Eyelands.gr & Strange Days Books are happy to announce the Eyelands Book Awards ceremony that will take place in Athens, on November 25 with guests of honour two American authors our grand prize winners of 2022 contest, Ken Pisani and Hardy Griffin.
Place of the ceremony: “Kombrai” bookstore/ cafe (Didotou 34 in Exarchia).
Time: 12: 00 noon.
First to be honored will be the author Ken Pisani (Grand Prize Eyelands Book Awards-Published Books/ novel) and then Hardy Griffin (Grand Prize Eyelands Book Awards-Unpublished Books/novel) whose book was published in October from Strange Days Books. The authors will talk to the audience about the prize winning books and their writing life.
Then there will be the presentation of the collection of with the best texts of the literary competition organized for the ten years of strange days books with special guests 32 Greek writers.
We are very glad to announce that the Eyelands Books Awards ceremony will take place on 25th of November, 12:00ย @ bookstore & cafe “‘Komprai” at the center of Athens. Didotou street, 34, a fresh new spot for booklovers of Athens.ย ย
Ken Pisani, the grand prize winner of 2022 Eyelands Book Awards will be there to take his tree prize!!
SHORT BIO : In addition to his work as a novelist, Ken Pisani is an Emmy-nominated TV producer, screenwriter, playwright, and comic book author. His Los Angeles Times best-selling debut novel โAMPโDโ was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Earlier this year, Ken optioned his quirky mystery novella, โ4 Corners,โ for television. His recent novel, โThe Defection and Subsequent Resurrection of Nikolai Pushkin,โ (pub date TBD) is a decades-spanning farce based on true events. He recently completed a new novel, โDays Are Here Again,โ and is working on a variety of new projects. Follow on Twitter: @kpsmartypants or visit kenpisani.com.
EYELANDS BOOK AWARDS 2022 – GRAND PRIZE /UNPUBLISHED BOOKS
Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
Hardy Griffin has published writing in Aesthetica Magazine, Fresh.ink, New Flash Fiction, Alimentum, Assisi, The Washington Post, American Letters & Commentary, and a chapter in The Gotham Writerโs Guide to Writing Fiction (Bloomsbury). His translations can be found in Words Without Borders, The Istanbul Biennial, and for Ermeniler, an award-winning book on the lives of Armenians in contemporary Turkey. He is the founding editor of Novel Slices, a publication dedicated solely to novel excerpts.
‘My wife, our two children, and I were living in Istanbul in 2010, and I had a health scare, and as I was recovering, scenes from the novel came to meโin many ways, the conversations between the two main characters, Eser and her mother Sara, were based on conversations between my wife, Banu, and our daughter”
FROM HARDY GRIFFIN ‘S INTERVIEW
”It feels incredible, and Iโm so honored and humbled to have had Broken Kismet chosen. This also motivated me to submit my unpublished novel to literary agentsโIโve already had two ask to read the full manuscript in just one month, which is amazing. Iโm deeply thankful to the Eyelands Book Awards, the judges, Strange Days Press, and the translator, Gregory Papadoyiannis!”
Grand prize (published books): Five-day staying in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and publication (excerpts) online on our website.
Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
Ten more prizes, one for each category of every section, also win a handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and a book from Strange Days books!
Certification document for every prize. Online Certification document for every finalist upon request Final results are to be announced on December 30, 2023.
Eyelands gr. & Strange Days Books are glad to announce the
EYELANDS BOOK AWARDS 2023
Grand prize (published books): Five-day staying in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and publication (excerpts) online on our website.
Alternative prize: (in case of travel restrictions): online ceremony & translation of the prize winner book in Greek
Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
Ten more prizes, one for each category of every section, also win a handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and a book from Strange Days books!
Certification document for every prize. Online Certification document for every finalist upon request Final results are to be announced on December 30, 2023.
Submit your book or manuscript online $35.00 (30 euros)
Early bird submission $ 25 (20 euros) till September 1st, 2023.
Eligible submissions include: poetry, novellas, short story collections, novels, children’s and YA books, historical fiction/memoir, graphic novels.
Multiple submissions allowed.
Early bird submission fee for every additional submission
Simultaneous submissions allowed, but please notify us if full manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
Finalists for every category to be announced on November 20, 2023
Final results are to be announced on Wednesday, December 30, 2023.
There are no restrictions regarding nationality
Participants must be 18 years old otherwise we need parents’ consent to accept the submission.
Manuscripts must be written in English.
There is no restriction about the form or style of writing. We prefer the pages to be numbered. Files should be uploaded as an MS Word document or PDF. Fill the entry form, copy and paste it in the body of your email.
Grand Prize: A five-day holiday in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and publication (excerpts) online on our website. Eyelands cover all accommodation costs for the award winner. Air tickets not included.
Alternative prize: translation of the prize winnerโs book in Greek
Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
There will be five finalists for each category.
Five more prizes, one for each category, also win a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards
Certification document for every prize.
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Section: Unpublished books
Grand prize: Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
Five more prizes, one in each category, also win a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards
All prize winners
A special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards
Certification document for every prize plus a book โEnglish edition- from Strange Days books
There will be five finalists for each category.
Online Certification document for every finalist upon demand.
Grand Prize winners will be among the judges at the next EBA 2024
ENTRY FORM
(one entry form per book):
Title:
Author:
Category:
Publisher: (for published books only)
ISBN: (for published books only)
Address:
E-Mail:
AWARD CATEGORIES (select one per entry application):
The following are eligible:
1/Full-length books of fiction (novels or novellas of any genre)
2/Collections of short stories by one author
3/Collected and selected poems
4/Historical fiction – Memoir
5/Childrenโs and YA books – Graphic Novelsย ย ย ย ย ย
The limit is 250.000 words for every category of published books. The limit for unpublished texts is 150.000 words except for poetry category where there is a specific limit in pages.
Any text/poetry collection (up to 250 pages) written by a single author is eligible
Any text/book written by two or more writers is also eligible. In this case, accommodation in Athens will be shared
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* After the payment is complete, you can send the email with your manuscript as an attachment and the entry form completed, copied and pasted in the body of your email
*An email confirmation that your entry has been received will be sent within three/four days
* We do accept simultaneous submissions
* Every writer can submit more books with the early bird payment fee of $25 for each book
*No fee for prize winners of previous EBA & Eyelands international short story contestsโ but no more than one free submission per person!
* Early bird submission for finalists of Eyelands Book Awards previous contests.
Early bird submissions for writers on a low income
Free submissions for writers from Ukraine!
*All books must have been published between September 20, 2016 and September 20, 2023.
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