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
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.
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Entry to this contest is restricted.
No picture books or anything relying on images to tell a story.
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Responses
| Initial | Follow -up | Overall | |
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| Offers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Requests | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejected | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Responses | Fastest | Slowest | Average | |
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| Overall | 1 | 26 days | 26 days | 26 days |
| 1 | 26 days | 26 days | 26 days | |
| Postal Mail | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Other/ Unspecified | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
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Comments
Did anybody enter this last year?
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
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.