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Which five words best describe Tales for Your Monkey’s Mind? Whimsical, Inspirational, Imaginative, Entertaining, and Philosophical.

Tales for Your Monkey’s Mind is a collection of intertwined coming-of-age short stories filled with life lessons. Collectively the stories remind us to be true to ourselves, let go of perfection, and to live authentic lives.

Leila Nabih sent the above illustration to help wet our appetites for warm starry evenings. Leila graduated from London Art College with a Diploma in Illustrating Children’s Books and she has illustrated a short story available on itunes entitled “Imagine”. She is currently working on two other Children’s books to be published this year. Her prefered media in terms of art licensing is digital. For children’s Illustrations she tends to mix and match between watercolours and digital. Here her blog link: http://leilanabih.wordpress.com/ and facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/LeilaNabihIllustrations 

Hay House Publishing is reviewing full-length nonfiction manuscripts for this year’s Hay House Insights Nonfiction Writing Contest, which will award an author a publishing contract and a $5,000 advance under its self-help imprint Balboa Press.

This contest is open to any subject, topic, or theme, as long as it is nonfiction. Submit only unpublished, full-length works.

The judges will evaluate manuscripts on creativity, story structure, expertise of the subject, writing style, and obedience to the publisher’s editorial values.

Hay House Publishing, along with its imprint Balboa Press, specialize in self-help and inspirational books. The company also publishes a wide range of other subjects, including children’s books, cookbooks, fiction, and poetry.

OVERVIEW

You may enter the Hay House Insights Nonfiction Writing Contest by completing the steps listed below anytime during the submission period.  Only one manuscript submission is permitted per entrant.  Any entrant who submits multiple entries will be disqualified.

Submissions period begins on March 1, 2013. The deadline to submit an entry for the contest is 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1, 2013.  On June 3, 2013, the winners will be announced. All prize winners will be notified and posted on www.balboapress.com and the Hay House Facebook page, www.facebook.com/hayhouse.

There are no entry fees, no subsidy payments and no purchases of any kind required to enter and/or win the contest. Balboa Press and Hay House reserve the right to declare any entry ineligible if it is determined that the entry is not in accordance with the terms stated in Balboa Press’ Editorial Standards or in the Official Terms and Conditions.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

• All writers of full-length nonfiction books, of any subject are eligible to enter.
• All entrants must have original and completed manuscripts.
• Must be 18 years of age or older or with parental consent.
• Employees of Balboa Press or Hay House are not eligible to enter the contest.

CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 30,000 word count required.
• All manuscripts entered must be contained in one single Word document.
• All manuscripts must be submitted in English.

PRIZES FOR THE CONTEST

Entries are judged based on the context, originality, creative imagination, characterization, artistic quality, and the adherence to Balboa Press’ Editorial Standards.

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

• Hay House Insights contract and $5,000 advance

First Place winner will receive:

• FREE Discover publishing package with Balboa Press
  • Video Press release and distribution upon publication
  • Hay House Radio Interview

Second Place winner will receive:

• FREE Connect publishing package with Balboa Press

The 30 Round Two finalists will receive:

• 20 percent discount off any Balboa Press publishing package.

HOW TO ENTER

Step One: Complete the Entry Form

Enter by completing the registration form located here: http://www.balboapress.com/NFpublishingcontest

After entering the Hay House Insights Nonfiction Writing Contest, you will receive an email within the next two business days outlining the last steps you need to take in order to complete your contest entry. If you do not receive entry details within the allotted time, please contact us at [email protected].

Step Two: Submit Your Entry

The next step is to email your manuscript entry to: [email protected]. Follow the entry details below and remember, only one manuscript submission is permitted per entrant; any entrant who submits multiple entries will be disqualified. (Please thoroughly review the Official Terms and Conditions to ensure that you are eligible and will not be disqualified.)

To complete your entry for the Hay House Insights Nonfiction Writing Contest, please carefully follow listed below:

• All manuscripts entered must be in one single Microsoft Word document or Adobe PDF file (.doc, .docx or .pdf).
• Clearly list your name as a header on each page of your submission.
• In the subject line of the email, type “Balboa Press Publishing 2013 Writing Contest (YOUR FULL NAME).”
• In the body of the email, include:
  • your full name
  • physical mailing address (no P.O. Box please)
  • phone number
  • email address
  • the title of your submission
• Attach your manuscript submission to the email (do not paste it in the body of the email).
• There is a 30,000 word count minimum.  Entrants that do not meet these content requirements will not be considered.

Once you’ve submitted your entry, you will receive a confirmation message verifying your manuscript was received and your contest submission is complete. Due to the volume of submissions, please be aware email confirmation may take up to two business days.

Terms and Conditions

Contest Sign Up | Official Contest Rules | Terms and Conditions

1. HOW TO ENTER

You may enter the Hay House Insights Nonfiction Writing Contest (the “Contest”) by completing the steps listed at http://www.balboapress.com/NFpublishingcontest anytime during the submission period.  Only one manuscript submission is permitted per entrant.  Any entrant who submits multiple entries will be disqualified.

