-The 2010 Hollywood Book Festival is now in the late registration period for its annual competition celebrating books that deserve greater recognition fro the film, television game and multimedia communities. All books must be in our hands by close of business on July 6.
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 2010
Hollywood Book
Festival will
consider
published,
self-published
and independent
publisher
non-fiction,
fiction,
children's
books, teenage,
how-to,
audio/spoken
word, 'zines,
comics, e-books,
fan fiction,
wild card
(anything
goes!),
unpublished
stories,
genre-based and
biography/autobiography
works.
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
All entries must
be in English.
Our grand prize
for the 2010
Hollywood Book
Festival Author
of the Year is
$1500 and a
flight to
Hollywood, CA
for our gala
awards ceremony.
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) E-books
5) Comics/’zines
6) How-To
7) Fan Fiction
8) Wild Card
9) Unpublished
Stories
10) Teenage
11)
Biography/Autobiography
12) Audio/spoken
word
13) Genre-based
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.
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.
Deadline
submissions in
each category
must be
postmarked by
the close of
business on July
6, 2010.
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.
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
AWARDS:
Winners of the
2010 Hollywood
Book Festival
will be honored
at a gala
ceremony held in
Hollywood, CA in
July, 2010. You
do not need to
be present to
accept your
award or
accompanying
prizes.
The Hollywood
Book Festival is
produced by JM
Northern Media
LLC, producers
of the New York
Book Festival,
London Book
Festival and DIY
Convention. The
festival is
sponsored by
Shopanista,
eDivvy, Westside
Websites and the
Larimar St.
Croix Writers
Colony.
