BookFest @ IceFest
Book Signing/Selling Opportunity for Authors
Saturday, January 17, 2015 | 10am-3pm
At RYAN’S TAVERN — An Authentic Irish Pub
241 High Street in historic downtown Hamilton, Ohio
WHAT: IceFest is a weekend of ice sculptures, ice competitions, and (n)ice family
activities that draws 30,000 visitors from all over the USA and Canada. This year’s
theme is Hamilton Goes Hollywood, and we are inviting a limited number of authors to
be part of the production by selling and signing their books. (Read more about
IceFest:www.cityofsculpture.org/icefest.html
BookFest @ IceFest is free and open to the public.
WHO: All authors—especially those with ties to Hamilton, Ohio, by birth, residence, or
book topic—are invited to apply. There will be a fee to help defray our costs: $10 for half
of a 46 inch square table or equivalent space and one chair; $20 for a full 46 inch space
and two chairs. Mad Anthony, a 501(c)3 organization, supports writers, promotes
reading as entertainment, and has raised over $55,000 for child, student, and adult
literacy programs.
WHERE: BookFest @ IceFest will be held in the banquet hall (second floor) of Ryan’s
Tavern in the heart of IceFest activities. On street parking is free on weekends.
Seewww.ryanstavern. com for more parking information.
HOW IT WORKS: Email or snail mail Application (bottom of this page) now
until January 3, 2015. Notification of acceptance will be emailed no later than January
5, 2015.
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AUTHOR APPLICATION FORM
Please read.
Approximately 50 authors will be selected. Preference will be given to those with books:
 Published between January 2013-January 2015
 Fiction – all genres
 Regional/local history
 Non Fiction (cookbooks, children’s, YA, memoir, world history, etc.)
 Books with an ISBN and Bar Code
 Books written by former Mad Anthony Speakers or former Attendees
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Books that contribute to a balance of genres at BookFest
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Books that contribute to a balance of traditional-nontraditional publishing options
Author Registration Form
Email form between now and January 5, 2015 to madanthony@writelikemad.com or
Mail to BookFest at IceFest; c/o Mad Anthony; PO Box 832; Hamilton, OH 45012
Author’s name:
Name preferred on table tent:
Are you a former Mad Anthony Speaker? YES NO
Are you a former Mad Anthony Attendee? YES NO
Author’s Email address
(preferred; provide phone number if no email address)
Author’s Zip Code (for office purposes only):
Books you will be selling:
TITLE #1
Publisher and Date
Genre:
Is this self-published? YES NO
TITLE #2:
Publisher and Date
Genre
Is this self-published? YES NO
Add additional titles and requested information here:
Materials you will be selling/handing out (Please note: limitations will be detailed
in your acceptance letter)
Would you be willing to present a workshop? YES NO
If so, on what topic?
I have read and understand the conditions stated in this form. YES NO
Print Name:
Signature (return by email implies your signature)
Date submitted:
Thank you for your interest in the Mad Anthony BookFest @ IceFest!