This is the third year of The Qwillery's Debut Author Challenge (DAC or Challenge). Again this year many of the 2013 Debut Authors will be writing guest blogs either before or after publication. Near the publication date, each of the 2013 Debut Authors will be interviewed. Debut Authors' novels will be listed in a post on the first of each month. Please check each month's list to let me know if I've missed any debut authors. You can also let everyone participating know which book or books you will be reading in the comments to the post if you'd like.
What is a Debut for purposes of the Challenge?
- The novel must be a full length adult fiction novel. For the purpose of determining a debut, the United States publication date is used. The copyright date or non-US publication date will not be used.
- If the author has written YA or MG fiction, her or his first full length adult fiction novel will be a debut for the purposes of the Challenge.
- If the author has written non-fiction and this is the first full length adult fiction novel, it will be a debut for purposes of the Challenge.
- If a full length adult fiction novel previously has been published outside of the United States, but it is being published for the first time in the United States, it will qualify as a debut for purposes of the Challenge.
- If the author has only written novels that are part of an established series or canon, his or her first original full length adult fiction novel will qualify as a debut for purposes of the Challenge.
- A point of clarification - at this time and for the foreseeable future, self-published novels are not eligible to be featured in the Challenge.
The genres and subgenres covered by the challenge are Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction, SciFi Romance, Steampunk, Steampunk Mystery, Steampunk Romance, Supernatural Noir and all their permutations. The debuts are not YA/MG.
The object of the 2013 Debut Author Challenge is for participants to read at least 12 debut novels published during 2013 - one from each month of the year though you may read them anytime between January 1, 2013 and January 15, 2014.
Everyone who reads at least 12 novels (1 from each month) will have her/his name thrown into a drawing for a US$100 gift certificate to an online bookstore to be determined by The Qwillery. If you are going to participate you can leave a comment below, at the 2013 Debut Author Challenge post
here or by emailing
2013DAC @ gmail.com.
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See the January Debut Author list at this
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See the October Debut Author list at this
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See the November Debut Author list at this
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See the December Debut Author list at this
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2013 Debut Author Visits as of December 10, 2013:
The following Debut Authors will be visiting The Qwillery during late 2012 and during 2013. Please note that they are listed in author alphabetical order, not guest post, interview or release date order.
AUTHOR | TITLE
(release month) | SERIES
Guest Blog Date
Interview Date |
Brooklyn Ann |
Bite Me, Your Grace
(April)
| April 17, 2013 |
Alan Averill |
The Beautiful Land
(June)
| May 10, 2013
June 5, 2013 |
Kait Ballenger
(Adult Debut) |
Twilight Hunter
(September)
| Execution Underground
July 29, 2013 |
Emily Croy Barker |
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
(August)
| August 4, 2013 |
Mark T. Barnes |
The Garden of Stones
(May)
| Echoes of Empire
May 22, 2013
June 7, 2013 |
Clifford Beal |
Gideon's Angel
(February)
| March 15, 2013
|
R.S. Belcher |
The Six-Gun Tarot
(January)
| January 21, 2013 |
Matt Bell |
In the House upon the
Dirt Between the Lake
and the Woods
(June)
| June 18, 2013 |
Amanda Brooke
(US Debut) |
Yesterday's Sun
(February)
| February 11, 2013 |
M. L. Brennan |
Generation V
(May)
| April 9, 2013
May 8, 2013 |
J. Kathleen Cheney |
The Golden City
(November)
| November 5, 2013
December 5, 2013 |
Yangsze Choo |
The Ghost Bride
(August)
| August 8, 2013 |
Wesley Chu |
The Lives of Tao
(April)
| April 1, 2013
May 3, 2013 |
Cassandra Rose Clarke
(Adult Debut) |
The Mad Scientist's Daughter
(January)
| December 28, 2012
January 28, 2013 |
Sonja Condit |
Starter House
(December)
| December 13, 2013 |
Jan DeLima |
Celtic Moon
(September)
| Celtic Wolves
September 26, 2013
|
Ariel Djanikian |
The Office of Mercy
(February)
| February 23, 2013 |
Ian Doescher |
William Shakespeare's
Star Wars
(July)
| June 28, 2013 |
Betsy Dornbusch |
Exile
(February)
| Seven Eyes
February 5, 2013 |
K.M. Fawcett |
Captive
(June)
| The Survival Race
June 8, 2013 |
Geoffrey Girard |
Cain's Blood
(September)
| August 5, 2013 |
Geoffrey Gudgion |
Saxon's Bane
(August)
| July 26, 2013
September 2, 2013 |
Debbie Herbert |
Siren's Secret
(November)
| November 4, 2013 |
Peter Higgins |
Wolfhound Century
(March)
| February 26, 2013
March 26, 2013 |
Jason M. Hough |
The Darwin Elevator
(July)
| The Dire Earth Cycle
June 24, 2013
July 23, 2013 |
E.B. Hudspeth |
The Resurrectionist
(May)
| May 21, 2013 |
Elliott James |
Charming
(September)
| Pax Arcana
August 24, 2013
September 24, 2013 |
Zachary Jernigan |
No Return
(March)
