Amazon KDP Pen To Publish Contest | $25,000 (#10,000,000) Cash Prize, Mentorship

Participate in the fourth edition of Amazon KDP Pen to Publish contest to win exciting prizes up to $25,000 (#10,000,000) and get mentored by the top authors.

KDP Pen to Publish contest celebrates the exceptional and previously unpublished work among self-published authors, and recognises literary excellence in different genres in long format and short format categories across English, Hindi and Tamil languages.

Amazon KDP Pen To Publish Contest Eligibility

1. The Contest is open to individuals who are the older of 18 years of age or the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry.
2. The Contest and these Official Rules are void in Mexico, Brazil, Tasmania, Quebec and where prohibited by law and are subject to applicable laws. Entrants may not be a national or legal permanent resident of any of the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria or Region of Crimea.
3. Entrants may not be members of any guild, union or other organisation that may prohibit them from participating in this Contest and that would restrict, require due payment or otherwise have the right to oppose such entrant’s participation in this Contest. The Contest is not open to employees or independent contractors, or immediate family members (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren) or those living in the same household of employees or independent contractors of Sponsor, any entity involved in any aspect of the Contest (including funding, judging or administration), and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advisors, or advertising/promotion agencies.
4. Entries in English should be in any of .doc, .docx, .epub, and pdf formats to be eligible for the Contest.
5. Entries for Hindi and Tamil must be in .doc and .docx formats to be eligible for the Contest.

Amazon KDP Pen To Publish Contest Prizes

Long Formats (more than 10,000 words)

• 1st Prize: ₹500,000, Aprox $6,800 (#2,600,000)
• 2nd Prize: ₹100,000, Aprox $1,400 (#520,000)
• 3rd prize:  ₹50,000, Aprox $700 (#260,000)

Short Formats (between 2,000 – 10,000 words)

• 1st Prize: ₹50,000, Aprox $700 (#260,000)
• 2nd Prize: ₹25,000, Aprox $350 (#130,000)
• 3rd prize:  ₹10,000, Aprox $140 (#52,000)

How to Participate in Amazon KDP Pen To Publish Contest

Step 1: Register on kdp.amazon.com.

Step 2: Publish your new and previously unpublished eBook on Amazon.in before March 10, 2021 (Click here speak with an agent who will help in publishing your eBook on Amazon).

Step 3: Include the search keyword ‘pentopublish4‘ in the eBook’s information.

Step 4: Enrol your book in KDP Select Programme (learn more about KDP Select Programme here).

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Visit the official link for further information. See below for deadline, others.

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