Simon & Schuster to publish crowdsourced Taylor Swift book

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, file photo, Taylor Swift accepts the award for female video of the year for “Blank Space” at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. On Sunday, Dec. 13, Simon & Schuster announced it will publish a crowdsourced book on Swift that fans will help create. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File

NEW YORK — Simon & Schuster will publish a crowdsourced book on Taylor Swift that fans will help create.

The publisher announced Sunday that it will hold a contest where fans can name the book, which will be an oversized and illustrated volume "with the feel of a scrapbook." The book will collect magazine profiles and other various writings on Swift over her 10-year career.

Simon & Schuster is looking for "one super-Swiftie" to serve as "honorary author" whose name will appear on the jacket. Passionate fans can upload a video of three minutes or less to make their cases. The winner will be paid $10,000.

A third contest will also be held to design the cover.

Senior Editor Jofie Ferrari-Adler said he hopes "Swifties around the world" will get involved.

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