Registrations are now open and will last until November 5th; winners will receive a contract for a paper version of their work
Here is a great opportunity for authors of different styles. Amazon Brazil has opened registration for the 2nd Edition Geek Literature Award in two categories: comics and books. That way, anyone can apply by submitting their titles through the company’s free self-publishing tool, Kindle Direct Publishing. Prizes range from R $ 2,000 to R $ 10,000.
With the aim of discovering new authors and artists, the Amazon contest includes different genres of books and comics.
To participate, the person must write unpublished material and post it on the platform using the hashtag # PrêmioGeek in the keyword space. You must use the Kindle Direct Publishing tool. Additionally, you must place your creation in one of these categories: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror or Comics.
Amazon requests that the content be written in Portuguese and be exclusive to the platform during the competition period.
These will be the prizes:
- 1st place in the Books category: R $ 10,000 and an editorial contract for a paper version of his work from the Pipoca & Nanquim publishing house
- 1st place in the Comics category: R $ 10,000 and contract for the paper version at Pipoca & Nanquim
- 2nd place in the Books category: R $ 5 thousand
- 2nd place in the Comics category: R $ 5 thousand
- 3rd place in the Books category: R $ 2 thousand
- 3rd place in the Comics category: R $ 2 thousand
In total, there are R $ 34,000 in prizes. The best will be selected by the publisher’s expert jury, but the winners will be defined by popular vote.
Applications are open until November 5, 2022; check out more details at this link.
The previous edition rewarded magic and the best age
The two publications that secured the best places in the first edition of the Geek Literature Prize brought very different styles to the table.
In the Comics category, the winning work was milk tooth, by Igor Frederico and Patrick Martins. Her story tells the story of an elderly woman trapped in a domestic routine, which is slowly killing her. The comic makes use of themes such as abandonment and existential anguish.
In the Books category, the winner was Emanoel Ferreira with The secret police for magical crimes. The author takes famous references like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, but brings that twist of having a Brazilian as the protagonist. The character finds himself in the midst of spells and frightening crimes.
Both publications are available on the Kindle Store. Its printed versions are in presale from the publisher Pipoca & Nanquim.
Amazon will donate R $ 34,000 in prizes to those who publish Kindle comics and fiction
Source: Terra
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