Here is the information the competition emailed me as a past participant.
Important details about the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award:
What are the prizes?
Two Grand Prize winners, one in each of our two categories, will receive a full publishing contract with Penguin including a $15,000 advance
What categories are being accepted?
This year, the contest features two categories: General Fiction and Young Adult Fiction
What type of works are eligible?
- Unpublished novel manuscripts
- Self-published novels
The submission period begins 1/24/11 and ends 2/6/11, or when the first 5,000 entries have been received in each category, whichever comes first
Entry Checklist
- Pitch: 300 words or less
- Excerpt: The first 3,000 - 5,000 words of your novel
- Final manuscript: 50,000 to 150,000 words
- Information about your book
- Personal contact information
- Prepare your entry: Visit http://www.createspace.com/abna and review the submission guidelines, helpful tutorials, and official contest rules.
- Sign up to receive contest notifications with helpful tools and tips for preparing your entry.
- Connect with other authors and discuss the contest.
For complete information go to Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
There you will find information on:
- Contest FAQ
- Contest Rules
- How to Enter
- Key Dates
- Prizes
- Sponsors
- 2011 Expert Panelists
- Past ABNA winners
This a contest definitely worth your consideration.
Good luck.
