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nuxvomica

(12,837 posts) Mon Jan 14, 2013, 08:20 PM Jan 2013

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award now open

This contest for unpublished or self-published novels is now taking entries and will do so until January 27 at 11:59 pm EST, or until they receive 10,000 entries.
This year the grand prize is now a $50,000 advance and contract and there are four first prizes of $15,000 and publishing contracts. Even quarterfinalists will get a Publisher's Weekly review of their manuscript.

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=332264011

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Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award now open (Original Post) nuxvomica Jan 2013 OP

Thanks so much! I'll pass this on... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #1

Hmm, I'm almost finished. byronius Jan 2013 #2

It looks like submissions are still open nuxvomica Jan 2013 #3

Message auto-removed lilia moon Mar 2013 #4

I missed a really neat contest in January nuxvomica Mar 2013 #5

Rhiannon12866

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1. Thanks so much! I'll pass this on...

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Tue Jan 15, 2013, 01:27 PM

Jan 2013

byronius

(7,590 posts)

2. Hmm, I'm almost finished.

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 04:16 PM

Jan 2013

Thanks.

nuxvomica

(12,837 posts)

3. It looks like submissions are still open

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Sun Jan 27, 2013, 11:10 AM

Jan 2013

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So they haven't got 10,000 entries yet. In previous years, they had closed by this time.

EDIT: I just checked and they are now closed.

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nuxvomica

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5. I missed a really neat contest in January

Reply to lilia moon (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 07:14 PM

Mar 2013

There was something called NaNoWriWee, in which you have to write a novel in a week. The prize: an advance on publication by Harper Collins as an ebook. So here's the rule: research contests that start in January because those tend to be the big ones. And check out Predators and Editors (http://pred-ed.com/) to ferret out the scammers.

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