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Long Barn Books have today announced the shortlist in their loo book competition. Some interesting titles! See below.
PRESS RELEASE
The shortlist for the Long Barn Books BEST LOO BOOK is announced today, Tuesday June 19th
Submissions were either as a full text or as a proposal with sample chapters. We were looking for originality, ideas which were interesting, had some substance, and were fully thought-through. We specifically stated that we did not want clones of previously published books, lavatory humour or books of lists.
We had difficulty getting down to a manageable shortlist because we had so many excellent submissions. Altogether it has been a very successful competiton.
The winner is guaranteed a contract for publication in hardback by Long Barn Books in 2008 and consideration for mass market paperback publication by Simon and Schuster.
THE SHORTLIST (ALPHABETICAL ORDER.)
Helen Davies. EAR MUFF CAPITAL OF THE WORLD- Farmington , Maine and other Proud Places
Clare Grant. 300 BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
Norman Geras WRITERS¢ CHOICE
Richard Paterson. THE DAYDREAMER`S GUIDE TO INVENTION.
Louise Waldegrave. YOUR LOCAL and the species that dwell therein.
FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact SUSAN HILL, preferably by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone on 01386 593352.
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PRESS RELEASE
The shortlist for the Long Barn Books BEST LOO BOOK is announced today, Tuesday June 19th
Submissions were either as a full text or as a proposal with sample chapters. We were looking for originality, ideas which were interesting, had some substance, and were fully thought-through. We specifically stated that we did not want clones of previously published books, lavatory humour or books of lists.
We had difficulty getting down to a manageable shortlist because we had so many excellent submissions. Altogether it has been a very successful competiton.
The winner is guaranteed a contract for publication in hardback by Long Barn Books in 2008 and consideration for mass market paperback publication by Simon and Schuster.
THE SHORTLIST (ALPHABETICAL ORDER.)
Helen Davies. EAR MUFF CAPITAL OF THE WORLD- Farmington , Maine and other Proud Places
Clare Grant. 300 BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
Norman Geras WRITERS¢ CHOICE
Richard Paterson. THE DAYDREAMER`S GUIDE TO INVENTION.
Louise Waldegrave. YOUR LOCAL and the species that dwell therein.
FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact SUSAN HILL, preferably by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone on 01386 593352.
THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 30TH