Volume 6- Issue 4, April 2007
Published by Llumina Press

2007 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

LOS ANGELES-- The 2007 DIY Book Festival has issued a call for entries for
its sixth 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, cookbooks, science fiction, 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.

*** Please note that print-on-demand (POD) authors with iUniverse,
PublishAmerica, Infinity Publishing and other outlets are eligible for the
competition.

Our grand prize for the 2007 DIYBF Book of the Year is $1500 cash and a
flight to the awards ceremony. All entrants receive free admission to the
annual DIY Convention in Los Angeles.

Category winners will receive a combination of books, software and cash
awards.

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 unique use of guerilla marketing tactics to reach a wider audience.
This includes innovative marketing, merchandising, publicity tactics and
other innovative methods of reaching an independent 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.

1) General Non-fiction

2) General Fiction

3) Children's books

4) How-to

5) E-books (word or .pdf file acceptable)

6) Comics

7) 'zines

8) Photography

9) Fan Fiction

10) Poetry

11) Art

12) Teenage

13) Biography/Autobiography

14) Audio/spoken word

15) Compilations/Anthologies

16) Best Unpublished Short Story

17) Cookbooks

18) Science Fiction

In addition to honoring the top selections in the above categories, The DIY
Book Festival will award the following chosen from submissions:

1) DIY Author of the Year-Honors the outstanding book of the competition.

2) DIY Book Design of the Year --- Honors outstanding and innovative design.

3) DIY Independent 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: DIY 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.

NOTIFICATION AND DEADLINES: We will notify each entry of the receipt of
their package via e-mail and will announce the winning entries on our web
site (www.diyconvention.com). Because of the anticipated high volume of
entries, we can only respond to e-mail inquiries.

Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of
business on Sept. 25, 2007. Winners in each category will be notified by
e-mail. 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 at www.diyconvention.com or may
be faxed/e-mailed to you. Please contact our office for fax requests.
Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee of $10-$50
(see entry form drop-down menu for specific category prices) 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. You can also enter the contest
by phone by calling 323-665-8080 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific time.

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:

1) One copy of the book;

2) Your official entry form or a copy;

3) The entry fee or receipt for online payment;

4) 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: DIY Book Festival
7095 Hollywood Boulevard
Suite 864
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-665-8080

AWARDS: The DIY Book Festival selection committee reserves the right to
determine the eligibility of any project.

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; The Hollywood Creative Directory; Imagic; Alcasid.com
and The DIY Reporter.com.