2. WHEN TO ENTER

Submissions period begins on March 1, 2013. The deadline to submit an entry for the contest is 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1, 2013.

3. ENTRY FEES

There are no entry fees, no subsidy payments and no purchases of any kind required to enter and/or win the contest.

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ENTRANTS

By submitting your entry, you hereby specifically represent and warrant that your contest entry:

• Is original material written by the contestant and is the sole responsibility of the contestant;
• Has not been copied, in whole or in part, from any other work (as written in any language or in any medium, whether now known or hereafter devised)
• Has not been previously published, produced, or distributed in any audio or visual form, or otherwise exploited in any  medium (whether now known or hereafter devised, in whole or in part) where the author does not hold the copyright, self published manuscripts are eligible
• Does not defame, and does not infringe or violate the right of privacy, right of publicity, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret, or any intellectual property, proprietary or other right(s) of, any third party;
• Does not include the name or likeness of any actual person(s), without having obtained the express prior written consent of such person(s) (or of such person’s parent or legal guardian if such person is a minor) in each instance;
• Entrants are entirely responsible for all content submitted;
• Balboa Press and Hay House reserve the right to declare any entry ineligible if it is determined that the entry is not in accordance with the terms stated in Balboa Press’ Editorial Standards or in these Official Contest Rules; and
• Meets each of the content requirements found in these Official Contest Rules.

5. WHO IS ELIGIBLE

• All entrants must have completed manuscripts.
• Entrants must have
• Must be 18 years of age or older or with parental consent.
• Employees of Balboa Press and Hay House are not eligible to enter the contest.

6. CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 30,000 word count required.
• All manuscripts entered must be contained in one single document.
• Entrants that do not meet these content requirements will not be considered.
• Entrant must retain a copy of the submitted entry either in either digital form or hard copy form.

All non-winning entries will be destroyed except for entries submitted by entrants who decide to purchase a book publishing package from Balboa Press.

7. CONTEST JUDGING PROCESS

All of the submitted entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Judges reserve the right to disqualify entrants that do not comply with these Official Contest Rules. Winners of the Contest will be selected during a two-round process:

Round One: Entry must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1, 2013, to qualify for judging. In the first round, a panel of judges will review all entries. They will select 30 entries to move on to round two.

Round Two: The 30 entries that make it into round two will be reviewed by a separate panel of judges.

Entries are judged based on the context, originality, creative imagination, characterization, artistic quality, and the adherence to Balboa Press’ Editorial Standards. The judges will select one Grand Prize winner, one First Place winner, and one Second Place winner. All decisions of the judges are final.

On June 3, 2013, the winners will be announced. All prize winners will be notified and posted on  www.balboapress.com and the Hay House Facebook page, www.facebook.com/hayhouse.

8. PRIZES FOR THE CONTEST

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

• Hay House Insights contract and $5,000 advance

First Place winner will receive:

• FREE Discover publishing package with Balboa Press
  • Video Press release and distribution upon publication
  • Hay House Radio Interview

Second Place winner will receive:

• FREE Connect publishing package with Balboa Press

The 30 Round Two finalists will receive:

• 20 percent discount off any Balboa Press publishing package.

No transfer or substitution of prizes permitted, and no more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. Winners are solely responsible for all costs or expenses not specifically exempted herein, and any and all applicable federal, state or local taxes on the value of their prizes.

Winners must execute, notarize and return within 5 days of receipt by winner a liability release, a publicity release (where legal), and any other documentation that Sponsors require. By the act of accepting a prize, winners (or their legal guardian, if applicable) agree to the release of winner’s name, pen name, likeness and city and state of residence for potential publicity purposes and use on Balboa Press or Hay House web sites, except where prohibited by law without further compensation.

Entrants and winners are under no obligation whatsoever to purchase a publishing package but may be offered the opportunity by a Balboa Press Publishing Consultant.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

• Void where prohibited by law. Federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
• Balboa Press and Hay House are not responsible for any individual’s inability to enter this contest, including but not limited to: failed software or hardware transmissions; unavailable network, server, telephone or other connections; errors of any kind, whether human, electronic, or mechanical regarding lost, misdirected, late, incomplete or damaged entries; or for any damage to any computer, network, hardware or software related to or resulting from participation.
• Balboa Press and Hay House reserves the right to end or modify the contest if fraud or technical failures compromise the integrity of the contest as determined by our sole discretion.
• Entrants agree to the following:  The Sponsors, their respective promotional partners, affiliated companies, agencies and their employees are not liable for injury, losses, damages or costs of any kind resulting from participation in this contest, or in results of accepting or using the prize awarded. By entering the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these rules.
• Balboa Press and Hay House respects the privacy of our members. By entering this contest, entrants opt into the use of their registration information in accordance with the Balboa Press and Hay House Privacy Policy and consent to receiving correspondence via telephone and/or email by Balboa Press and Hay House.
• The Contest may be terminated without prior notice at any time after it begins.

10. CONTEST SPONSORS

• Hay House, PO Box 5100, Carlsbad, CA 92018
• Balboa Press a Division of Hay House, 1663 Liberty Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403

Good Luck!

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy