2009 self-published Fiction Book Award Contest
One Grand Prize-$500, a plaque with title and author and book-jacket seals
One second Place-$100 and an award certificate
One Honorable Mention with an award certificate
The Rules:
1. The competition is open to all English Language self-published books of fiction for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication or cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. Entrants to previous contests are welcome to submit again. However past winners are not eligible to enter.
2. Entrants must send a printed and bound book. Entries will be judged primarily by content and writing quality. No handwritten books are accepted.
3. All books published or revised and reprinted in 2000 through 2008 are eligible.
4. All books must be accompanied by an Entry Form or copy is acceptable. More than one book may be entered but each must be accompanied by book, entry form and fee. Entry form may be copied or printed from web site: creativeartscouncil.org. If form copied all entries must be answered.
5. Check or money order made payable to Creative Arts Council is required for judging fee and expenses of contest. The fee is U.S. $40 for each entry and must accompany submission.
6. All entries must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2009. Winners will be notified by April 1, 2009.
7. Entries will be judged by readers. At end of contest, books will be donated to various libraries.
8. Judges reserve the right to withhold prizes. Employees and their family members are not eligible.
9. Santa Fe Trail Creative Arts Guild, Inc. is not responsible for the loss, damage or return of any books submitted to the competition.
For information e-mail karenstokes@larned.net
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ENTRY FORM:
Please enter my book in the Creative Arts Council Annual Book Awards sponsored by the Santa Fe Trail Creative Arts Gulid, Inc.
__Mainstream/Literary Fiction __Genre Fiction
__This is my first entry only ($40) __This is an additional entry ($40)
Method of payment:
__Check or Money Order enclosed. (U.S. funds)
__This is an additional entry an payment is included in the check or money order enclosed with my first entry.
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY:
Author's name_____________________________
Address___________________________________
City____________State______Zip_____________
Daytime Phone_____________________________
E-Mail____________________________________
Book Title_________________________________
Send entry, form, book and fee to:
Creative Arts Council
P.O.Box 28,
Larned, KS 67550 |