Author Hugh Howey, digital writing community Wattpad and eBook soundtrack company Booktrack have revealed the winners of their collective new writing and audio production contest.
Elodie West has won the prize for best work of fan fiction based on Howey’s recent bestseller Half Way Home for her submission World Eater. Jamie Terry has won the prize for the best soundtrack to accompany a chapter from Howey’s book. Both creators will receive $5,000 for their winning submissions. In addition, Terry has earned the opportunity to co-produce a soundtrack for Howey’s latest novel The Hurricane. Howey will also give West editorial feedback on up to 10,000 words of original writing.
More than 200 people entered during the two-month contest period. The judges narrowed it down to 10 finalists. All finalists will receive $1,000 prizes for their submissions. Here is more about the finalists from the press release:
Other finalists in the fan-fiction category included: Elayne Griffith for “Glory, The Gospel of Oliver;” Emily MacGowan for “Half Way Home: LOADED;” Peter John Ravlich for “Coming of Age;” and Roz Marshall for “The Final Solution.” Finalists in the soundtrack category included: Clayton Smith; Jim Knowes; Randolf Smeets; and Sue Copsey for their Half Way Home accompanying soundtrack submissions. All finalists will each receive a prize of $1,000.