Barnes &Noble's 'Discover Great New Writers program helps publishers introduce dynamic new literary writers to the reading public, highlighting the most impressive new works published each season.' The program is featured at Barnes & Nobles bookstores across the USA. Two awards are made annually as part of the program - one for a non-fiction writer and one for fiction. Authors of the winning titles receive a $US10,000 prize and extensive promotion in bookstores and the media.
(Source: Barnes & Noble website, http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/index.html Sighted: 15/02/2005)