The Kentucky Humanities Council will present the 35th annual Kentucky Book Fair on Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., at the Frankfort Convention Center in Frankfort. The sixth annual Children’s and Young Adult’s Day will be held on Friday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m.-2:00 p.m., also at the convention center.
The Kentucky Humanities Council is accepting book submissions from now until May 15. For author information, please click HERE.
Click HERE for the author/book submission form.
To submit your title(s), complete author/book submission form and send with two copies of the book (or manuscript, if in pre-production) to Kentucky Book Fair, P.O. Box 715, Frankfort, KY 40602. Please be sure to include your mailing address, phone number, and email address, and the retail price of book.
Important dates
Be mindful of the deadlines below as they are critical to producing the book fair catalog. The catalog is scheduled to be included in the fall Kentucky Humanities magazine and will have to go to print a month earlier than in the past.
· May 15 – The Author Selection Committee will choose among the entries submitted by this date.
· July 15 – Selections will be completed by the committee by this date.
· August 1 – Invitations to the authors will be issued based on the committee recommendations.
· August 15 – After receiving invitation, authors must confirm participation in the Kentucky Book Fair by this date.
Guidelines:
· All titles submitted must be in publication by September 30, 2016 to allow us to procure and sell them at the event.
· All submitted material becomes property of the Kentucky Book Fair and will not be returned to the author.
· Each title will be reviewed be the Author Selection Committee for inclusion in the Fair. Please be aware that the committee gives preference to books that have been published since our last event, those written by Kentucky authors or former Kentuckians, and those titles that have a clear Kentucky connection.
· If the books are Print on Demand (POD), the author will be responsible for supplying the books for the event. The Kentucky Book Fair will pay the author 60% of the agreed upon retail price of the title for each copy sold during the event.
· For books that are not POD, the Kentucky Book Fair will procure them from the publisher. Publisher must offer a 40% discount, full returnability and no prepayment. Otherwise, the author will be requested to provide the books for the event as described with the POD titles.
Questions? Please call Brooke Raby, Book Fair Manager, at 859-257-5932 or email her at brooke.raby@kyhumanities.org.
From Kentucky Humanities Council