Ohioana is extending the deadline for applications for the 2011 Ohioana Book Festival until December 15, 2010!

The Ohioana Book Festival is in its 5th year and will be held May 7, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio.  In 2010, more than 3,000 people attended the festival to enjoy a fun-filled day of activities to celebrate reading, writing, and literacy in Ohio! The Festival is free and open to the public.

 The criteria for eligibility for Festival authors are as follows:

  • An Ohio connection is required for the author. An author must have been born or lived at least five years in Ohio.
  • Only books published after January 2010 will be considered. Books MUST be available for sale at the Festival on May 7, 2011.
  • Only books published by traditional publishers will be considered at this time. Unfortunately, the Festival is not accepting self-published or otherwise author-subsidized books.

For more information see: http://ohioanabookfestival.org/