Who will be next?
Welcome to America's Next Author! You've discovered the first real social writing contest, where the winners will be chosen based on a unique combination of votes from readers and judging by industry experts. Nominees from Rounds #1, #2 and #3 have been chosen, and Round #4 is underway. There are still a total of 9 spots left, so sign up now!
This is not your average writing contest. In most writing contests, authors are left in the dark without ever knowing what other people entered or why they didn't win. We decided to change all that and make this writing contest a transparent and social experience. No entry fee! Grand Prize: $5000.
Sounds great. Does it have to be a unpublished work?
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question,Mary:
ReplyDeleteHere are a few of the official rules (for more information, go to their website http://www.ebookmall.com/americasnextauthor)
1. ELIGIBILITY. You are eligible to enter the Contest if you are at least 18 years old at time of entry. You are not eligible to enter the Contest if you are (a) our employee or independent contractor or an employee or independent contractor of any of our affiliates; (b) a family member (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren) of our employees or independent contractors; (c) a family member (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren) of an employee or independent contractor of any of our affiliates; (d) a judge involved in the Contest, including any reviewer who participates in selecting the Nominees and finalists.
2. HOW TO ENTER. We must receive your Contest entry between September 12, 2012, 12:01 A.M. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) and November 27, 2012 at 11:59 P.M. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time). We reserve the right to stop accepting Entries at any time during the Contest. You must register at www.ebookmall.com/americasnextauthor to enter the Contest. Once you have registered, follow the instructions on the entry form and upload: (1) the complete version of your story (“Story”); (2) a description of your Story consisting of up to 200 words (“Description”); and (3) the personal information required on the entry form. (1-3 collectively, an “Entry”). We will not accept or review any Entry that does not comply with these Official Rules.
3. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS. You must be the only author of your Story, and your Story must be between 2500 and 5,000 words. Any Story submitted as an Entry written by two or more authors will not be eligible. Additionally, poems, non-fiction works and collections of works are not eligible. Your Story and Description must: (a) be your original creation; (b) be fictional; (c) be in the English language; (d) be of interior black and white text without images; (e) not currently or previously have been the subject of a publishing agreement with any publisher (nor have been published in any way); (f) not include your real or pen name anywhere in the Story or the Description; (g) not include any information that identifies the author in any way including, but not limited to, a resume or the identity of additional works by the author, but excluding any file document properties that may identify the author; (h) be submitted digitally by copying and pasting it into the entry form. Any entry that we determine, in our sole discretion, to meet these requirements will be considered a “Valid Entry.” Our servers and clock will be the official clock for all phases of the Contest, and your proof of submission is not proof that we received your Entry. You may only submit one Entry. If you submit more than one Entry, the first Entry that we receive will be the judged Entry, and any subsequent Entries you submit will be void and disregarded. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to disqualify your Entry from the Contest if the Entry (x) contains obscene, offensive, pornographic or sexually explicit material, (y) is libelous, disparaging, discriminating, includes inappropriate content, or (z) does not comply with these Official Rules.