From the press release:

The 2010 DIY Book Festival has issued a call for entries for its ninth 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, 2007.

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 are eligible for the competition.

Our grand prize for the 2010 DIYBF Book of the Year is $1500 cash and a flight to the awards ceremony, held in February, 2011 as part of the annual DIY Convention in Los Angeles.

Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on November 25, 2010.

For entry forms and other information: http://www.diyconvention.com/

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Duncan Long is a freelance book cover illustrator for DIY book publishers and self-publishing authors as well as larger presses including HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Fort Ross, and many other established publishers. See Long’s cover illustrations at: http://DuncanLong.com/art.html
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