Black Writers Up For the $1500 Independent Writers Challenge

[William Dubois]

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Black Writers Up For the $1500 Independent Writers Challenge

Charlotte, North Carolina - June 24, 2010 - OnixLink.com - The African-America Who, What, Where Guide is proud to announce the launch of the $1500 Independent Writers Challenge, a contest which encourages and supports black writers and authors who have elected to go about publishing their books independently. The contest is also celebration of the long and proud black literary tradition. So often, writers excel at their craft, but may need assistance and direction at managing the business of their craft. The Independent Writers Challenge will require the entrants to assess the business aspect of how they intend to go about becoming a literary success. OnixLink.com - in association with the African-Americans on the Move Book Club (AAMBC) – will evaluate the responses of the contest entrants to a series of questions about their plan for their book and writing career. From the first round of entrants, the selected ten finalists will have their books reviewed by the AAMBC leadership team. OnixLink will select a grand-prize winner based on the overall scoring of the questionnaire responses and the reviews of their books by AAMBC leadership. The OnixLink Independent Writers Challenge grand-prize is a promotional package with a retail value of $1500. The grand-prize includes: $300 Cash Custom website, with a design to match the book Custom business cards and post cards 30 Second Video Trailer Selected as Book of the Month with AAMBC Promotional Press Release to over 3000 media outlets Author Interview on AAMBC radio The contest starts June 12, 2010 with the entry period expiring on July 24 (DEADLINE IS EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1) 11:59pm EST. OnixLink will announce the name of The Independent Writers Challenge grand-prize winner on October 29, 2010. For rules and further details, contestants should visit OnixLink.com and proceed to the Writers Block. ################################################################################ About OnixLink.com Onixlink.com - a black social and business-networking portal attracting over 2.4 million hits per month - is the amalgamation of the African-American experience and all of its divergent views on black business, travel, politics, entertainment, literature, and more. About African-Americans on the Move Book Club (AAMBC) AAMBC - created in Feb. 2008 for the sole purpose of promoting black authors, new and seasoned. AAMBC holds events, tours, and offers literary scholarships. The AAMBC has local chapters in six major cities.