There’s a great novel contest for writers called the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest. The winner receives a book deal with Penguin Group (USA) and Amazon’s Createspace, as well as a $15,000 advance.
I found out today that my manuscript The Three Promises is moving on to the second round of the Young Adult Fiction category. Sweeeeetness!
Although I’m glad I’m moving to the next step, my excitement is tempered knowing the first round was based on the quality of the pitch letter. Now that I’m in the second round, my manuscript is competing against 999 novels written by very talented writers! I can’t imagine how difficult a task this is for the ABNA judges to narrow down the field.
But as my wife reminds me, enjoy every little victory. So tonight, I’m having a glass of red wine.
Click here to check out the list of Young Adult writers in the ABNA second round. The list is alphabetized by author last name, so scroll on down to the letter “U” to see my entry.
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