Breakthrough Novel

Have you written a novel and want to get
it published? Amazon, along with Penguin
Group and CreateSpace, is sponsoring the Breakthrough Novel Award.

There are two grand prizes--one for general fiction and one for young adult fiction. Each winner receives a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance. Open submissions for manuscripts is January 25th through February 7th. Click the link for more details.

I know what's it's like to write a novel... to live, breathe, and sleep with it every day and night... to become best friends with your characters, to know they're real, even though they're imaginary, and to love your book like you've never loved anything else. I also know what it's like to receive 93 rejections on your beloved book, and I know the passion for getting it into print.

New this year, for the first time, the breakthrough novel award is open to novels that have been previously self-published. WooHoo!! I'm entering my novel, Somewhere Over the Rainbow.