“In traditional publishing paths, writers can wait years before receiving feedback from a publisher on their work,” said Terry Goodman, Editorial Lead for Lake Union Publishing and an ABNA panelist judge. The ABNA contest takes new fiction from pitch to publication in a much more accelerated path than traditional publishing. Young Adult Fiction: Seashell, Stork and Apple Tree by Carrie Anne Noble, Montoursville, PA Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror: The Mengele Effect by Chuck Grossart, Bellevue, NE Romance: The Bluestocking and the Rake by Norma Darcy, Canterbury, Kent GB General Fiction: A Pledge of Silence by Flora Solomon, Southport, NC They were chosen from a pool of 10,000 entries and narrowed through four rounds of judging by Amazon Editors, Amazon Vine Reviewers, Publishers Weekly staff, and a panel of Amazon Publishing judges. The winning novels were selected from five categories: General Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror, and Young Adult Fiction. The other four finalists will each receive an Amazon Publishing contract and a $15,000 advance. 8, 2014- (NASDAQ: AMZN)-Amazon Publishing has chosen five finalists that will each be awarded a publishing deal in the 7 th annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) contest and is asking customers to vote over the next 10 days for one Grand Prize novelist to receive a $50,000Amazon Publishing contract. The five novelists will each be awarded an Amazon Publishing dealĪmazon customers will vote for one Grand Prize winner to receive a $50,000 publishing deal
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