Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Over five thousand novels were submitted to Amazon's first ever writing competition. The judges have narrowed the list to 836 semi-finalists who will have their name and book on a page at amazon.com so readers can find out more about their work. It's planned to release a list of ten finalists from the 800 by March. Prizes for semi-finalists include certificates, printers, and most importantly (and helpfully) an increase in sales.
Mehdi Okasi
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In my novel Jade weaves the readers through a tightly-knit plot of drugs, murder, emotional depth, sensuality and divine order.
This is what Publisher's Weekly had to say about my manuscript:
"A long strange trip awaits the reader of this fabulously dizzying novel. Teenager Jade and her friends--new agey Miya and hard-headed, edgy Alex--are going on a hiking trip when they pick up a hitchhiker named Craig who's headed to the same location they are. Later, they hear gunshots and find Craig dead in the woods. Jade struggles to untangle a skein of events that connect her with Craig, her boyfriend Blake, and another murder. The writing throughout is sharp, the pace never plodding--even during drawn-out conversations between the friends, where many such novels fall flat--and the conclusion harsh but cathartic, with the promise of new beginnings."
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