2024 New England Book
Festival - Call for Entries
BOSTON _ The 2024 New
England Book Festival
has issued a call for
entries for its annual
program celebrating the
best books of the
holiday season.
The New England Book
Festival will consider
non-fiction, fiction,
biography/autobiography,
memoir, children's books, young
adult, how-to,
cookbooks, science
fiction,
photography/art, poetry,
gay literature, regional
literature, spiritual,
wild card (anything
goes!), business books,
unpublished stories and
compilations/anthologies.
All entries must be in
English.
Submitted works
will be judged by a
panel of industry
experts using the
following criteria:
1) General
excellence and the
author's passion for
telling a good story.
2) The
potential of the work to
reach a wider audience.
ENTRIES:
Please classify your
book and enter it in the
following categories.
Multiple entries must be
accompanied by a
separate fee for each
book.
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Non-fiction
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Fiction
-
Biography/autobiography/memoir
-
Memoir
-
Children's
books
-
Young
adult
-
How-to
-
Cookbooks
-
Unpublished
stories
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-
Science
fiction
-
Photography/art
-
Poetry
-
Spiritual
-
Business
-
Gay
-
Compilations/anthologies
-
Regional
Lit
-
Wild
card
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In addition
to honoring the top
selections in the above
categories, The New
England Book Festival
will award the following
chosen from submissions:
- Author of
the Year- Honors the
outstanding book of the
competition.
- Book
Design of the Year -
Honors outstanding and
innovative design.
- Publisher of the Year-
Honors the top publisher
based on materials displaying
excellence in marketing
and promotional
materials, as determined
by our judges.
FESTIVAL
RULES: New England
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. Books
published on or after
Jan. 1, 2020 are
eligible for the
competition.
NOTIFICATION AND
DEADLINES: :
Deadline submissions in
each category must be
received by the close of
business on November 25,
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:
New England Book
Festival 7095
Hollywood Boulevard Suite
864 Hollywood,
CA 90028-0893 Phone:
323-665-8080
E-book entries are
welcome. You can enter
an e-book in three ways:
- Send your
book as a .pdf file to
our
NewEnglandBkFest@yahoo.com
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
NewEnglandBkFest@yahoo.com.
Then send an e-mail
to us indicating
that you've sent the
book, attaching your
PayPal receipt and
entry form.
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Use our “Book Uploader” in the "Enter the Competition" page to send a copy of your work. We accept most e-book formats.to send a
digital copy of your
work. We accept most
e-book formats.
IMPORTANT: After
uploading your book,
you MUST send an
e-mail to
NewEnglandBkFest@yahoo.com
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.
CONTACT:
NewEnglandBkFest@yahoo.com
323-665-8080
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