I am judging the Shirley You Jest Book Awards

By Joe Donatelli in Featured, Humor Writing Resources 2 Comments Tags: humor contests, humorous books

The Shirley You Jest Book Awards (presented by Liz D Publicity and Promotions) honor books by self-published and traditionally-published indie authors that “deliver the funny.” I am a proud judge and sponsor of this event and am excited to be part of this contest, which will bring much-needed attention to the overlooked worlds of indie publishing and humor writing. Now deliver the funny, authors.

DELIVER IT!

(SHAKES FIST)

For more info go here.

Jim Moorman

Big Joe, my fellow buckeye-
I was just solicited for the Shirley awards and encouraged to submit my novel, Jamaican Flowers. My interest was piqued so I checked out the Shirley site and saw you, my good man, the lone wolf and the only two testicles on the judging panel. You are drowning in a sea of estrogen! Swim, Joe, swim!
Seven female judges and one male? At the risk of sounding mysogynistic, I’m sure that authors such as myself who write male leads for a male demographic would suffer a slow and painful death, buried under a mountain of Evanovich wannabes. The chic-lit would be my kryptonite.

That being the case, however, I will still enter. Why? I say why not? While my work has never been noted as being very vaginal, hopefully my male stoner lead character, Sonny Flowers, will win those ladies over. I also feel compelled to submit knowing you are a bobcat. My sister graduated from Scripps so I’d be remiss if I didn’t at least (even if it is only by blood relation) represent. Viva la Athens!

Jim Moorman
http://www.thehumorcolumnist.com/ Joe Donatelli

Thanks for the note, Jim. For what it’s worth, the rest of the judges look pretty sharp. I think you’ll get a fair shake. Good luck.

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