November 2006
LOREY HAYES--Mind Gym Founder--In Award Winning Play--"Joe Turner Has Come and Gone!"
At the Prestigious, Star Studded Ovation Awards (Los Angeles Theater Awards) Joe Turner Has Come and Gone, by August Wilson, which Lorey starred in, won Best Play! A great honor! Director Ben Bradley also won Best Director. Another August Wilson play Fences actor Charlie Robinson won Best Actor. August was in the house--What a thrill!
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Contest
2007 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
NEW YORK (November 15, 2006) _ The 2007 New York Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the world’s publishing capital.
The 2007 New York Book Festival will consider published, self-published and independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, children’s books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics, e-books, wild card (anything goes!), science fiction, romance and biography/autobiography works.
A panel of judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:
1) The story-telling ability of the author;
2) The potential of the work to win wider recognition.
Entries can be in English, Spanish, French or Italian. Our grand prize for the 2007 New York Book Festival Author of the Year is $1500 and a flight to New York for the awards.
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) E-books
5) Comics
6) Wild Card
7) Unpublished Stories
8) Teenage
9) Science fiction
10) Romance
11) Biography/Autobiography
12) Audio/spoken word
FESTIVAL RULES: New York 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 this web site shortly after the entry deadline.
Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on April 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.
TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at http://newyorkbookfestival.com or may be faxed/e-mailed to you by calling our office at 323-660-1776. You may also register over the phone with a credit card. Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee via check, money order, credit card payment or PayPal online payment of $50 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; any relevant marketing material; a copy of your official entry form; and the entry fee or receipt from online payment. Entries should be mailed to:
JM Northern Media LLC
The New York Book Festival
151 First Ave, #151
New York City, N.Y. 10003
AWARDS: Winners of the 2007 New York Book Festival will be honored at a gala ceremony held on May 19, 2007 in New York. You do not need to be present to accept your award or accompanying prizes.
New York Book Festival winners in each category will be admitted free to the awards ceremony. The New York Book Festival selection committee reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any project.
The New York Book Festival is produced by JM Northern Media LLC, producers of the Hollywood Book Festival, DIY Convention and DIY Book Festival, and is sponsored by Final Draft Screenplay Software, The Hollywood Creative Directory, Westside Websites and ShopperShuttle.
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2006 Hollywood Book Festival Winners Named
Website host, Shelia Benskin receives honorable mention for Tangled Roots manuscript in UNPUBLISHED category. Please see below. Click here to read the first chapter of Tangled Roots.
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Authors, Publishers Honored At July 8 Ceremony
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (July 12, 2006) _ The Hollywood Book Festival has selected Henry Baum’s page-turning novel "North of Sunset" as the grand prize winner for its 2006 awards honoring books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, game and multimedia communities.
Baum’s gripping saga of murder, mayhem and double-crossing set in the Hollywood landscape wins him $1000, which he accepted before a packed house at the Tangier restaurant here on July 8.
Among the evening’s highlights was a reading by author, actress and musician Pamela Des Barres, best known for her top-selling book, "I’m With The Band."
The Hollywood Book Festival was produced by JM Northern Media LLC and sponsored by Final Draft Screenplay Software; the Hollywood Creative Directory; the LA Press Club: the DIY Convention; the DIYReporter.com; and Westside Websites.
