social media book contest

Our first book contest required participants to handwrite their books. The result was two beautiful risographed chaps and a glowing release party.

For our second contest, submissions are entirely open to the world… so long as you submit using social media.

The Rules

• You can use any combination of media… however you want
• The deadline is the end of September 15
• Entry cost is $5/submission
• All submissions are subject to applicable copyright laws

To officially submit, you must use Submittable

• Include in your submission a link to every post that is part of your book, in the order it’s intended to be read
• If the book is to be read in a non-linear fashion, please still include all of the links and explain clearly how the book works
• Because of the nature of this contest, submissions will not be anonymous

Judges: Evan Karp + TBA

Notes/Guide

• Tag each post #qlbooks
• That’s all!

If you want, here are some other tags:
Facebook: @Quiet Lightning
Twitter: @quiet_lightning
Instagram: @quiet_lightning
Tumblr: @qlbooks
Pinterest: @quietlightning
Medium: quiet_lightning

FAQ

• Will we give you examples of how this might work? No. We don’t want to limit you.
• Formatting, particularly for poetry, can be edited once winner(s) is/are chosen. There is no need to send a different formatting in your Submittable file; use the media the best you can.
• Yes, author(s) of selected entry/entries will receive a basic publishing contract, including royalties.
• If you have specific questions, please contact us: evan at quietlightning dot org.

click here to submit