Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Levels of Membership Added to ABNA Books
Sep 06 2008 12:23 Filed in: Updates
We have added Levels of
Membership in the Association of
Breakthrough Novel Authors.
ABNA Books Member
These members were participants in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Their level of participation in the contest is noted as either Entrant, Semifinalist, Top 100, or Top 10.
ABNA Books Sponsored Member
These writers have had their work reviewed by an ABNA Books Reviewer and have had their non-yet-published manuscripts and excerpts added to the site.
ABNA Books Professional Member
These published writers support our vision at ABNA Books and have added their published titles to the site in a show of support.
There is no cost to become an ABNA Books Member. ABNA Contest participants and published writers may submit their work directly on the site.
For non-ABNA contest participants who wish to have their not-yet-published works added to the site, there is a $10 processing fee to review the not-yet-published synopses and manuscript excerpts. Contact us for more information.
ABNA Books Member
These members were participants in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Their level of participation in the contest is noted as either Entrant, Semifinalist, Top 100, or Top 10.
ABNA Books Sponsored Member
These writers have had their work reviewed by an ABNA Books Reviewer and have had their non-yet-published manuscripts and excerpts added to the site.
ABNA Books Professional Member
These published writers support our vision at ABNA Books and have added their published titles to the site in a show of support.
There is no cost to become an ABNA Books Member. ABNA Contest participants and published writers may submit their work directly on the site.
For non-ABNA contest participants who wish to have their not-yet-published works added to the site, there is a $10 processing fee to review the not-yet-published synopses and manuscript excerpts. Contact us for more information.
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Some News From Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Finalists
May 25 2008 11:08 Filed in: News
Summer 2009 is shaping up to be an exciting time for
Amazon Breakthrough Authors:
BAD THINGS HAPPEN by Top Three Finalist Harry Dolan is going to be published in summer 2009 by Amy Einhorn Books, an imprint of G.P. Putnam's Sons, part of Penguin Group.
Margaret Erhart's THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE GRAND CANYON is going to be published by Plume in Summer 2009.
Many of us have wondered about the Finalists and Semifinalists from the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Have any received publishing deals? Literary agents?
Please send us your updates so that we can post them on news and include them in our quarterly newsletter, Echo by ABNA Books. Send updates to Info@ABNABooks.com and place "Updates" in the subject line. Thank you!
BAD THINGS HAPPEN by Top Three Finalist Harry Dolan is going to be published in summer 2009 by Amy Einhorn Books, an imprint of G.P. Putnam's Sons, part of Penguin Group.
Margaret Erhart's THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE GRAND CANYON is going to be published by Plume in Summer 2009.
Many of us have wondered about the Finalists and Semifinalists from the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Have any received publishing deals? Literary agents?
Please send us your updates so that we can post them on news and include them in our quarterly newsletter, Echo by ABNA Books. Send updates to Info@ABNABooks.com and place "Updates" in the subject line. Thank you!
Wolfsword Press Launches Conclave: A Journal of Character
Apr 25 2008 11:49 Filed in: Press
New journal focuses on character-driven writing
and photography
A group of writers who met as competitors in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, have evolved into collaborators on a new literary magazine, Conclave: A Journal of Character. Conclave is an annual print journal that focuses on character-driven writing in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, dramatic excerpts, poetry, and photography.
Eager to showcase some of the talent from the ranks of Amazon contest participants, as well as to promote the writing of talented authors and artists around the world, Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinalist Valya Dudycz Lupescu created the journal.
“Conclave will feature poetry and prose that makes you laugh, think, feel, or remember,” said Dudycz Lupescu, editor and founder of Conclave. "We hope the writing in our journal will not only entertain and inform, but also introduce readers to unforgettable characters who will stay with them long after they've finished reading.”
While hundreds of literary journals exist in print and online, many are tied to University presses run by their English departments. Conclave will be published by nonprofit Wolfsword Press, based in Chicago, Illinois. The editors plan to publish new, as well as established writers, while appealing to a readership beyond University libraries and subscriptions.
“Conclave's focus on character-driven stories makes it an ideal venue for personal essays, those thousand-word pictures of how we choose to live our lives” said New Yorker Stephanie Feuer, one of Conclave’s nonfiction editors. “I'm looking forward to reviewing the submissions."
Conclave will also feature photographs to complement the writing.
“We are looking for black and white photographs of pristine composition and revelatory content that evoke personality, an unforgettable story, or a compelling emotion,” said Dudycz Lupescu.
Writers and photographers can find more information about Conclave: A Journal of Character and submit online at: www.conclavejournal.com
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About Conclave: A Journal of Character:
An annual print journal that focuses on character-driven writing in short stories, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and prose poems, Conclave also includes black and white photographs and excerpts from plays: monologues, scenes, single acts, or one-act plays. Created by Valya Dudycz Lupescu and her husband Mark Lupescu, the debut issue of Conclave will premier this Fall 2008.
Contact Information:
Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Editor
Conclave: A Journal of Character
valya@conclavejournal.com
http//www.conclavejournal.com
A group of writers who met as competitors in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, have evolved into collaborators on a new literary magazine, Conclave: A Journal of Character. Conclave is an annual print journal that focuses on character-driven writing in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, dramatic excerpts, poetry, and photography.
Eager to showcase some of the talent from the ranks of Amazon contest participants, as well as to promote the writing of talented authors and artists around the world, Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinalist Valya Dudycz Lupescu created the journal.
“Conclave will feature poetry and prose that makes you laugh, think, feel, or remember,” said Dudycz Lupescu, editor and founder of Conclave. "We hope the writing in our journal will not only entertain and inform, but also introduce readers to unforgettable characters who will stay with them long after they've finished reading.”
While hundreds of literary journals exist in print and online, many are tied to University presses run by their English departments. Conclave will be published by nonprofit Wolfsword Press, based in Chicago, Illinois. The editors plan to publish new, as well as established writers, while appealing to a readership beyond University libraries and subscriptions.
“Conclave's focus on character-driven stories makes it an ideal venue for personal essays, those thousand-word pictures of how we choose to live our lives” said New Yorker Stephanie Feuer, one of Conclave’s nonfiction editors. “I'm looking forward to reviewing the submissions."
Conclave will also feature photographs to complement the writing.
“We are looking for black and white photographs of pristine composition and revelatory content that evoke personality, an unforgettable story, or a compelling emotion,” said Dudycz Lupescu.
Writers and photographers can find more information about Conclave: A Journal of Character and submit online at: www.conclavejournal.com
About Conclave: A Journal of Character:
An annual print journal that focuses on character-driven writing in short stories, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and prose poems, Conclave also includes black and white photographs and excerpts from plays: monologues, scenes, single acts, or one-act plays. Created by Valya Dudycz Lupescu and her husband Mark Lupescu, the debut issue of Conclave will premier this Fall 2008.
Contact Information:
Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Editor
Conclave: A Journal of Character
valya@conclavejournal.com
http//www.conclavejournal.com