News from Affordable Manuscript Assessments

Results of the third Paperback in Your Hand contest are up at Affordable Manuscript Assessments . The fourth contest is also underway. Also new at AffMssAss is Project Christmas 2010. Drop by the website to read all about it!

Third Paperback in Your Hand Contest

The Third Paperback in Your Hand Contest is now open for entries. If you have a story or writing project you really believe in, or if you need some fresh motivation to finish your manuscript, check out this contest. Details at http://www.affordablemanuscriptassessments.com . Click on the contest logo. Entries close at the end of October 2009.

Winners of the second Paperback in Your Hand contest

The winners of the Second Paperback in Your Hand contest have now been notified.
They are listed at http://www.affordablemanuscriptassessments.com . Click on the contest logo to read the Judge's Report and excerpts from the winning entries.

Second Paperback in Your Hand Contest now closed

Well, the entries are in for the second Paperback in Your Hand contest. Jusging is about to begin. And guess what? entries for the third contest open in a few days' time, so if you meant to enter and didn't quite get around to it you can catch the next round.

Winners' covers

The covers are up for the winner and runner up in the first Paperback in Your Hand contest. You can see them at http://www.affordablemanuscriptassessments.com/excerpts.htm

The authors should soon have their prize copies.

April 14th... Bog Swamp Boogie

Bog Swamp Boogie, the runner up in the first Paperback in Your Hand contest, is back from its author for a final polishing edit. Next step- Bryan will provide a bio, photo, blurb and anything else he would like to feature in the paperback of his book.

I'm mulling over an "imprint" name for prize winners. These are not official publications, but it might be fun to have a logo. I suppose Paperback in Your Hand Books would be too much of a mouthful? How about PiyH? No? Too difficult to pronounce? Um... PapHand. No, sounds like a worker in a babyfood factory. Time Machine Books? Wish Books? Prize Books? Pride Books? Come on, readers... if you have any brilliant ideas, please let me know in Comments!

Paperback in Your Hand

The first Paperback in Your Hand contest has closed, and the results are in.
First
Jade and the Rubberfaces, by Catherine Bannister (sf)

Runner Up
Bog Swamp Boogie by Bryan Evans (Aussie animal comedy)

Highly Commended
A New Kind of Normal, by Ian Harrison (ghost/family story)
FireFlight, by Michelle Tatam (YA sf)
Poodlesheep, by Kerri McDonald (animal story)
Wishcraft, by A Seib (YA fantasy)
The Dance of Looks, by Anna Habryn (poetry)

Thank you to everyone who entered. The next round begins tomorrow, April 15th, 2009.