Borders employees, dust off those MS's!
Borders Group is looking in-house for manuscripts for its new
proprietary publishing program, State Street Press, which launched in
June. The company is holding a fiction writing contest open to all its more
than 30,000 employees in the U.S.--the winner will receive a book deal
with State Street that includes "the full support of Borders
merchandising and marketing arsenal." A panel at the corporate office
in Ann Arbor, Mich., will judge the contest. The deadline for
submissions is January 31, 2008.
"Our employees are talented and creative individuals who have a
tremendous passion for books, and we believe that there are many who
also have undiscovered writing talent," Rob Gruen, Borders Group's
executive v-p, merchandising and marketing, said in a statement. He
added that the company is "anticipating multiple winners and hope[s] to
publish fictional works ranging from mysteries and thrillers to romance
and historical novels."
The first State Street title is Slip & Fall by Nick Santora. Forthcoming are a 50th Anniversary of the Grammy Awards book and a John Legend Tour book.