Paris _ The 2022 Paris
Book Festival is now in its late registration period for
its annual competition
honoring the best of
international
publishing.
The 2022 Paris
Book Festival will
consider major
publisher, independent
publisher and
self-published works in
the following
categories: non-fiction,
fiction,
biography/autobiography,
children's books,
cookbooks,
compilations/anthologies;
young adult, how-to,
photography/art,
unpublished stories,
business, poetry,
spiritual/religious,
travel and the wild card
(anything goes!).
Entries can be
in French, English,
Spanish, German or
Portuguese and can be
published,
self-published or issued
by an independent
publishing house. There is no date of publication restriction.
Submitted works
will be judged by a
panel of publishing
industry experts using
the following criteria:
- General
excellence and the
author's passion for
telling a good story.
- The potential
of the work to gain a
wider audience in the
worldwide market.
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)
Non-fiction
2)
Fiction
3)
Children's
books
4)
How-to
5)
Photography/Art
6)
Poetry
7)
Young
Adult
8) Travel
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9)
Biography/Autobiography
10) Business
11)
Unpublished
Stories
12)
Cookbooks
13)
Compilations/Anthologies
14)
Spiritual/Religious
15)
Wild
Card
(anything
goes)
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In addition to
honoring the top
selections in the above
categories, The Paris
Book Festival will award
the following chosen
from submissions:
- Paris Book
Festival Author of the
Year - Honors the
outstanding book of the
competition.
- Paris Book
Festival Book Design of
the Year - Honors
outstanding and
innovative design.
- Paris Book
Festival 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: Paris 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.parisbookfestival.com).
Because of the
anticipated high volume
of entries, we can only
respond to e-mail
inquiries.
Deadline
submissions in each
category must be
received by the close of
business on September 8,
2022. Those who place in
each category will be
notified by e-mail
shortly after the final
entry deadline and the
results will be posted
at
www.parisbookfestival.com.
Please note that
judges read and consider
submissions on an
ongoing basis, comparing
early entries with later
submissions at our
meetings. Many late
submissions have won our
competitions.
TO ENTER: Entry forms are
available online at
www.parisbookfestival.com
or may be faxed/e-mailed
to you. Applications
must be accompanied by a
non-refundable entry fee
via check, money order
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 entry form and
entry fee.