| February 9, 2013
March 9, 2013 |
Stephen P. Kiernan
(Fiction Debut) |
The Curiosity
(July)
| June 14, 2013
July 8, 2013 |
Francis Knight |
Fade to Black
(February)
| Rojan Dizon
January 30, 2013
February 25, 2013 |
Mur Lafferty |
The Shambling Guide to New York City
(May)
| The Shambling Guides
May 2, 2013
May 30, 2013 |
K.B. Laugheed |
The Spirit Keeper
(September)
| September 20, 2013
October 21, 2013 |
Ann Leckie |
Ancillary Justice
(October)
| Imperial Radch
September 6, 2013
October 1, 2013 |
Rita Leganski |
The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow
(February)
| February 20, 2013 |
Eric Lundgren |
The Facades
(September)
| September 27, 2013 |
Evie Manieri
(US Debut) |
Blood's Pride
(February)
| Shattered Kingdoms
January 29, 2013
February 21, 2013 |
John Mantooth |
The Year of the Storm
(June)
| May 7, 2013
June 3, 2013 |
Michael Martinez |
The Daedulus Incident
(August)
| July 14, 2013
August 15, 2013 |
Brian McClellan |
Promise of Blood
(April)
| The Powder Mage
Trilogy
March 18, 2013
May 16, 2013 |
Libby McGugan |
The Eidolon
(October 2013)
| October 4, 2013
October 28, 2013 |
Laura Morrigan |
Woof at the Door
(July)
| A Call of the Wilde
Mystery
July 25, 2013 |
Jason Mott |
The Returned
(September)
| July 26, 2013
August 29, 2013 |
Jaime Lee Moyer |
Delia's Shadow
(September)
| August 14, 2013
September 17, 2013 |
Emma Newman
(Adult Debut) |
Between Two Thorns
(February)
| Split Worlds
May 4, 2013 |
Suzanne Palmieri |
The Witch of Little Italy
(March)
| February 27, 2013
March 27, 2013 |
Joshua Alan Parry |
Virus Thirteen
(March)
| February 22, 2013
March 20, 2013 |
Gillian Philip
(US Debut) |
Firebrand
(February)
Winner Feb. Cover Wars | Rebel Angels
January 23, 2013
February 19, 2013 |
Sean Pidgeon |
Finding Camlann
(January)
| December 12, 2012
January 15, 2013 |
M.C. Planck |
The Kassa Gambit
(January)
| December 10, 2012
January 7, 2013 |
Jay Posey |
Three
(July)
| July 1, 2013
August 1, 2013 |
Richard Ellis
Preston, Jr. |
Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders
(July)
| The Chronicles of the
Pneumatic Zeppelin
June 6, 2013
July 6, 2013 |
Amy Raby |
Assassin's Gambit
(April)
| Hearts and Thrones
March 4, 2013
April 2, 2013 |
Peter Rawlik |
The Reanimators
(August)
| August 7, 2013
September 10, 2013 |
Bee Ridgway |
The River of No Return
(April)
| March 21, 2013
April 24, 2013 |
Rhonda Riley |
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
(April)
| April 23, 2013 |
Robin Riopelle |
Dead Roads
(2014)
| March 12, 2013 |
Anthony Ryan |
Blood Song
(July)
| Raven's Shadow
July 2, 2013 |
Sofia Samatar |
A Stranger in Olondria
(April)
| April 16, 2013 |
Kerry Schafer |
Between
(January)
| The Books of the
Between
February 4, 2013 |
V.E. Schwab
(Adult Debut) |
Viscious
(September)
| September 25, 2013 |
Liesel Schwarz |
A Conspiracy of Alchemists
(March)
| Chronicles of Light
and Shadow
March 8, 2013 |
Luke Scull |
The Grim Company
(September)
| Grim Company
September 3, 2013 |
Jason Sheehan |
A Private Little War
(June)
| July 9, 2013 |
Lori Sjoberg |
Grave Intentions
(January)
Winner January Cover Wars
| January 3, 2013
February 7, 2013 |
Chandler Klang Smith |
Goldenland Past Dark
(March)
| March 29, 2013
April 11, 2013 |
Peter Stenson |
Fiend
(July)
| June 10, 2013 |
E.L. Tettensor |
Darkwalker
(December)
| Nicolas Lenoir
December 9, 2013 |
Thomas Van Essen |
The Center of the World
(June)
| June 4, 2013
July 10, 2013 |
Menna van Praag |
The House at the End of Hope Street
(April)
| March 19, 2013
April 10, 2013 |
Danie Ware |
Ecko Rising
(June)
| May 14, 2013
June 11, 2013 |
Helene Wecker |
The Golem and the Jinni
(April)
| March 23, 2013 |
Mark H. Williams |
Sleepless Knights
(September)
| November 15, 2013
December 12, 2013 |
Chris Willrich |
The Scroll of Years
(September)
| Gaunt and Bone
August 21, 2013
September 11, 2013 |
Signing up. It'll be the perfect compliment to the YA/MG debut author challenge I signed up for. Now I'll be able to keep up with the adult fiction titles coming out next year.
ReplyDeleteMy sign-up is here: http://overflowingbookshelves.com/2013-reading-challenges/
Welcome! Thank you for participating. :-)
DeleteI will also be participating :) Here's my post: http://doingdeweydecimal.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/decision-time/
ReplyDeleteThank you for including us in your reading challenges! And welcome.
DeleteHey there! Last year I had the best intentions but never got started this year I am writing it down for all to see- I plan on reading at least one of the debut authors , if not more, a month- thanks for providing such a fun challenge and all the details- you make it so easy ;)
ReplyDeleteWelcome! I'm very excited for the 2013 Challenge!
DeleteI would love to join, but is international entries welcome? And since I mostly write my blog in my own languange (I'm from Indonesia, btw), ist it okay to write the review on Goodreads instead of blog?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's international! You can just let me know via email what you've read and Goodreads is fine if you'd like to post a review!
DeleteThank you! I had made the sign up post here (with list of book I plan to read) : http://renslittlecorner.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-qwillerys-debut-author-challenge.html
DeletePlease count me in :)