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SAN FRANCISCO _
The 2012 San Francisco
Book Festival is now
in its late registration
period for its annual
program celebrating the
best books of the spring
season. All entries must
be received by close of
business on May 2, 2012
to be eligible for the
competition.
The San
Francisco Book Festival
will consider
non-fiction, fiction,
biography/autobiography,
children's books,
compilations/anthologies,
teenage, how-to,
cookbooks, science
fiction, audio/spoken
word, history, wild
card, gay,
photography/art, poetry,
unpublished, travel and
spiritual works. There
is no date of
publication deadline.
Our grand
prize for the 2012 San
Francisco Book Festival
winner is $1500
cash and a flight to San
Francisco for our gala
awards ceremony.
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
potential of the work to
reach a wider 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.
•
General
Non-fiction
•
General
Fiction
•
Children's
books
•
How-to
•
Spiritual
•
Photography/Art
•
Gay
•
Poetry
•
History |
•
Teenage
•
Biography/Autobiography
•
Audio/spoken
word
•
Compilations/Anthologies
•
Best
Unpublished
Short
Story
•
Cookbooks
•
Science
Fiction
•
Business
•
Technology
•
Wild
Card
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In addition
to honoring the top
selections in the above
categories, The San
Francisco Book Festival
will award the following
chosen from submissions:
1) Author of
the Year- Honors the
outstanding book of the
competition.
2) Book
Design of the Year -
Honors outstanding and
innovative design.
3) 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: San Francisco
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.sanfranciscobookfestival.com).
Because of the
anticipated high volume
of entries, we can only
respond to e-mail
inquiries.
Deadline
submissions in each
category must be
received by the close of
business on May 2, 2012.
Winners in each category
will be notified by
e-mail and on the web
site. 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
sanfranciscobookfestival.com
or may be faxed/e-mailed
to you. Please contact
our office at
323-665-8080 for fax
requests. Applications
must be accompanied by a
non-refundable entry fee
of $50 in the form of a
check, money order or
PayPal online payment 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 MUST include:
1) One copy
of the book;
2) A copy of
your official entry form
or a reasonable
facsimile;
3) The entry
fee or receipt for
online payment;
4)
Any press/marketing
materials you wish to
send. Marketing is used
as a tie-breaking consideration
by our judges.
Entries
should be mailed to:
JM
Northern Media LLC
attn: San
Francisco Book Festival
7095
Hollywood Boulevard
Suite
864
Hollywood,
CA 90028-0893
Phone:
323-665-8080
AWARDS:
The San Francisco Book
Festival selection
committee reserves the
right to determine the
eligibility of any
project.
The 2012 San
Francisco Book Festival
is part of the JM
Northern Media
family of festivals,
which include the DIY
Convention: Do It
Yourself in Film, Music
& Books, New York Book
Festival and Hollywood
Book Festival.
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CONTACT:
SanFranciscoBKFest@sbcglobal.net
323-665-8080 |
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