Category Archives: Book Awards

The Blizzard Wins September Trailer Contest

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Marty Martins

The “romantic” trailer (as opposed to the “dramatic” trailer) captured 36% of the total 584 votes cast in the September trailer contest over at yougottareadvideos, to win the first place, coming in ahead of the second place finisher by 37 … Continue reading →

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Third Place!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Marty Martins

The Blizzard finished in third place in the 2010 San Diego Book Awards.  The ceremony for the 17th annual competition was held last Saturday night, June 11th.  Across the many categories, they had a record 230 entries.  In the Young … Continue reading →

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The Blizzard is a Book Award Finalist!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Marty Martins

I was up early this morning and found an email from the president of the San Diego Book Award Associations that was sent at 12:53 a.m. that read: Your book The Blizzard is a finalist in the Seventeenth Annual San Diego … Continue reading →

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More About Book Awards

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Marty Martins

As promised, here is some information for several book awards contests around the country. This list is far from comprehensive, so be sure to check with your local library, major booksellers, and your own Internet searches. If it hadn’t been for … Continue reading →

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Book Awards

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Marty Martins

One thing I have learned from speaking with published authors, or from their on-line confessions, is this: Unless you are a best selling author with a major publishing company that has budgeted a generous promotion allowance for your book, much … Continue reading →

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