Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Congrats 2012 ABNA Finalists!

Ginormous congratulations to the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards finalists!

General Fiction Finalists:
Alan Averill, The Beautiful Land
Charles Kelly, Grace Humiston and the Vanishing
Brian Reeves, A Chant of Love and Lamentation

Young Adult Fiction Finalists:
Cassandra Griffin, Dreamcatchers
Rebecca Phillips, Out of Nowhere
Regina Sirois, On Little Wings





Have fun, you guys. Win or lose, you're all in for quite a ride over the next few weeks. It'll be nerve-wracking and amazing and awesome, I promise. To get through it, I recommend positive thoughts, deep breathing exercises, and probably wine. That was what worked for me.

5 comments:

  1. Thanks, Jill! This has been the busiest two days of my life! I think you should come to Seattle this year so you can pass on the crown. :)

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  2. Hahaa! Believe me, if I weren't just about as far away from Seattle as I could get while still being in the same country... ;)

    Best of luck!

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  3. Thanks Jill! This is such an amazing, surreal experience.

    I'm pretty sure I'm even farther away from Seattle than you are! Nova Scotia, Canada.

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    1. Surreal is definitely the word for it, Rebecca. Best of luck!

      I traveled about 3300 miles from south Florida to Seattle -- don't know whether that tops your upcoming journey, but it was a long enough plane ride for me!

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  4. I'll have to travel about 3700 miles. We have a layover in Chicago. I'm already tired just thinking about it!

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