Hollywood Book Festival - Call For Entries
- From: HollywoodBkFest@xxxxxxx
- Date: 23 Feb 2006 11:27:36 -0800
2006 Hollywood Book Festival - Call for Entries
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2006) _ The 2006 Hollywood Book Festival
has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating books
that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, game and
multimedia communities.
Based in the capital of show business, the Hollywood Book Festival aims
to (1) spotlight literature worth of further consideration by the
talent-hungry pipeline of the entertainment industry; and (2)
facilitate getting those works into the proper hands for consideration.
The 2006 Hollywood Book Festival will consider published,
self-published and independent publisher non-fiction, fiction,
biography/autobiography, children's books, teenage, how-to,
audio/spoken word, 'zines, comics, e-books, fan fiction, wild card
(anything goes!), unpublished stories and genre-based works.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.
GRAND PRIZE: Our grand prize for the 2006 Hollywood Book Festival
Author of the Year is $1000 and a flight to Hollywood for our gala
awards ceremony in July, 2006. We will also distribute your book to our
Hollywood Book Festival mailing list of agents, producers, directors,
content coordinators and developers for further consideration.
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
6) 'zines
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9) Unpublished Stories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 Designer 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 package must contain the official entry form or facsimile,
including your e-mail address and contact telephone number. All
shipping 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.hollywoodbookfestival.com) shortly after the entry
deadline.
Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close
of business on June 25, 2006. Please note that the 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 $50 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 office.
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:
Hollywood Book Festival
7095 Hollywood Blvd.
Suite 864
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-665-8068
AWARDS: Winners of the 2006 Hollywood Book Festival will be honored at
a gala ceremony held in July, 2006 in Hollywood, Calif. You do not need
to be present to accept your award or accompanying prizes.
Hollywood Book Festival winners in each category and their approved
guests will be admitted free to the awards ceremony. The Hollywood Book
Festival selection committee reserves the right to determine the
eligibility of any project.
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