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Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

Last Updated: Thu, 11/19/2009 - 5:50pm
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This contest prefers submissions through a form on their website. The form can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/abna.

Deadline(s)

Wed, 02/03/2010
(America/Chicago time)

Description

Upload your query and your novel and have them judged by Amazon readers and professional writers and editors. If your query gets you rejected from the competition, I don't believe you receive much of a critique. The critique received at the first round of book rejections isn't much either, but you can also load your sample for other competitors to critique and I found that incredibly helpful. I was able to get a percentile score on what worked and what didn't.

Contact Information

http://www.amazon.com/

Entry Guidelines

Entry to this contest is restricted.
No picture books or anything relying on images to tell a story.
Instructions:

Prize Information

Prize Level: $10,000 and up
Prize Type: 
Money
Publication
Publicity
2009 prize included $20k in advance money and publication by Penguin.
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Response Data

Responses

Initial Follow -up Overall
Offers 0 0 0
Requests 0 0 0
Rejected 1 0 1
Withdrawn 0 0 0

Response Times

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Overall 1 26 days 26 days 26 days
Email 1 26 days 26 days 26 days
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Comments

Did anybody enter this last year?

vrleavitt's picture
Submitted by vrleavitt on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 12:14pm.

I did and was part of the "You made it to the second round, oh wait, no you didn't. Our bad. Here's a $5 Amazon gift card for your trouble," debacle...

I was miffed certainly, but still think it's a great idea for a contest.

Was wondering what other people's experiences were?

Amazon Break Out Novel

meibert's picture
Submitted by meibert on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 3:13pm.

Yes, I entered this contest. Like the last replier, they contacted me that I had made it to the second round, only to be contacted later that it was a mistake.

Overall it was a good contest and certainly built up the suspense and excitement with the waiting between rounds.