 THE 20th ANNUAL Galaxy British Book Awards 2009 will take place at the Grosvenor House on London's Park Lane on the evening of Friday 3rd April 2009. Tickets are £295 (+ vat), tables of 10, and, as before, will be fully inclusive of food and drink during the evening. This prestigious event will commence with Red Carpet arrivals from approx 6.00pm, substantial hot and cold canapes will be available at the Ballroom champagne reception, followed by dinner and wine in the Great Room where the Awards Ceremony will take place. Directly after the Awards TV recording there will be dessert followed by coffee and chocolates and there will be further refreshments later in the Ballroom at the Official After-Show Party with last orders at the Bar by the dance floor at approx 2.30am. Reserve your tickets now from: Merric Davidson Administrator Galaxy British Book Awards gbba@mdla.co.uk tel 01580 212041 Galaxy British Book Awards 2009 - the key datesFANS of books everywhere antipicate another great battle for the coveted Nibbies as the 2009 Galaxy British Book Awards get under way.Already, Richard & Judy have launched the search for their Best Read category, with nominated books being featured each Wednesday on their show on Watch TV (See the Richard & Judy Page for the full list and transmission dates). And on March 10, all the shortlists are announced - the Borders Author of the Year; Tesco Biography of the Year; Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year; Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award; Waterstone's New Writer of the Year; WH Smith Children's Book of the Year; and, of course, the prestigious Galaxy Book of the Year< prize. The winners are due to be announced at a glittering televised ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Friday, April 3. The Galaxy British Book Awards go mobileTHE Galaxy British Book Awards have announced that ICUE will run a mobile download and voting service for the shortlisted books. The service will allow consumers to download sample first chapters for all shortlisted books for free and to vote for each category via their mobile phone.The initiative also offers increased sales potential for shortlisted titles and additional brand exposure for all Galaxy British Book Award sponsors, when consumers go for the 'Click to Buy' option. Mobile marketing will make use of cutting edge technology to encourage voting among a younger and wider demographic. See the full story here. |
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