
Deadline for entry: November 25, 2009.
The 2009 London Book Festival has issued a call for entries for its annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the international publishing community. The festival will consider self-published entries in general non-fiction, fiction, poetry, children’s books, science fiction, comics, eBooks, romance, photography/art, audio/spoken word, biography/autobiography, teenage, music and wild card. The publication date must be on or after January 1, 2001, and entries can be in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian.
The entry fee is $50. Multiple entries must be accompanied by a separate fee for each book. Entrants pay all shipping and handling costs. Entries must be classified with a particular category.
The 2009 London Book Festival will consider published, self-published and independent publisher non-fiction, poetry, photography/art, fiction, children’s books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics, e-books, wild card (anything goes!), science fiction, romance and biography/autobiography works.
A panel of judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:
- The story-telling ability of the author;
- The potential of the work to win wider recognition from the international publishing community.
- Entries can be in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese or Italian. Books published from Jan. 1, 2001 forward are eligible. Our grand prize for the 2009 London Book Festival Author of the Year is $1500 and a flight to London OR a flight to Los Angeles – your choice!
For a complete list of rules and additional information, visit the complete list of guidelines at: The 2009 London Book Festival.