The contest is now open! Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) will be accepting submissions for the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition at www.amazon.com/abna from January 25th through midnight EST on February 7th, 2010. For the first time, the competition will award two grand prizes: one for general fiction and one for best young adult novel. Each of the two winners will receive a publishing contract with Penguin Group (USA), which includes a $15,000 advance. Entries will be accepted until February 7th or until 10,000 entries have been received (with up to 5,000 each in the general fiction and young adult categories). Enter now!

The contest consists of five judging phases by Amazon editors and expert reviewers, publishing professionals and Amazon.com customers. The grand prize winner chosen in each category will each receive a $15,000 publishing contract with Penguin Group (USA).

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