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THE 2008 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL - CALL FOR ENTRIES


NEW YORK _ The 2008 New York Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the world’s publishing capital. The festival will be held June 27-28 in Manhattan.

Last year, over 20,000 attendees enjoyed the beauty and serenity of Manhattan’s Central Park as they browsed books, listened to music and author readings and enjoyed our food vendors. This year, the June 28, 2008 edition of the day festival will offer expanded stages and new opportunities for authors, publishers, musicians and vendors.

NEW! The festival is proud to announce its second round of author appearances:

  • Richard Barone was a part of the Bongos, the leaders of the Hoboken, N.J. music scene that flared in the 1980s. His new book, "Front Man," is a quasi-fictional account of the world as seen through the eyes of the man who stands at the center of the music maelstrom. Joining Barone’s music accompaniment will be a reading by actress Joyce DeWitt, best known for her role in the TV series "Three’s Company."

  • Entertainment Weekly writerTanner Stransky is out to Find Your Inner Ugly Betty. His new book details work/life challenges and offers kernels of wisdom on how to navigate them, a la the TV series heroine.
  • Judith Matloff thought she was settling down in her dream home in West Harlem. Instead, she mistakenly moved into a home that was notorious as a drug-trafficking epicenter. How she survived is detailed in Home Girl: Building A Dream House On A Lawless Block

  • Michael Teitelbaum has written more than 200 children’s books based on such pop culture icons as “Men in Black,” “X-Men” and “Spider-Man.” His latest series is “Backyard Sports” (Grosset & Dunlap) based on the #1 sports video game franchise for kids.

  • New York Mets hero Art Shamsky is the author of “The Magnificent Seasons,” a book about the magical 1969-1970 span when the New York Jets, New York Mets and New York Knicks won championships for the first time.

  • Brooklynite Nina Malkin is a cat person and author of “An Unlikely Cat Lady: Feral Adventures in the Backyard Jungle” (Globe Pequot), a memoir of her efforts to serve, protect and defend the cats in her backyard.

  • Michael Albert, author of “An Artist’s America” (Henry Holt) covers his noted collage career from the “cerealism” depictions of cereal boxes through his more recent explorations of large scale historical scenes.

  • Beth Schoenfeldt is the cofounder of the online networking and offline support system Women Who Launch, and has now brought her vision out in a new book, “Ladies Who Launch: How To Live Your Dreams and Love Your Life” (St. Martin’s Press), a holistic self-help manifesto.

  • David DeVries, award-winning creator of “Monster Engine,” has spent two decades illustrating for Marvel, DC, Lucas Films and Universal Studios, among others.

  • Abiola Abrams is the author of “Dare,” (Simon & Schuster, 2007), a romp through the world of two women who play by their own rules, and host of BET’s “The Best Shorts,” an independent film competition.

    The 2008 New York Book Festival Awards will be held at one of Manhattan’s literary landmarks, the Algonquin Hotel. The hotel is the home of the legendary Algonquin Round Table, a collection of writers, actors and critics who gathered daily to trade witticisms that soon made their way to the world. Each entrant to the festival is admitted free to the awards on June 27.

    The 2008 New York Book Festival will consider published, self-published and independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, children’s books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics/’zines, e-books, poetry, wild card (anything goes!), unpublished stories, science fiction, horror, photography/art, romance and biography/autobiography works. Books published on or after January 1, 2000 are eligible for consideration.

    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 win wider recognition.

    Entries can be in English, Spanish, French or Italian and must be published on or after January 1, 2000. Our grand prize for the 2008 New York Book Festival Author of the Year is $1500 and a flight to New York for the June 27 awards and our June 28 day festival in Central Park.

    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) Wild Card

    7) Unpublished Stories

    8) Teenage

    9) Science fiction

    10) Romance

    11) Biography/Autobiography

    12) Audio/spoken word

    13) Poetry

    14) Photography/Art

    15) How-To

    FESTIVAL RULES: New York 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.

    Regular registration deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on May 25 , 2008. 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: Click on the "ENTER THE COMPETITION" link at the top of this page and follow the directions to get an entry form. Forms may also be faxed/e-mailed to you by calling our office at 323-665-8080 or e-mailing us at NewYorkBookFest@aol.com. You may also register over the phone with a credit card. Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee via check, money order, credit card payment 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/money orders 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

    7095 Hollywood Blvd.

    Suite 864

    Hollywood, CA 90028

    AWARDS: Winners of the 2008 New York Book Festival will be honored at a gala ceremony held the night before our annual day festival in Central Park. You do not need to be present to accept your award or accompanying prizes.

    New York Book Festival winners in each category will be admitted free to the awards ceremony. The New York Book Festival selection committee reserves the right to determine the category eligibility of any project.

    VENDORS AND MUSICIANS: If you would like to be a part of our day festival in Central Park, please e-mail us at NewYorkBookFest@aol.com for an application.

    The New York Book Festival is produced by JM Northern Media LLC, producers of the Hollywood Book Festival, DIY Convention, London Book Festival and DIY Book Festival, and is sponsored by The Hollywood Creative Directory, Westside Websites and Shopanista.










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