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The
2024 Great Southwest Book Festival
is now in its late
registration period for its annual
competition honoring the
best books of the late
winter/spring.
The Great Southwest Book Festival will consider published and
unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction, biography/autobiography,
how-to, compilations/anthologies, photography/art, children’s,
cookbooks, poetry, spiritual, young adult, business/technology,
unpublished manuscripts, wild card (anything goes!), history, memoir and
regional lit. There is no date of publication restriction, but all
entries must be in English.
In addition
to honoring the top selections in the above categories, The Great
Southwest Book Festival will award the following chosen from submissions:
- General excellence and the author's passion for telling a good
story.
- The potential of the work to reach a wider audience.
FESTIVAL
RULES: Book
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: Submissions in
each category must be
received by the close of
business on March 4,
2024 to be eligible for
the competition. 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.
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 here
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 should include:
- One copy of the
book
- A copy of your
official entry form
or a reasonable
facsimile
- The entry
fee or receipt for
online payment
- Any 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:
The Great Southwest Book
Festival
7095
Hollywood Boulevard Suite
864
Hollywood,
CA 90028-0893
Phone:
323-665-8080
Email:
Bruce@regionalfestivals.com
E-book entries are
welcome. You can enter
an e-book in four ways:
- Send your
book as a .pdf file to
our email
address labeled as
"2024 E-Book Entry"
in the subject line.
Please attach copies
of your PayPal
receipt and entry
form.
- Send us a Kindle
copy as a gift to
our email address.
Then send an e-mail
to us indicating
that you've sent the
book, attaching your
PayPal receipt and
entry form.
- Upload the book
to the Cloud (using DropBox, iCloud or similar services) and
share the file using our email as reference. Then
send us an
email stating that
you've shared the
book, attaching your PayPal receipt and
entry form.
-
Use our “Book Uploader” in the "Enter the Competition" page or the
button below to send a copy of your work. Max size is limited
to 28 Mb. We accept most e-book formats.
IMPORTANT: After
uploading your book, you MUST send an e-mail
with "2024 E-Book
Entry" in the
subject line and the
title of your book.
Please attach a copy
of your PayPal
receipt and entry
form.
Failure to follow
these steps on e-book
submissions may
disqualify you.
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