Teen Book Trailers

2019 Teen Book Trailer Contest

In celebration of the American Library Association’s Teen Tech Week (March 3-9, 2019) The Public Library ABQ-BernCo is offering a Book Trailer Contest! Book Trailers are similar to movie trailers, (a.k.a. previews) but they promote books instead of films. Book Trailers are made to encourage people to read a particular book or novel. They usually give an audience a sense of what a book is about without giving away too many details so the audience will want to read the book to find out what happens. A Book Trailer is NOT a book review or a book report.

Who Can Enter the Book Trailer Contest?

Any individual Tween or Teen or group of Tweens or Teens entering as a team (4 maximum) ages 11-19. Teens ages 11-17 must have written permission from a parent or legal guardian on their entry form. Every team must have at least one member 13 years of age or older at the time of trailer video submission.

How Do I Enter the Book Trailer Contest?

• Create an original video promoting a specific book. One entry per individual is allowed, unless that individual is also part of a team. In this case, one individual entry and one team entry per person is allowed. All team members must be between the ages of 11 and 19.
• Print and submit a Teen Book Trailer Contest entry form, with signed parental permission for participants under age 18, must be submitted to any Public Library ABQ-BernCo branch by Friday, February 15, 2019. Any trailer video submitted without an entry form by the entry form deadline will be disqualified from the contest.
• Video entries must be uploaded to YouTube and tagged with: ABQ-BernCo Library, Teen Book Trailer Contest, and the Title of Your Book. The URL of the video must be submitted online at https://abqlibrary.org/booktrailercontest between 12:01 am Tuesday, February 12, 2019 and 11:59 pm Thursday, February 21, 2019.

Video Entries

• Tag video with TheABQ-BernCoLibrary, Teen Book Trailer Contest, and the book title. Visit the Library YouTube channel.
• Submit video URL (Internet address) in the form in the contest entry section on the right side of this webpage (http://abqlibrary.org/booktrailercontest). Note that the submission form will only appear during the submission period.
• Questions? Visit the Teen Book Trailer Contest Frequently Asked Questions, contact Deborah Hassi at 768-5112 / dhassi@cabq.gov or Ben Ridout at 768-5186 / bridout@cabq.gov.

Who Wins the Book Trailer Contest?

A panel of Public Library ABQ-BernCo staff judges will view all entries and select finalists. All finalists’ entries will be shown at the Teen Book Trailer Awards Ceremony at the Downtown Main Library on Saturday, March 2, 2019, from 3:00-4:30 pm. Each of the finalists will receive a free book. The top video trailers in four categories will receive a prize. The four prize categories are: 1) Best Trailer created by an Individual Teen, age 13-19; 2) Best Trailer created by an Individual Tween, age 11-12; 3) Best Trailer created by a Team of 2-4 people; and 4) Audience Favorite.

What are the prizes?

The best trailer created by an individual Teen, age 13-19 will win an Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8 tablet. The best trailer created by an individual Tween, age 11-12 will win an Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8 tablet. The best trailer created by a team will win a $50 Amazon gift card for each team member. The individual or team that submits the Audience Favorite trailer as decided by an online vote will win a $75 Amazon gift card. All entries will be acknowledged with a certificate, and all finalists will receive a new, free book of their choice.

Another Teen Book Trailer Contest is in the history books!

We congratulate all of our winners and finalists, and extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who created a book trailer for the contest and all who made the event a reality!

Contest Winners

2019

• Far From the Tree (Group Entry)
• The Paper Magician (Audience Favorite)
• Crimebiters (Teen Entry)
• Absolutely Almost (Tween Entry)

2018

• A Gift of Magic (Group Entry)
• Westing Game (Audience Favorite)
• Blood Red Road (Teen Entry)
• Sisters (Tween Entry)

2017

• Invasion of the Overworld (Group Entry)
• Blackthorn Key (Audience Favorite)
• Charlotte's Web (Individual Entry)

2014

• Of Mice and Men (Group Entry)
• Pulse (Audience Favorite)
• Green Eggs and Ham (Individual Entry)