Here's what I found after much searching...It is from 2006, but I assume the rules are the same...
For newcomers to the contest, the rules are fairly simple:
(1) There are three awards, one for most pages read, another for most pages read by a student under the age of 18, and a third for the best description of the year's reading odyssey.
(2) In terms of pages read, graphic novels count. So do books on tape, as long as you can translate the audio into the correct number of pages (Amazon will help you make sure nothing gets lost in translation). You can also count the pages of books you re-read in 2006 because you take so much pleasure in the text.
(3) There is a maximum of 15 books by any one author.
(4) You are not penalized for reading anything by John Grisham. You should be ... but you aren't.
(5) By Jan. 10, 2007, I'll need a list of your books and pages read, arranged -- if possible -- alphabetically by the author's last name. You can send that to either of my e-mail addresses, steveduin@news.oregonian.com or steveduin@aol.com. Or you can mail it to me c/o The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201.
(6) Please include your favorite book(s) of the year and an elegy/rant on the year's adventure in reading.
(7) Winners will get copies of several books by staff writers at The Oregonian and a $75 gift certificate to a great bookstore near you. Of course, they may not get them until the following Thanksgiving (the 2006 awards have yet to go out).
(8) Please direct questions to me here at the blog or at one of the e-mail addresses.
(1) There are three awards, one for most pages read, another for most pages read by a student under the age of 18, and a third for the best description of the year's reading odyssey.
(2) In terms of pages read, graphic novels count. So do books on tape, as long as you can translate the audio into the correct number of pages (Amazon will help you make sure nothing gets lost in translation). You can also count the pages of books you re-read in 2006 because you take so much pleasure in the text.
(3) There is a maximum of 15 books by any one author.
(4) You are not penalized for reading anything by John Grisham. You should be ... but you aren't.
(5) By Jan. 10, 2007, I'll need a list of your books and pages read, arranged -- if possible -- alphabetically by the author's last name. You can send that to either of my e-mail addresses, steveduin@news.oregonian.com or steveduin@aol.com. Or you can mail it to me c/o The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201.
(6) Please include your favorite book(s) of the year and an elegy/rant on the year's adventure in reading.
(7) Winners will get copies of several books by staff writers at The Oregonian and a $75 gift certificate to a great bookstore near you. Of course, they may not get them until the following Thanksgiving (the 2006 awards have yet to go out).
(8) Please direct questions to me here at the blog or at one of the e-mail addresses.
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