Contest Finalists

Judges had the option to choose up to four finalists in each contest division

(Note: judges had no connection with the book festival or the committee. Names will be released later)

Book Contest Finalists

Awards will be presented at the dinner
April 9, 2010
6:30 PM
Fireplace Room, 3001 S. Boulevard, Edmond, OK

Make reservations before March 25

Children's
(3 finalists chosen by judge)

In Alphabetical Order by Author's Name

A Puppy, Not a Guppy
by Holly Jahangiri

Trockle
by Holly Jahangiri

Being Jacob: First Day of School
by Suzy Koch

Tweens/Teens
(3 finalists chosen by judge)

In Alphabetical Order by Author's Name

Bobby Bright's Christmas Heroics
by John R. Brooks

Juniper
by Dr. Nancy Hecktor

Prairie Dog Cowboy
by V. Gilbert Zabel

Fiction
(3 finalists chosen by judge)

In Alphabetical Order by Author's Name

Beneath a Buried House
by Bob Avey

Confessions of a Former Rock Queen
by Kirk Bjornsgaard

Midnight Hours
by Vivian Gilbert Zabel

Non-Fiction

(3 finalists chosen by judge)

In Alphabetical Order by Author's Name

Thanking Our Troops
by Judy Howard

Preserving Family Legends
by M. Caroline Steele

As We Lived It
by Touchmark Writers

Student Essay Finalists

Awards will be presented at the dinner
April 9, 2010
6:30 PM
Fireplace Room, 3001 S. Boulevard, Edmond, OK

Make reservations before March 25

Vera Fuqua

Kaitlyn Medley

Emily Proc

Kinzee McKay

Zech Sasser

Honorable Mention

Elijah Craig

Tate Hansen

Kadence Hung

Darbi Easley

Cheyanne O'Hop

Closed

Published Book Contest

1. Author must be registered for BookFest.

2. Book must be published in 2008 or 2009

3. Send copy of book, entry fee, and entry form to
            Heartland New Day BookFest
            PO Box 30960
            Edmond, OK 73003-0016

4. After bookfest, books will be donated to local
school libraries.

5. Categories are Children's, Teen, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

6. Entry fee - $15.00 each book, each category

7. Awards given for top 4 in each category
(must be at least 3 entries for a category to make)

8. Awards will be presented at the Awards dinner
    Friday, April 9, 2010, 6:30 PM
    Fireplace Room, 3001 S. Boulevard
    Edmond, Oklahoma

NOTE: Contest coordinator and/or judge has the right to change catagory of entry if needed.

Deadline
Book, entry fee, & form must be received by
December 1, 2009

Published Book Contest Entry.doc
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Type : doc

Published Book Contest Entry.pdf
Size : 36 Kb
Type : pdf

Most Professionally Attractive Table

The public will vote on the table each visitor finds the most professionally attractive the day of the

book fest itself, Saturday April 10, 2010.

Those registered are expected to provide covering for their tables.

Closed

Student Essay Contest

1. Students need to enter through their schools.
     Divisions: elementary, grades 4 - 5
                        middle school, grades 6 - 8
                        high school, grades 9 - 12

2. Subject is "A New Day in the Heartland"
Actual topic per division will be in guidelines.

3. No entry fee

4. Schools can get contest guidelines by emailing
organizer.bookfest@live.com

5. Schools will submit the winning essays as an
     email attachment (Word doc or PDF) to
     secretary.bookfest@live.com and a printed copy to
     the following address (see guidelines for format
     information):
   Heartland New Day BookFest
         Essay Contest
         PO Box 30960
         Edmond, OK 73003-0016

6. Awards will be presented at the Awards dinner
     Friday, April 9, 2010, 6:30 PM
     Fireplace Room
    3001 S. Boulevard, Edmond, OK

Deadline
Top essay per category, per school
must be received no later than
December 1, 2009

Contests