‘The Blooker Prize,’ The World’s First Literary Prize for ‘Blooks’ (Books Based On Blogs or Web Sites) Launches October 10th

by Duncan Riley

The world’s first literary prize for books based on blogs, or “blooks,� is being launched today by its sponsor, Lulu.

The Lulu Blooker Prize is the first contest to honor blooks, a hybrid literary form that has evolved in recent years from web sites, particularly the web sites known as blogs. “Blooks are the hottest new publishing trend,� says Bob Young, CEO of Lulu.

The prize will reward the best blooks in three categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction and Comic-Blooks (based on web-comics), but with one overall winner. It is open to blooks published anywhere by anyone, provided they are in English.

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  1. By John (SYNTAGMA) posted on October 10, 2005 at 10:19 am
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    In 2003 there was an award for Blovels ~ which speaks for itself.
    The winner? Who knows. “Blogless in Seattle” maybe.

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