June 13, 2006
WriteStuff Contest Winners Declared
Three Writers Awarded AuthorHouse Contracts
Bloomington, Ind.—WriteStuff Writers recently announced the winners of the Next Great Book competition. AuthorHouse sponsored this new writing competition that challenged authors to find ways to “get to the next level of their craft.” Writers from around the world submitted their titles.
Contest winners included Dolores McCabe of Hamden, N.Y., Carol Collier, of Sonoma, Cali., and John Weier, of Sterling, Ill.
McCabe won the grand prize for her historical fiction manuscript, Axios. She was awarded a publishing contract with AuthorHouse worth more than $5,000 and will be formally recognized as the contest winner at an upcoming WriteStuff Writers’ Conference.
Collier, author of Appalachian Summer, placed in second. She received a $1,000 publishing contract with AuthorHouse.
Weier garnered third place for his novel 4th & Inches. His prize was a $500 publishing contract with AuthorHouse.
Honorable Mention was awarded to James C. MacIntosh of Cherry Valley, Mass. for his work, The Graveyard Game.
"We are pleased with the final selection of the winners for this competition. We received entries from all parts of the world and our judges worked hard in the final selection process. The mission of WriteStuff is to encourage and support writers in their journey to become published authors. The Next Great Book competition allowed us to discover new voices in the literary world," said J. Andy Murphy, founder of WriteStuff.
AuthorHouse is the world’s leading provider of publishing and marketing services to self-published authors. The company was founded in Bloomington, Ind., in 1997. AuthorHouse titles are available for order at more that 25,000 retail stores worldwide, including Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com and the AuthorHouse online store, www.authorhouse.com.
