The 2nd edition of the Amazon Young Literature Award, an initiative by Amazon Brazil in partnership with HarperCollins Brazil and with the support of Audible, consecrated the work “Silence Box”, by author Marcella Rossetti, as the grand winner. The announcement was made last Friday (13), during the first day of the 21st Book Biennial in Rio de Janeiro, at the Ziraldo auditorium. Finalists, journalists, judges, and around 300 readers celebrated the award during the biggest literature event in Latin America, which praises Brazilian culture and literature in the current World Book Capital.
The Amazon Young Literature Award aims to foster the democratization of literature, promote access to reading in Brazil, and support independent authors of the Young-Adult segment, with works made available through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Amazon’s free self-publishing tool. In addition to Marcella’s work, the finalists for the award included: “What is seen in the dark”, by Bárbara Regina Souza, “Chaotically Clear”, by Fernanda Campos, “What I like most about myself”, by Marcela Millan, and “Before You End”, by Samuel Cardeal. All finalists and the winner will have their works converted into audiobooks by Audible Brazil, as well as the digital version, which has been available since publication.
Marcella will receive R$ 35,000, with R$ 10,000 as an advance on royalties from HarperCollins Brazil. The work “Silence Box” will be published in the country in printed form by the Pitaya literary imprint of the publisher, focused on the Young-Adult audience. Additionally, the winner will have the opportunity to participate in a special meeting with other Young-Adult genre authors from the publisher.
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