September 2010

Q. When is the final deadline?

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A. Friday, December 14, 2012, by midnight.

Q. Does my Entry Form have to arrive with the review copies?

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A. No. If you complete an On-Line Entry Form or if you ship your six (6) review copies from a warehouse or distributor, the paperwork materials may arrive separately. The submission entry is marked complete when we have the books and an entry form (by digital or snail-mail means) at our San Francisco office before the deadline!

Q. Is there an Entry Fee?

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A. There is no entry fee to enter the California Book Awards, but...

Q. Okay, I'm eligible. How do I enter my book?

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A. You have two options:

  1. Download an entry form, print it on your home computer, and mail us the completed sheet (address listed in the Contact Us side block)
  2. Go to our online entry form and submit your book information digitally.

Q. Am I eligible to enter?

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A. As long as you fall under the two main submission guidelines: Read more »

Illegal You: Broadcasting, Open Sourcing and Downloading Pirates

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Thu, Sep 30 2010 - 6:30pm

Illegal You: Broadcasting, Open Sourcing and Downloading Pirates Daniel Alarcon, Author; Associate Editor, Etiqueta Negra; Book Piracy ExpertDaniel “Monkey” Roberts, Founder and Manager, Pirate Cat Radio DJ’s Adrian and Mysterious D, Founders, Bootie; Masters of Bootleg MashupDaniel Terdiman, Senior Writer, CNET News and CBS Interactive - Moderator
Pirates these days have made a major technology upgrade, trading in eye patches and parrots for bit torrents and r Read more »

Thomas Keller: The Making of America's Best Chef

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Thu, Sep 30 2010 - 6:30pm

Thomas Keller: The Making of America’s Best Chef

Owner, the French Laundry, Bouchon, Per Se, Ad Hoc; Author, Ad Hoc at Home and The French Laundry Cookbook

Clark Wolf, President and Founder, Clark Wolf Company; Consultant; Author; Writer - Moderator Read more »

Timothy Geithner: U.S. Treasury Secretary

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Thu, Sep 30 2010 - 6:30pm

Timothy Geithner
This program has been cancelled
Secretary of U.S. Treasury
Get up close and personal with one of the most important figures entrusted with getting the nation’s economy back on track. Before his ascension to the Treasury in 2009, Secretary Geithner helmed the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His many years of service include jobs in three presidential administrations for five secretaries of the treasury in a variety of positions. Read more »

P.J. O'Rourke: Why Voting Just Encourages Politicians

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Thu, Sep 30 2010 - 12:00pm

P.J. O'Rourke: Why Voting Just Encourages Politicians
Author, Don't Vote: It Just Encourages the Bastards, Parliament of Whores and CEO of the Sofa
Phil Bronstein, Executive Vice President, San Francisco Chronicle - Moderator
With more than 1 million words of trenchant journalism under his byline and more citations in the Penguin Dictionary of Humorous Quotations than any living writer, O'Rourke has established himself as a premier political satirist. Read more »

Robert Sutton: What the Best Bosses Do (SV)

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Thu, Sep 30 2010 - 12:00pm

Robert Sutton: What the Best Bosses Do
This program is sold out
Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Author, Good Boss, Bad Boss and The No A—hole Rule
A leading critic of behavior in the workplace unleashes his wrath on bosses and explains the impact both good and bad ones can have on employee morale and the bottom line. Sutton will weave together evidence and case studies to identify the mindset and actions of the most successful bosses.
Location: Bldg. Read more »