HOLLYWOOD, CA _ The
2012 Hollywood Book Festival has issued a call
for entries to its seventh annual program celebrating books that deserve
greater recognition from the film, television, game and multimedia communities.
The
2012 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fiction, wild card (anything goes!), unpublished stories, screenplays,
genre-based works and biographical/autobiographical works. This is a
story-oriented competition and there is no date of publication restriction.
A panel of entertainment and publishing industry 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 2012 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9) Unpublished Stories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
14) 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.
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 the web
site shortly after the entry deadline. Regular registration deadline
submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on June
25, 2012. 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 by emailing
HollywoodBKFest@aol.com. 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: 323-665-8080
