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You are invited to enter the
Sixth Annual North Texas Book Festival Book Awards competition,
recognizing excellence in books published by their authors and/or
by small, independent publishers. Books will be judged on content,
design, quality of manufacturing, and marketing efforts by their
authors and publishers. Three finalists will be chosen in each
of the categories. The finalists will be recognized and the awards
presented at the Book Trails Dinner on Friday evening prior to
the Festival (if held) and displayed during the Festival itself
the following day.
The 2012 Awards will be presented
in the following categories:
* Children's Book of the Year - Books entered can be either
fully illustrated picture books or a chapter books, with or without
illustrations, and can be fiction or non-fiction. Categories
may be combined, or subcategories may be added, depending on
the number of qualifying entries.
* General Trade Books of the Year (2) - Awards will be
presented for Fiction and Non-fiction books, illustrated or not,
of any genre, intended for young adult through adult readers.
Categories may be combined, or subcategories may be added, depending
on the number of qualifying entries.
Who May Enter
Authors who have subsidized the cost of publishing their own
books, whether produced by traditional printing methods or digitally
by print-on-demand, may submit their books for the competition.
Independent publishers (publishers who produce 5 or fewer titles
per year, with an initial press run of 5000 copies or less) may
submit books on behalf of their authors. Books submitted must
have been published, or carry a copyright date, no earlier than
three years prior to the year of the award; i.e., for the 2012
Awards, books must have been produced no earlier than 2009.
Participation in the North Texas Book Festival and/or Book Trails
Dinner is not required to enter the competition; however, if
chosen as a finalist, authors will be asked to provide books
to display and sell at the Festival if they cannot attend in
person.
Members of the board of directors of the North Texas Book Festival,
Inc. and their family members are ineligible to enter until the
year after the member's term on the board ends.
Judging
Each submitted book is evaluated by two or more judges and given
a numeric score based on certain criteria (overall appearance,
cover, content, writing, etc.). Each score is equally weighted
within its category. To qualify as a finalist, a book must receive
an average score of 8.5 or above. If there are not enough qualifying
entries in a category to select three finalists, such as children's
non-fiction, it may be combined with another category, i.e.,
children's fiction, at the discretion of the award committee.
Depending on the number of qualifying entries, subcategories
within the categories may be created, i.e., adult or children's
poetry, science fiction/fantasy, etc.
How to Enter
Authors or publishers may submit for consideration a total of
two (2) titles in one or more categories. Submit two (2) copies
of each title entered. Affix a copy of the completed entry label
to the inside cover of each book. Enclose with the books the
completed top of the entry form and a check for the total entry
fee(s) made payable to North Texas Book Festival (or credit card
billing information) to:
North Texas Book Festival Book Awards
P.O. Box 455
Argyle, TX 76226
All copies of books submitted for consideration become the property
of the North Texas Book Festival, Inc., and will not be returned.
Deadline for Entry
Because of the time required for thorough reading and thoughtful
judging, submissions may be made beginning September 1, 2011;
all entries must be received by January 13, 2012. Please mail
your books in time to arrive by this date (and the sooner, the
better). Submissions received after the deadline will be returned
unopened. Finalists will be notified by March 15, 2012. |
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