Congrats to everyone who made it into the 2nd round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest -- including me! *does Snoopy dance* "Red is For Ick" is one of 1,000 manuscripts that advanced, out of 5,000 in the young adult category ... I still face long odds, but passed the initial cut. The list of top writers in YA and adult fiction can be found here: http://www.amazon.com ... /Breakthrough-Novel-Award-Books/b?ie=UTF 8&node=332264011