Amazon editors and top Amazon customer reviewers will read submissions and select authors for the semi-final round, beginning January 15, 2008. Each semi-finalist will receive a full review of their manuscript by Publishers Weekly and a book page on Amazon.com featuring a short excerpt from their novel that customers can download, read, and review. Penguin will select manuscripts to read from the semi-final round based on customer feedback and Publishers Weekly reviews and announce the Top Ten finalists on March 3, 2008. Amazon.com customers will then select the winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Award, to be announced on April 7, 2008.
Register now and break through! Only the first 5,000 submissions will be accepted. The registration deadline is November 5, 2007.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Online retailer Amazon has teamed up with Penguin to launch a new writing award:
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