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. [Boundless electronic resource]
Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface: What is the Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project?; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Break Away from Normal-Get Going on Soon to be Famous: The Why Chapter; 2 Project Formation; 3 Getting Others Involved in the Project; 4 Communicating with Authors, Accepting Submissions, and the Polar Vortex; 5 Judging the Nominated Books; 6 The Final Three and the Big Announcement; 7 Promoting the Winner (or Almost Famous); 8 Going Forward; Afterword; Appendix A Project Timeline and Documentation.
Appendix B Writing a Book ReviewAppendix C Library Marketing Guidelines and Resources; Appendix D Creating a Marketing Plan for Your Author Contest; Appendix E A Short History of Self-Publishing; Appendix F The FirstSoon to be Famous Illinois Author-The Movie; Index; About the Editors and Contributors.