Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

Chet sent me this link to Amazon.com's Breakthrough Novel Award which :

... brings together talented writers, reviewers and publishing experts to find and develop new voices in fiction.

It goes on to say :

If you're an author with an unpublished novel waiting to be discovered, visit CreateSpace to learn more about the next Breakthrough Novel Award and sign up for regular updates on the contest. Open submissions for manuscripts begin in February 2009.

Malaysian authors are among the nationals of 20 countries eligible to take part. The grand prize winner gets a full publishing contest with Penguin and US$25,000 advance against royalties, and a trip to Seattle for each of the three finalists.

See the website for rules and FAQ's.