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The Louisiana Book Festival (LBF) was established to promote reading by showcasing the publishing accomplishments of poets, writers and others involved in the creation and promotion of books and literacy. To this end, LBF 2008 presented more than 150 poets, writers and storytellers to a diverse audience of nearly 21,000 booklovers of all ages.

Participation in the Louisiana Book Festival is by invitation only. Although preference will be given to writers and poets who have published books, writers who have established credentials by satisfying any combination of the following criteria to total 12 points may be considered for participation in upcoming Louisiana Book Festivals:

• 2 points for each poem published in a periodical, anthology or book.

• 3 points for each story or article published in a periodical, anthology or book.

• 12 points for each book of poetry, including chapbooks of

• 24 pages or more.

• 12 points for each collection of stories or book of fiction or nonfiction.

• 3 points for each 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in an established national or state arts council literary award or magazine contest open to all state or U.S. citizens.

To be considered for inclusion in the Louisiana Book Festival, please send your information to:

Louisiana Book Festival Office
701 N. Fourth St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 219-9503
(225) 219-9840 (fax)

Self-published works or works published by vanity or subsidy presses (presses that do not pay the writer nor distribute the printed texts) do not count as fulfilling the above criteria.

A periodical is defined as a distributed magazine that regularly publishes poetry, fiction, articles, etc.