Sharp Writ Book Awards

Submit your book for the awards:

On behalf of the Smart Book Lovers, I wanted to let you know that submissions are now being accepted for the 2012 Sharp Writ Book Awards. Organized by the Smart Book Lovers, the Sharp Writ Book Awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in writing. Smart Book Lovers is a non-profit organization for people with high intellect and a passion for books. We originally started as the Book Lovers SIG of American Mensa. We became an independent organization in July 2010 to better serve our ever growing global membership (currently at 1200). Although no longer formally affiliated with Mensa, many of the members are current or former members of Mensa and other high IQ societies.

Printed and eBooks are eligible, and must be in English, published in 2009 or later, and have a valid ISBN (not required for digital books published on Kindle). The author need not be a member of a high IQ society.

We are accepting nominations in the following categories:

GENERAL FICTION: Action & Adventure, Graphical Novel, Family, Saga, Historical, Humor, Inspirational, Metaphysicial, Political, Western, and Romance. Other genres may be considered – contact for approval.

MYSTERY: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Sleuths and Crime. Other genres may be considered – contact for approval.

SCIENCE FICTION: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, and Supernatural.

POETRY: All categories of Poetry

PSYCHOLOGY: Psychology and Self-Help.

GENERAL NON-FICTION: Career, Educational, History, Military, and True Crime. Other genres will be considered – contact for approval.

BIOGRAPHY / AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Books that are biographical or autobiographical in nature, including personal memoirs.

YOUNG ADULT: Books specifically targeted at a teen audience. All genres (fiction, non-fiction, etc.) of young adult are placed in this category.

CHILDRENS: Books specifically targeted at a child audience. Examples include picture books or easy readers that combine text and illustrations.

The winners will be announced in mid-January via an innovative video award ceremony. The 2010 and 2011 videos can be viewed at the Sharp Writ Book Awards website – www.book-awards.org

In addition to the prestige which comes with recognition by book lovers with sharp intellect, this is an excellent marketing opportunity as well since our members are avid readers. The winning books are featured on our home page for three months for free. (The advertisement can continue beyond three months for a nominal fee).

You can find more information and download the nomination form at http://www.book-awards.org

Feel free to email me for more information or with any questions.

Ann Coghill
Coordinator, 2012 Sharp Writ Book Awards

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ann-coghill/37/b98/179

Interviews

I have probably done more than 200 live interview while on KEST the San Francisco Alternative Radio Station over the two years I had “Choices for a Healthier Lifestyle.” Then once my sixth book was released I started doing at least one interview a week, sometimes as many as four.

It occurred to me there were no guidelines. No one suggested using a land line or having a glass of room temperature water. So I started making a list and created a guideline anyone can follow. It will help you make sure you are covering all the details.

Interview Details
Here are the details for our teleseminar:

Date: January 4th
Time: 10:00 am PST 11 am MT 1 pm EST

Call in: 1 (309) 946-5100 *199571
(You must include the leading star key)

Please Send the Sign up form to your database one week prior to interview

http://www.creativeimpressionscorp.com/Teleseminar.html

Here’s some helpful guidelines:
1. Send 15-18 questions to me 3-5 days prior to interview
2. Post your interview on Skype and Facebook
3. Sign up for Skype- make sure host has your Skype address
4. Keep answers to 30 seconds to 2 min max
Answer one question at a time, avoid giving multiple answers to one question
(some times it’s hard to stay on the question when you want to cover all the bases)
5. Be sure to use a land line – not VOIP as weather patterns interupt the quality of calls
6. Be sure to watch your Skype during your interview
7. Turn off all other phones
8. Turn off call waiting (*70 on AT&T)
9. Have a room temperature glass of water (with lemon is best)

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