http://share.triangle.com/node/13258 Comments for "American Novel / Idol" en http://share.triangle.com/node/13258#comment-77153 <p>Two Carolina authors made it to the top 10. Erica Eisdorfer with The Wet Nurse's Tale and mine, Casting Off by Nicole R Dickson. There are now videos where the Penguin editors discuss our novels and there is a panel of four people in the novel business who have given their opinions of our work. Reviews are still appreciated but can no longer be seen as we are in the final stage of the contest. The person with the most 5 store reviews wins, however no one will know until the first week of April.</p> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:08:03 -0400 Nicole R Dickson comment 77153 at http://share.triangle.com http://share.triangle.com/node/13258 <!-- BeginContext name="blog-teaser" q="(share|communities/*)" --> The Semi-Finalists in the Amazon.Com Breakthrough Novel Contest — an online quest for the next Great American Novel — are here. The winner of this contest receives publication by Penguin. And — well, what&hellip;<!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="share/blog" --> <p>The Semi-Finalists in the Amazon.Com Breakthrough Novel Contest — an online quest for the next Great American Novel — are here. The winner of this contest receives publication by Penguin. And — well, what else <em>is</em> there? OK, there's money — a $25,000 advance. </p> <p>Several Carolina authors are among the semifinalists. And here's where you come in. Download a 5,000-word excerpt from a novel, then rate and review it. Those voted to stay on the virtual island move on to the 100 Top Semi-Finalists. From these top 100 Semi-Finalists, 10 finalists will be selected by Penguin. Excerpts from the 10 finalists will be posted online and Amazon.Com customers will vote to select the Grand Prize winner. </p><!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="blog" --> <p>The Semi-Finalists in the Amazon.Com Breakthrough Novel Contest — an online quest for the next Great American Novel — are here. The winner of this contest receives publication by Penguin. And — well, what else <em>is</em> there? OK, there's money — a $25,000 advance. </p> <p>Several Carolina authors are among the semifinalists. And here's where you come in. Download a 5,000-word excerpt from a novel, then rate and review it. Those voted to stay on the virtual island move on to the 100 Top Semi-Finalists. From these top 100 Semi-Finalists, 10 finalists will be selected by Penguin. Excerpts from the 10 finalists will be posted online and Amazon.Com customers will vote to select the Grand Prize winner. </p><!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="blog-front" q="*" --> <p>The Semi-Finalists in the Amazon.Com Breakthrough Novel Contest — an online quest for the next Great American Novel — are here. The winner of this contest receives publication by Penguin. And — well, what else <em>is</em> there? OK, there's money — a $25,000 advance. </p> <p>Several Carolina authors are among the semifinalists. And here's where you come in. Download a 5,000-word excerpt from a novel, then rate and review it. Those voted to stay on the virtual island move on to the 100 Top Semi-Finalists. From these top 100 Semi-Finalists, 10 finalists will be selected by Penguin. Excerpts from the 10 finalists will be posted online and Amazon.Com customers will vote to select the Grand Prize winner. </p><!-- EndContext --> <p><a href="http://share.triangle.com/node/13258">read more</a></p> http://share.triangle.com/node/13258#comment bookclub books Entertainment read Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:22:33 -0500 marcysmith 13258 at http://share.triangle.com