Stephen King to Judge Book Trailer Contest

By Lynn Andriani -- Publishers Weekly, 7/22/2008 8:15:00 AM

Dorchester Publishing and book trailer producer Circle of Seven Productions are presenting a contest for amateur and professional filmmakers. Participants will create book trailers based on their favorite novel in the Shomi series, Dorchester’s line of speculative romances. Stephen King will select the best trailer, and it will be shown at a movie premiere in New York and in the winner’s home market. 

Dorchester had an existing relationship with King since he had published The Colorado Kid under its Hard Case Crime line.

Brooke Borneman, director of sales and marketing for Dorchester, said Shomi books have received comparisons to films including Blade Runner and The Matrix. “The cinematic quality of the books and the sheer physicality of the storytelling are what make the Shomi universe a natural for filmmakers to explore.”

Details on the contest are at www.shomifiction.com.