The 2007 DIY Book Festival will host its fifth annual program celebrating the success of independent authors and publishers.
The DIY Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, photography, art, comics, 'zines, fan fiction, poetry and e-books published on or after Jan. 1, 2005.
All entries must be in English and have been self-published or issued by an independent publishing house that has published less than 50 works since the entry cut-off point. Please note that authors with iUniverse, Infinity Publishing and other print-on-demand outlets are eligible for the competition.
The grand prize for the 2007 DIYBF Author of the Year is $1,500 cash and a flight to Los Angeles for the gala awards ceremony.
Submitted works will be judged by a panel of publishing industry experts.
The 2007 DIY Book Festival is part of the DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books, which also produces the DIY Film Festival and the DIY Music Festival. The 2007 DIY Book Festival is sponsored by Final Draft Screenplay Software; Imagic; Westside Websites; and the DIY Reporter.com.
For more information, visit www.diyconvention.com/.
