Are you an aspiring author looking to become published on Amazon? Maybe a reader who got a breath of inspiration? Have you been taking extra time to fine tune your work? No matter which category you fall in, Amazon Shorts' next submission period is coming soon!
We are now accepting submissions for the Amazon Shorts' December submission period. Any 2,000-10,000 word entries received from October 1 until December 1st will automatically be placed in queue for the December period. Submissions sent during this time period will go live during the first few days in December. Once your entry has been posted, you will receive a confirmation email with your entry's unique URL. Remember, all articles stay live for community voting for 14 days.
We look forward to your participation!
Friday, December 1: December contest voting period begins
October 1 - Sunday, December 31: Submissions are accepted
Monday, January 15, 2007: Voting ends
Don't forget to support your fellow Gather members on Amazon.com! Gather winners' stories are nowfor sale at Amazon.com/shorts for just 49 cents each. Click here to purchase, read, and review the winning entries.
***Send your entries to amazonshorts@gather.com
***For more updates, including upcoming Amazon Shorts winners, check out amazonshorts.gather.com.
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Of course, if your subject is a murder mystery.......
To participate in the contest, simply send your 2,000 to 10,000 word entry to amazonshorts@gather.com. Your entry can be in the body of the email or sent as a Microsoft Word document. If you have any further questions, email amazonshorts@gather.com.
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The Amazon Shorts Admin
I hope you all do great! It is fantastic to know that so many of you are entering!
how do we enter the contest
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the time of V.S.T. is at hand...
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beware, mortals, beware...
Its just that I think that I might not be old enough to enter.
Hanli
Thanks for all the questions! We're very excited to see so much interest in the December submission period. Below, I've outlined some answers to your questions:
1) All submissions must be between 2,000 and 10,000 words or they cannot be accepted by Amazon.com.
2) The competition accepts all types of work, including poetry, as long as each individual piece is at least 2,000 words and less than 10,000. The contest is not topical (ie. we do not assign a general topic to everyone).
3) However, all pieces cannot be published anywhere else on the Internet, including Gather.com. If your entry is currently published elsewhere (blog, other website, Gather.com, etc.), it MUST be removed before we can accept the entry.
4) The competition is free and open to anyone over the age of 18 -- international participants are welcomed and encouraged (we've even had a couple international winners!).
5) We accept unfinished work, including chapters, as long as the entire piece of work is previously unpublished.
We hope that answers your questions; if you think of any further questions, please email amazonshorts@gather.com.
See you in December!
--The Amazon Shorts Admin
ps- If you're already published, does it matter? It wouldn't be the published stuff I'd be sending...
Who retains the rights for the work after it is published on the internet by Amazon? Who gets the money that Amazon charges for the short stories?
Q)Whats the word limit?
Q)Can we write on any topic?
Q)If the story is good, will we get a prize?
Q)If it's that good, will it be published?
Q)Can we write a Harry Potter short story?
Q)Can we write LONG stories?
Cheerio!
I see a lot of questions that are answered in the intro to this group and again later on in the bloging. Just skim and see if your answer lies in the previous entries before you ask a question like "What's the word limit?" ... That's like going to Disneyland and walking up to an attraction, looking directly at the sign that says "Space Mountain - Is a high speed, turbulent rollacoaster in the dark, with sharp turns and sudden drops. Must be at least 3 yr of age & 40 inches tall to ride. Expectant mothers should not ride." Then asking the Cast Member below it; "Is this Space Mountain? Can my infant and pregnant wife ride?" Come on people! As writers we're supposed to be a little more inteligent than that. I expect typos and spelling errors but rules of a contest are like plot points - pay attention!
But really now - who keeps the rights and gets the larger chunk of that 49 cents a pop deal - hmm?
neelmani bhatia
Thanks for all the questions! We're very excited to see so much interest in the December submission period. Below, I've outlined some answers to your questions:
1) All submissions must be between 2,000 and 10,000 words or they cannot be accepted by Amazon.com.
2) The competition accepts all types of work, including poetry, as long as each individual piece is at least 2,000 words and less than 10,000. The contest is not topical (ie. we do not assign a general topic to everyone).
3) However, all pieces cannot be published anywhere else on the Internet, including Gather.com. If your entry is currently published elsewhere (blog, other website, Gather.com, etc.), it MUST be removed before we can accept the entry.
4) The competition is free and open to anyone over the age of 18 -- international participants are welcomed and encouraged (we've even had a couple international winners!).
5) We accept unfinished work, including chapters, as long as the entire piece of work is previously unpublished.
6) All selected winning authors will enter into a contract with Amazon.com, which will explain all legal specs, including revenues, etc. The winning authors will be eligible to participate in the Amazon Shorts program like any other author, including the likes of David McCullough and others.
We hope that answers your questions; if you think of any further questions, please email amazonshorts@gather.com.
See you in December!
--The Amazon Shorts Admin
do you know if poetry is something that can be entered ?????
READ before you go asking stupid questions! Practically every question has been asked half dozen times and the Admin people have ANSWERED them all half a dozen times.
Anyway! Good luck everyone!
Cheers
so that you all quality people decide to make your life with full enjoy.
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righteousness fighting against sin,
Thanks for all the questions! We're very excited to see so much interest in the December submission period. Below, I've outlined some answers to your questions:
1) All submissions must be between 2,000 and 10,000 words or they cannot be accepted by Amazon.com.
2) The competition accepts all types of work, including poetry, as long as each individual piece is at least 2,000 words and less than 10,000. The contest is not topical (ie. we do not assign a general topic to everyone).
3) However, all pieces cannot be published anywhere else on the Internet, including Gather.com. If your entry is currently published elsewhere (blog, other website, Gather.com, etc.), it MUST be removed before we can accept the entry.
4) The competition is free and open to anyone over the age of 18 -- international participants are welcomed and encouraged (we've even had a couple international winners!).
5) We accept unfinished work, including chapters, as long as the entire piece of work is previously unpublished.
6) All selected winning authors will enter into a contract with Amazon.com, which will explain all legal specs, including revenues, etc. The winning authors will be eligible to participate in the Amazon Shorts program like any other author, including the likes of David McCullough and others.
We hope that answers your questions; if you think of any further questions, please email amazonshorts@gather.com.
See you in December!
--The Amazon Shorts Admin