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2024 Smith Publicity Book Marketing Scholarship Information

Qualifications:

Applicants must be a high school senior or undergraduate university/college student in the United States.

To apply:

-Write a persuasive essay between 1,000-1,500 words in response to the prompt: “What contemporary book (any genre published between 2014-2024) should be required reading for all high school students? Why? What did you take away from the book and how did it change the way you see the world?”*

-Include a cover page with name, school, graduating year, book title, and book publication year

-All essays must be submitted as either a Word document or PDF

–Apply through the following form.

-Deadline: May 15, 2024

-The winner will be notified June 28th and announced August 1st, 2024

*Essays will be submitted to an AI checker and any found to be written with the help of AI will be immediately disqualified.

Smith Publicity:
Book Marketing Leaders

The annual book marketing scholarship is part of our service to the industry, as well as students we hope discover the rewarding and interesting fields of book marketing and publishing, and the power of persuasive writing for careers and life.  We provide book PR and marketing insight through a unique webinar series that’s available to attend free of charge. Our website and blog have extensive information about how to successfully promote books in every genre. We work with many major publishers, small presses, and hybrid publishers, as well the highest quality  self-published books. Smith Publicity pioneered many innovative and revolutionary book publicity strategies widely used today.  Our experienced team of publicists also have expertise in author branding, personality cultivation, social media management, and many other services allied to book promotion.