be mailed to:
JM Northern
Media LLC
attn: Hollywood
Book Festival
7095 Hollywood
Boulevard
Suite 864
Hollywood, CA
90028-0893
Phone:
323-665-8068
E-book entries
are welcome. You
can enter an
e-book in three
ways:
Send as a .pdf
to our e-mail
address labeled
as “2018 E-book
Entry” in the
subject line.
Please attach
copies of your PayPal receipt
and entry form
to the email.
Click here to use our “Book Uploader” to
send a copy of
your work. We
accept most
e-book formats.
Then send an
e-mail to us
labeled as “2018
E-Book Entry”
with PayPal
receipt and
entry form
attached.
You can also send
us a Kindle copy
as a gift. Send
an e-mail to us
indicating that
you’ve sent the
book, attaching
your PayPal
receipt and
entry form, with
subject line
“2018 E-book
Entry”
FESTIVAL RULES:
Hollywood 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 this
web site shortly
after the entry
deadline.
Regular
registration
submissions in
each category
must be received
by the close of
business on July
15, 2018.
Winners in each
category will be
notified by
e-mail. Please
note that judges
read and
consider
submissions on
an ongoing
basis, comparing
early entries
with later
submissions.
AWARDS:
Winners of the
2018 Hollywood
Book Festival
will be honored
at a gala
ceremony
at Hollywood,
CA, exact date
TBD.
