INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK BOOK AWARD 2014 PUBLISHER SUBMISSION FORM independent BOOKSELLERS WEEK 2014 28TH JUNE - 5TH JULY CELEBRATING INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLING We are delighted to call for entries for The Independent Booksellers Week Book Award 2014. The IBW Award will be presented to three winning authors (of one adult title, one children’s fiction title, one picture book title) by independent booksellers in the UK and Ireland. The IBW Book Award shortlist and winners are promoted to and promoted by all participating bookshops in IBW. independent BOOKSELLERS WEEK 2014 IBW Book Award 2014 We are delighted to welcome entries for the IBW Book Award 2014, and look forward to receiving your submissions. We have three categories in the IBW Award – Adult, Children’s and now in its seventh year, the Award this independent year extends its reach by creating a new category for BOOKSELLERS WEEK 2014 Children’s Picture Book.You can submit to any and all 28TH JUNE - 5TH JULY CELEBRATING of the categories, as many titles as you wish. INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLING Previous Winners Include: Adult Category A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (2013) Why Be Happy When you Could be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (2012) The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal (2011) Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (2010) The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry (2009) Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale (2008) Suite Francaise by Irene Némirovsky (2007) Children’s Category Wonder by RJ Palacio (2013) One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson (2012) Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer (2011) Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo (2010) Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer (2009) The Sleepwalker by Robert Muchamore (2008) Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea by Michael Morpurgo (2007) Entry Criteria Submitted titles should be at (and published in paperback between 1st January 2014 and 29th June 2014) Publishers should demonstrate a commitment to promoting the submitted title through the independent sector, providing specific information on marketing and promotional plans (please elaborate on extra sheet) There is of a title to the IBW Book Award Submissions will be made on the understanding that and will be payable on titles selected for the shortlists, towards the cost of promoting the award Submitted titles to be available to order through the main trade wholesalers as well as direct from the publisher Submitted titles should not be included in any other channel-specific promotion or marketing campaign Submitted titles should be sent, with two copies of each title, to the BA, who will administer the selection process, by Submissions should include any digital information about the title and digital files for jackets, author information, blogs, websites should be sent to Publishers should make to make available shortlisted authors during Independent Booksellers Week Publishers should be prepared to meet the costs of author travel and accommodation as part of IBW events relating to the Award independent BOOKSELLERS WEEK 2014 RJ Palacio: “I am thrilled to have won the IBW Book Award! Independent bookshops were behind Wonder from the start and were instrumental in building the buzz and spreading the word. Independent bookshops are the lifeblood of book publishing, quite simply they are awesome.” Ruth Ozeki: “Independent bookshops are the keystone species of our cultural ecosystem. When they are endangered, the rest of our species is imperilled as well. When they flourish, so do we all. Luckily, we know this somehow. Independent booksellers are an adaptable and resilient lot, and readers and writers are loyal and stubborn, and together we form a strong relationship of symbiotic mutualism. I am forever indebted to the independent booksellers who have supported my work and enabled me, a tiny organism in this vast cultural ecology, to write and thrive.” Promotion of Shortlisted Titles to Consumers All shortlisted titles for the IBW Book Award will be promoted by the BA/IBF to its independent members in the following ways: All booksellers registered for Independent Booksellers Week 2014 will receive high quality POS materials featuring all 34 shortlisted titles, including posters and bookmarks The IBW Book Award Winners will be a central focus for Independent Booksellers Week 2014 All Prize POS materials will reflect the design for IBW 2014 The IBW and BA websites will carry full information about the shortlisted titles An IBW Award shortlist leaflet will be made available to bookshops for downloading and for use on their own websites – this will include jacket and title information, as well as enhanced information on the author and title Shortlisted authors will have the opportunity to participate in bookshop events as part of IBW All independent bookseller members of the BA will receive regular bulletins about the shortlisted titles Midas PR will handle the PR for the shortlisted titles and the winners and will be available for author and title promotion within the confines of the IBW Book Award Press coverage will be sought in trade and national press for shortlist and winners The Small Print All titles submitted by publishers will be voted on by all IBW booksellers in an online vote, creating an Award Shortlist All Award Shortlists titles will be read and judged by the IBW Book Award Judging Panel, consisting of two, independent bookseller members of the BA, an author and a well-known book lover – under a Chairman who will hold the casting vote The IBW Book Award Judging Panel may call in titles not submitted by the publisher; the financial decision to submit will ultimately rest with the submitting publisher Publishers will be informed of the shortlist as soon as possible after the initial voting process is complete; publishers will be asked to immediately inform their shortlisted authors and establish their availability for IBW The shortlist will be publicly announced one month before IBW (end May 2014) to allow for maximum exposure of the shortlisted titles The three winners of the IBW Book Award 2014 will be announced on 28th June 2014, the first day of IBW The winning titles will be the main focus of IBW in-store promotion The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. IBW Book Award 2014 Entry Form I submit the following title/s to the Independent Booksellers Week Book Award 2014 and I agree to the undertakings, as laid out in Entry Criteria and Small Print. Please send this form, together with TWO copies of each book, to Sharon Benton, BA, 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR or email to [email protected] Please use ONE FORM PER TITLE. Submissions should be at the BA no later than February 28th 2014. Category Adult Children’s Children’s Picture Book Title Author ISBN Publisher Contact Name Address Email Telephone Marketing/Promotional plans for independent sector (please continue on separate sheet if necessary) Signature Date IBW is proud to be part of the Books Are My Bag campaign The IBW Book Award, part of Independent Booksellers Week, is administered by the Booksellers Association, 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR, tel 020 7421 4640, fax 020 7421 4641 email [email protected]
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