The category winners and honorable mentions:
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GENERAL FICTION:
WINNER: Henry Baum, "North of Sunset"
HONORABLE MENTION:
Green 61 – Cody Fowler Davis
Elvis is Alive – Robert Mickey Maughon
Strike At The Heart – The First Mission - L.W. Berrie
Digging The Vein – Tony O’Neill
BellWitch The Movie – Robert Maughon
I, An Actress: The Autobiography of Karen Ramey – Jeffrey Dinsmore
Snake Walkers – J. Everett Prewitt
A Feather in the Rain – Alex Cord
Over The Edge – Mark Paul Kaplan
Edge of God – Philip Benz
Crossing The Wire – Bob Kornheiser
Murder on the Middle Fork – Naida West
The Violin Player – John Knoerle
Butterfly Warrior – Juan Blea
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GENERAL NON-FICTION:
WINNER: Up, Up and Oy Vey – Simcha Weinstein
HONORABLE MENTION:
droidMaker – Michael Rubin
Soliah: The Sarah Jane Olsen Story – Sharon Hendry
Keep Sweet – Children of Polygamy – Dave Perrin
Aphrodite in Jeans – Katherine Doughtie
Deadly Confidante – Nancy Poore
Treehouse Chronicles – Peter Lewis
The Thong Also Rises - Sean O’Reilly
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CHILDREN’S
WINNER: Marcello, The Movie Mouse – Liz Hockinson and Katherine Otoshi
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Balloon Boy of San Francisco – Dorothy Kupcha Leland
Fred The Mouse, Book One: The Adventures Begin –Thomas Haller
Oma, The Faithful Daughter – Ogo Okoye-Johnson
Toad Catcher’s Creek – Brian Weiner, Martin Cannon
Santa Takes A Holiday – T.L. Jones
Miller the Green Caterpiller – Darrell House
Christmas Tails – Robert X. Leeds, Ken Stetz
Benny’s Pets – Marc Frederic/Mariah York
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COMICS
WINNER: The Legend of Jamomere: The Blue Wizard – Frankie Barrera
HONORABLE MENTION:
Blazen Revenge – Edmond Gradzia
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BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WINNER: Only Make Believe – My Life in Show Business – Howard Keel with Joyce Spizer
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Diary of A Baby Chulo – Frankie Barrera
Our Days Were Years – Harry D. Reilich
Mile High, Mile Deep – Richard K. O’Malley
The Fallen Nightengale – John Milton
Close Calls – Narrow Escapes Living On the Road – Bryce E. Yarborough
Breakdown: Diamonds, Death and Second Chances – Gregory John DiStefano
On The Way To The Banquet – Danny Thomas/Cathy Thomas
At Your Own Risk – Tom and Jean Sutherland
The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness – Joel ben Izzy
Hard Candy - Sara Pattow/Charles Carroll
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E-BOOKS:
WINNER: It Had To Be Us – Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Storm Across The Sea – Mark Ravenswood
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UNPUBLISHED:
WINNER: Ahriman’s Light – Mark Eldredge
HONORABLE MENTION:
Tangled Roots – Sheila Benskin
Remote Control – Cynthia Polansky
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FAN FICTION:
WINNER: Midnight in the Garden – Linda Lyons
HONORABLE MENTION:
Star Trek: The Academy Years – Marcie Young
Trainspotting, Part II -- Ernie Berenson Stewart
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TEENAGE:
WINNER: My Sister’s Wedding – Hannah R. Goodman
HONORABLE MENTION:
My Summer Vacation – Hannah R. Goodman
Juicing for Jocks – Joan Stanek
Cyber Screams: Numchuk’s Curse - Sharen Forsyth
The Brave Mousse, Deck Boy -- Georges E. Chalonec
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AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD:
WINNER: The Delphinius Chronicles – Richard Roane
HONORABLE MENTION:
And Next Came A Roar - Eileen Morris
The Teaching of Little Crow – Vickie Moyle
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GENRE-BASED:
WINNER: Murder in Hollywood – Charles Higham
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Legend of Gasparilla – James Kaserman
Strange Weather – Angela Hunt
City Boots - Elizabeth Ward
The Cellini Masterpiece - John Anderson
Gunsmoke: An American Institution – Sue DeFabis
Bewitched, Bothered and BeVampyred – Terese Ramin
Circle of Honor – Carole Umberger
Crossing The Meadow – Kfir Luzzatto
Deeds of Darkness – Marilyn Meredith
The Dark Dreamweaver – Nick Ruth
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WILD CARD:
WINNER: The Missing Peace of a Heritage Puzzle – Frank Koerner
HONORABLE MENTION:
Darkside of Debonair: The Bushmeat Trade – Barbara Davis
All Parts Together – Tom Mach
Once More Upon A Time – Mark Hooker