How to launch an author awards program at your library : curating self-published books, reaching out to the community / Julianne Stam and Elizabeth Clemmons, editors.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California ; Denver, Colorado : Libraries Unlimited, An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]Description: xvi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781440841644 (paperback)
- Libraries -- Cultural programs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Libraries and community -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Libraries -- Marketing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Reading promotion -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Self-publishing -- United States
- Libraries and electronic publishing -- United States
- Authors and readers
- Libraries and authors
- Libraries -- Cultural programs -- Illinois -- Case studies
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management
- CIR Z 716.4 .H69 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Break away from normal : get going on Soon to be Famous : the why chapter / Denise Raleigh -- Project formation / Christine Niels Cigler -- Getting others involved in the project / Denise Raleigh -- Communicating with authors, accepting submissions, and the polar vortex / Donna Fletcher -- Judging the nominated books / Julianne Stam -- The final three and the big announcement / Anita Quinlan -- Promoting the winner (or almost famous) / Nikki Zimmerman -- Going forward / Lucy Tarabour -- Appendix A. Project timeline and documentation -- Appendix B. Writing a book review -- Appendix C. Library marketing guidelines and resources -- Appendix D. Developing a marketing plan for your author contest -- Appendix E. A short history of self-publishing -- Appendix F. The first Soon to be Famous Illinois author--the movie.
"Establishing an awards program for self-published authors offers libraries new ways to bolster their relevance and expand upon their roles as curators and 'keepers of story'. This guide shows you how"-- Provided by publisher.
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