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Chronicle Books Signs First-Time Authorfrom The Great Tumblr
Book Search
San Francisco, CA [April 2, 2013] Today Chronicle Books
announced that it will publishPaul Laudiero, a first-time author
and the grand-prize winner ofThe Great Tumblr BookSearch.
Additionally Chronicle and Tumblr are pleased to announce that the
contest willbe an annual partnership.
The Great Tumblr Book Search kicked off in J anuary and
Chronicle received 175 entriesin just 45 days. For the past month,
editors at both Chronicle and Tumblr read throughthe proposals. And
it was Laudieros book idea that caught their eye.
Laudiero submitted a proposal for his popular Tumblr, Sh*t Rough
Drafts. He is a 22-year-old from Virginia, a Creative Writing major
at George Mason University, and a writerand comedian who performs
regularly at Washington Improv Theater in D.C. Lastsummer Laudiero
interned at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York.
Sh*t Rough Drafts imagines early drafts of famous literary works
and screenplays,including the Bible, Harry Potter, and Braveheart.
Laudiero started his Tumblr in Februaryand it immediately gained a
following, thanks to coverageon Huffington Post Books. Thebook will
combine new entries with the best of the blog entries and is slated
forpublication in Spring 2014.
The Great Tumblr Book Search yielded three runners-up:Twitter
the Comicby MikeRosenthal;The Awkward Phaseby Tyler Gillespie and
Claire Meyer; andActivitorium by
The Tangentialedited by Becky Lang and designed by Caroline
Royce. AdditionallyChronicle honored a short list of other
finalists on their announcement post on Tumblr,including the
creators ofYoung Monsters,Bad Ass Civil War Beards,Bunny Ears
Overthe Years,Mister Book, andI Work at a Public Library.
Chronicle has published several books from Tumblrs, most
recently Dads Are theOriginal HipstersandF*ck! Im in My Twenties.
Seeing the value of Tumblr as a place todiscover new authors,
Chronicle proposed the contest idea to the social network.
We're so proud of the brilliant creators on Tumblr and value
this opportunity to celebratethem, said Rachel Fershleiser,
Director of Literary Outreach at Tumblr. Over 60 Tumblrblogs have
become books to date, and we're excited to take this next
step--starting with atop-notch publisher and scouring the community
for the best book ideas.
We had no idea how the Tumblr contest was going to work out, but
we were flooredabout the quality of the proposals, said Sarah
Malarkey, Executive Editorial Director atChronicle. The contest
connected us with these odd-ball proposals that we just lovedthe
best slush pile ever! We cant wait to do it again next year.
The Second Annual Great Tumblr Book Search will begin in J
anuary 2014.
About Chronicle BooksOne of the most admired and respected
publishing companies in the U.S., Chronicle Books was founded in
1967 andover the years has developed a reputation for
award-winning, innovative books. Recognized as one of the 50
bestsmall companies to work for in the U.S. (and the only
independent publisher to receive this award), the companycontinues
to challenge conventional publishing wisdom, setting trends in both
subject and format, maintaining a listthat includes illustrated
titles in design, art, architecture, photography, food, lifestyle
and pop culture, as well as much-admired books for children and
ancillary products through its gift division. Chronicle Books
objective is to create anddistribute exceptional publishing thats
instantly recognizable for its spirit, creativity, and value. For
more informationabout Chronicle Books,
visitwww.chroniclebooks.com
For Immediate ReleaseContact: April WhitneyP: 415.537.4253E:
[email protected]
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