Is the reigning Queen of Pop Taylor Swift now set to venture into the literary field? It's been reported that literary industry giant Simon & Schuster is going to publish a crowdsourced book on the "Blank Space" singer and a contest will put one super-fan in the driver's seat as the "honorary author."
According to Billboard, Simon & Schuster made the announcement this past Sunday (Dec. 13) that the literary house is set to hold a contest where Swift fans have the opportunity to name the book, which will be comprised "with the feel of a scrapbook" and will essentially be an assortment of magazine clippings and other types of writing that document Swift's decade long career.
Simon & Schuster additionally announced that they are hoping that "one super-Swiftie" will become the "honorary" author of the book and will even get to have their name on the jacket. With Swift's hordes of clamoring fans, it shouldn't be hard to find one out of the thousands of those who will submit a short video explaining why they should be the honorary author in addition to winning $10,000. Simon & Schuster will also hold a third contest in order to find someone to design the cover.
The senior editor of Simon & Schuster, Jofie Ferrari-Adler, even stated that he hopes "Swifties around the world" will end up contributing to the project. It's only to be assumed that S&S is moving forward with the singer's permission.
In other Swift business news, the singer has recently filed trademark claims for several of her staples, including the title of her latest album, 1989, the phrase "Swiftmas," "And I'll write your name," as well as "Blank Space." Trademarking "1989" is by far the most controversial, as she shares the same birth date with many. According to BBC News, Swift filed the patent for these phrases on Dec. 3 and her claims appear to be valid, as she only wants the patent to entail the name of album covers.
