We are excited to announce the start of our 2022 contests for Self- and Indie-Published Illinois authors. The Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project contest is now open and accepting entries. Also, the De la Página a la Fama contest is open for submissions.
Both contests have an entry deadline of June 30, 2022.
We're excited to announce the finalists for the 2022 Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Manuscript Project contest. Congratulations to these three Illinois authors. Our judges next evaluate their submissions to determine this year's contest winner.
Here are our finalists (in alphabetical order by author last name).
Details about our Manuscript Project can be found here.
Our judges have finished their initial review of the 2022 Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Manuscript Project contest submissions. Congratulations to those semifinalists listed below moving on to our second round (in alphabetical order by author last name).
Details about our Manuscript Project are found here.
Aspiring and experienced writers looking for alternatives to traditional publishing take note!
Missed the live webinar? Watch the recording on YouTube.
De la Página a la Fama 2021 winning author Pascuala Herrera will be sharing information and tips for self-publishing on March 10, 2022 at 6:30pm via Facebook and Zoom. Participants will be able to learn about the alternatives and process through the author’s own experiences self-publishing her winning memoir, “It’s Not Always a Valley of Tears.”
The free webinar, hosted by Addison Public Library, Aurora Public Library, Gail Borden Public Library and Schaumburg Public Library, will be in Spanish. Participants can view it on the Addison, Aurora and Gail Borden libraries Facebook pages, or join through Zoom.
Presentación en español sobre autopublicación el 10 de marzo
Los escritores que buscan alternativas a la publicación tradicional, ¡tomen nota! La autora ganadora del concurso De la Página a la Fama 2021, Pascuala Herrera, compartirá información y consejos para la autopublicación el 10 de marzo de 2022 a las 6:30 p. m. a través de Facebook y Zoom. Los participantes podrán aprender sobre las alternativas y el proceso a través de las propias experiencias de la autora al publicar su autobiografía ganadora, "No siempre es un valle de lágrimas".
La presentación, organizada por la Biblioteca Pública de Addison, la Biblioteca Pública de Aurora, la Biblioteca Pública Gail Borden y la Biblioteca Pública de Schaumburg, será en español. Los participantes podrán verla en las páginas de Facebook de las bibliotecas de Addison, Aurora y Gail Borden, o unirse a través de Zoom.
As part of their month-long LitFest, Galena Public Library is hosting online programs this January with several Soon to Be Famous winners. For more information, visit their event Facebook page and register here.
Missed the live program? You can watch it again right here:
We are thrilled to announce this year’s winners for both the 2021 Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project and 2021 De la Página a la Fama contests. Our librarian judges from across Illinois scored the finalists to select these winning authors. Congratulations!
Demon's Bane, India Powers (Gail Borden Public Library)
All Last Summer, Stephanie J. Scott (Aurora Public Library)
No siempre es un valle de lágrimas, Pascuala Herrera (Franklin Park Library)
Starting November 15, 2021 and continuing through January 15, 2022, we are accepting complete manuscripts of adult fiction in book length (50,000 to 100,000 words) from Illinois authors only.
Visit the Manuscript Project page for details about this year's contest. And to start the submission process, visit the For Authors section of our website.
Our judges have carefully reviewed our semi-finalists, and we are excited to announce both the 2021 Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project and 2021 De la Página a la Fama Finalists. Congratulations to the nine Illinois authors listed below.
(Alphabetical order by author last name)
(In alphabetical order by author last name)
(Alphabetical order by author last name)
A Writer’s Journey from Reporter to Fiction: A Conversation with writer Annemarie Mannion, winner: Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project 2021 Manuscript Contest.
Hosted by the Indian Prairie Public Library. Watch the final program on Facebook via RAILS.
Join us for a virtual conversation with former Chicago Tribune reporter, free-lance writer and now award-winning fiction writer, Annemarie Mannion. How did she move from newspaper and trade journal by-lines to creating a post-Civil War story of a young woman’s perseverance and resilience as she tries to make a new life for herself. We’ll discuss that, more about Annemarie’s award-winning story, Veritas, and finally, talk about the state of journalism in today’s world from an insider’s point of view.
Also, we'll feature our announcement of the 2021 Soon to be Famous/De la Página a la Fama Contest Winners! Don't miss this informative event. Register here.
This year our Illinois authors submitted their works of Adult or Young Adult fiction to be considered for the 2021 Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project contest. After carefully reviewing these submissions, we are excited to announce our Semi-Finalists for the 2021 contest.
Also, we're happy to announce the Semi-Finalists for the 2021 De la Página a la Fama. Congratulations!
In alphabetical order by author last name.
In alphabetical order by author last name.
In alphabetical order by author last name.
Congratulations to the authors listed above. We thank everyone who took the time to submit their work. And if you didn’t make it to this round this year, we encourage you to keep writing and editing. And perhaps, try again next year.
