AuthorHouse Announces Young Adult Adventure Author Kevin Armes Winner of Book2Screen Contest
Winner Will Receive Free Hollywood Connection Publishing Package
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (May 19, 2011) – AuthorHouse announces the winner of the Book2Screen Twitter Contest to be Kevin Armes, and runners-up to be Jason Melby and Shanell Keys.
Winning author Armes is to receive a free Hollywood Connection publishing package, including a fully equipped book marketing kit, access to film and television executives, exclusive script coverage, sixty free book copies, a featured spot on the AuthorHouse website and additional publishing, design and marketing services. Melby and Keys are to receive 50 percent and 25 percent off of the Hollywood Connection Publishing Package, respectively.
The Book2Screen Twitter Contest asked authors to send a tweet with hash tag “Book2Screen” and an explanation of why their book would shine on screen. Authors put their creativity to the test to describe their book in 140 characters or less.
“A Young Adult adventure series following a lottery millionaire boy’s global humanitarian quest to help children in need.” – @kevinarmes, First-place Winner Kevin Armes
“On a distant planet, a robot seeks out his creator but finds itself in a civil war in a city where technology is forbidden.” - @strvngartst, Second-place winner Jason Melby
“A captivating love story between a man with amnesia and his nurse.”
- @shanellweber, Third-place winner Shanell Keys
Marcus Chait, the Director of Film and New Media at AuthorHouse’s parent company Author Solutions, Inc., looked for an original and commercially viable concept when judging the entries. “Kevin Arnes is to be commended for presenting such a concept in a clear and concise way,” says Chait. “Congratulations to all of the contestants for submitting such unique and well thought out pitches.”
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