Join the Costa Book Prize judging panel!
If you love books, then we want to hear from you
Could you decide who wins the Costa Book of the Year Award?
Pens at the ready, you could be joining the Costa Book Prize final judging panel! Costa is offering one UK reader the rare chance to join the judging panel that decides the winner of the prestigious Costa Book of the Year.
The prize includes attending the final judging meeting in January 2009 with the nine other judging panel members to decide the Costa Book of the Year 2008. The winner can also expect glitz and glamour because they will also attend the Costa Book Awards gala dinner and awards presentation.
“The Costa Book Awards have an excellent track record of recognising and celebrating some of the very best current British writing, and books that can be enjoyed by everyone,” said Kevin Hydes, Brand Marketing Manager at Costa. “One of the ways we’ve achieved this is by appointing judges who come from a variety of backgrounds but who all share a passion for reading - the most important prerequisite for our panel members. If you love books, have a passion for reading and like to express your opinions on both, then we want to hear from you.”
The competition is open to all UK adults aged 18 or over. To qualify for entry, entrants must submit a 300-word book review and a 500-word application setting out their suitability for the role. Entries are submitted via www.costabookawards.com. The closing date for entries is 31st October 2008.
From the entries received, a shortlist of 12 will be selected. The 12 shortlisted entrants will then be invited to London to attend a book review debate presided over by author Joanna Trollope, Chairman of the 2007 final judging panel, from which one winner will be selected. The Costa Book Awards 2008 final judging panel will be revealed in December.
For more information on this year’s Costa Book Awards, go to www.costabookawards.com.
