Wattpad Announces The Marshall Plan(R) Sponsored "Best Mystery/Suspense Novel" Contest Winners

New York, NY, March 10, 2010 --(PR.com)-- In January, Wattpad - the world’s most popular ebook community - partnered with Evan Marshall - literary agent, bestselling mystery novelist, and co-author with Martha Jewett of The Marshall Plan(R) Novel Writing Software – and launched the "Best Mystery/Suspense Novel in 10,000 Words or Less" Contest. The contest is in celebration of publication in March 2010 of Dark Alley, the third book in Evan's "Hidden Manhattan Mysteries" series.

Today, Wattpad and Evan Marshall jointly announced the four winners of the contest:

- Shadowed Suspicions by Rachel Kramer (http://www.wattpad.com/user/rachloves2write)
- Chrisita O'Brien: Chronicles of a Black Butterfly by Yeilis Quintana Ramirez (http://www.wattpad.com/user/Aly110)
- Sunshine Yellow by William Heinecke (http://www.wattpad.com/user/William_Heinecke)
- 16 Shades Of Grey And A Little Black by Brian Ridgway (http://www.wattpad.com/user/faceinthecrowd)

"We had several hundred entries, which was extremely gratifying," said Evan Marshall. "I was impressed by the writers' talent and energy, and also by the variety of stories submitted. Wattpad is a wonderful platform for writers who want peer feedback on their work."

All four winning novels will be featured on Wattpad and also on Evan's own mystery website, www.EvanMarshallMysteries.com.

For more information on the contest or to learn more about Wattpad, please visit www.wattpad.com/contests.

About Evan Marshall

Evan Marshall is an internationally recognized expert on fiction writing and author of the "Hidden Manhattan" and "Jane Stuart and Winky" mystery series. A former book editor, for 23 years he has been a leading literary agent specializing in fiction. His Marshall Plan(R) Novel Writing Software (with Martha Jewett) is an adaptation of his bestselling Marshall Plan(R) series.

About Wattpad

Founded in 2006, Wattpad's vision is to revolutionize the way we publish and read written works. The material on Wattpad is created by the community of users. Anyone can publish what they have written - a romantic story, a fan fiction, poetry or a novel - and read by anyone. All the content is easily accessible on Wattpad's website (www.wattpad.com), mobile site (m.wattpad.com) or through the Wattpad application available on all mobile devices including Apple iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and more.

Wattpad has experienced explosive growth since its inception. Also known as "YouTube for ebooks," Wattpad is now the world's most popular ebook community where readers and writers discover, share and connect, delivering billions of pages from its library of over 250,000 ebooks created by the community. Wattpad receives 10 million monthly visits on its websites and mobile applications. With over 5 million downloads, Wattpad is also the most widely used mobile ebook application in the world.