2003 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
9/29/2003
The 2003 DIY Book Festival has announced the winners of its annual contest honoring independent authors and publishers.
The children's book "I Love You More" takes home the grand prize of $1000 as DIY Author of the Year and DIY Publisher of the Year.
Written by Laura Duksta and illustrated by Karen Keesler, "I Love You More" is a children's picture book that depicts a conversation about love between a mother and son, yet its universal message is easily applied to all relationships.
A flip-sided book that ends in the middle and begins from either side, it was created by two bartenders from Florida's South Beach who, starting from scratch, created a company whose mission statement seeks to generate a conversation about love around the world.
The book has sold over 100,000 copies as a self-published work and has spawned a host of multimedia accompaniments.
The book and other winners will be honored on Thurs. Oct. 2 in a gala celebration at the Derby nightclub in Hollywood, CA. The evening awards ceremony will benefit the Beyond Baroque Literary Center of Venice, California.
The special night will feature spoken word performances, music, exhibits and literary readings by some of Beyond Baroque's distinguished alumni, all capped by the 2003 DIY Book Festival awards ceremony.
Tickets for the event are $15 and available by calling the DIY Book Festival at 323-665-8080 or may be purchased online at www.diyconvention.com. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the awards starting at 8 p.m.
Headlining the DIY Book Festival benefit will be performances by X's John Doe; Paul Krassner, called "the father of the underground press" by People magazine; Adam Parfey, head of the cutting-edge indie Feral House Books; Pleasant Gehman, author of "The Underground Guide To L.A."; Larry Jaffe, International Readings Coordinator for the United Nations Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry program; S.A. Griffin, poet and spoken word avatar; and Shawna Kenney, author of "I Was A Teenage Dominatrix."
The 2003 DIY Book Festival is sponsored by Soft Skull Press, Final Draft Screenplay Software, Alcasid.com, the DIYReporter.com and JM Northern Media.
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2003 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL WINNING ENTRIES
CHILDREN'S: "I Love You More" by Laura Duksta, illustrated by Karen Keesler.
NON-FICTION: "Baltimore's Own Little Italy Artist: The Artwork of Tony DeSales," by Rita D. French, Perrin L. French and Irvin F. Lin, Genovefa Press -- The tragedy and triumph of a man who created "outsider art" for years on the streets of Baltimore. An inspiring true story of a battle to create art in supreme DIY fashion despite heavy burdens.
FICTION: "From The Block," Steven Schindler, The Elevated Press -- The barstool locals at "Third Base" take you for a ride on the mean streets of New York in the late 1970s.
COMICS/'ZINES: "Jota," edited by Wanda Alarcon Zapata, is a 'zine for artists, women, Chicanas, friends, amantes, intellectuals and jotas battling against the "rampant heterosexist commodity fetishism" of the world.
HOW-TO: "Great Failures Of The Extremely Successful," as told to Steve Young, Tallfellow Press -- Mistakes, adversity, failure and other stepping stones to success are revealed by Billy Idol, Johnny Unitas, John Wooden, Erin Brockovich, Clive Cussler and other boldface names who have experienced the highs...and the lows.
PHOTOGRAPHY/ART: "Outer Banks Edge: A Photographic Portfolio," Steve Alterman, Outer Banks Press -- A gorgeous portrait of a chain of barrier islands best known as a summer vacation playground, capturing the shapes and colors that make the area special. Winner of the DIY Book Festival Award for Best Book Design.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Sara Stamey, "Islands"
Tim Catz, "Hangover Palaces"
Frankie Schelly, "Chance Place"
Charles Phoenix, "Southern California In The '50s"
Mitchell J. Friedman, "A Disturbance of Fate"
Mare Cromwell, "If I Gave You God's Phone Number..."
Barbara Sternig, "Secrets of a Tabloid Reporter"
Aimee Cooper, "Coloring Outside The Lines"
Ida Greene, "Money: How To Get It/How To Keep It"
Shel Horowitz, "Principled Profit"
Kip Layton Jr., "Tundra Teacher Tales"
Adair Butchins, "The Numinous Legacy"
Deborah M. Sonnenstrahl, "Deaf Artists In America"
Joe Murray, "The Enormous Mister Schmupsle"
Jorge A.T Aliaga, "Pookie and Tushka Find A Little Piano"
Diane Y. Donlon, "Tippee Tippee Tiptoe"
Serge Polakoff, "Symbols in Art"
Steven Sacks, "The Mate Map"
Paul Brynner, "The Conception of Sphinx"
Neville Johnson, "The John Wooden Pyramid of Success"
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