2006 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL ADDS CATEGORIES LOS ANGELES (July 20, 2006) _ The 2006 DIY Book Festival has added two new categories to its fifth annual awards celebrating the success of independent authors and publishers.
The DIY Book Festival will now consider entries for cookbooks and science fiction books. They join the previous entry categories of 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, 2004. All entries must be in English and have been self-published or issued by an independent publishing house that has published less than 50 works since the entry cut-off point. *** Please note that authors with iUniverse, Infinity Publishing and other print-on-demand outlets are eligible for the DIY competition. Entry forms are available online at www.diyconvention.com or can be faxed on request. Our grand prize for the 2006 DIYBF Author of the Year is $1500 cash and a flight to Los Angeles for our gala awards ceremony in October. Submitted works will be judged by a panel of publishing 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 unique 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9) Fan Fiction 10) Poetry 11) Art 12) Teenage 13) Biography/Autobiography 14) Audio/spoken word 15) Best Published/Unpublished Short Story (all manuscripts welcome) 16) Cookbooks 17) Science Fiction In addition to honoring the top selections in the above categories, The DIY Book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. Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on Sept. 25, 2006. Winners in each category will be notified by e-mail shortly after the final entry deadline. 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 "2006 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 $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. 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 2006 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. The 2006 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 2006 DIY Book Festival is sponsored by Final Draft Screenplay Software; Imagic; The Hollywood Creative Directory; Westside Websites and the DIY Reporter.com. # # # ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
