Spam or not?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (53450)
Staten Island, New York
August 6, 2026 3:39pm CST
Just saw this in my email spam folder:
Your Frozen in Time May Be Eligible for Pulitzer Prize Consideration
I am reaching out to propose a partnership to help your book gain the recognition it deserves.
The annual Pulitzer Prizes submission process is currently open for submissions.
And the email continues….
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Frozen in Time is actually the name of one of my last books I have published. Sure I’d love to be considered for a Pulitzer Prize but it seems too good to be true for it to potentially be eligible for consideration. Also, while I do not think badly of my book I do not believe my book is worthy of that. Part of me thinks perhaps this is a scam, especially because the email address is Gmail.
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14 responses
@toniganzon (82062)
• Philippines
7 Aug
You know your book better than us and to consider it a spam is a wise thing to do.
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@Ineeddentures (47723)
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6 Aug
It doesn't sound like spam
Your book has that title
Reply and find out what it is about and what is needed
What have you got to lose
Someone actually maybe thinks it's a good book
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Aug
I think my book is good but potentially being Pulitzer Prize consideration worthy? Not sure about that.
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@Ineeddentures (47723)
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6 Aug
@lovebuglena
Well answer the email
See what happens
It's not spam
It's your book, your email,
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@Ineeddentures (47723)
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6 Aug
@lovebuglena
Lol
So reply and tell them you are not that stupid
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@AmbiePam (129205)
• United States
7 Aug
@lovebuglena That would be so cool if it were real!
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@AmbiePam (129205)
• United States
7 Aug
@lovebuglena Oh, darn. Well, it was worth looking into.
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@TheHorse (241003)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Aug
@lovebuglena How many printings has your book had?
@kaylachan (86848)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Aug
Yep that's most deffently a pice of spam. If you really were eleigable for that, you'd know it because you'd be on the best seller list, and your publisher would reach out not some rando gmail account.
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@kaylachan (86848)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Aug
@lovebuglena Never the less, you would know how well (or not) it's doing, before anyone else.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Aug
Well, my book is self-published. And it’s definitely not on a bestseller list.
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@RasmaSandra (101596)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Aug
I would certainly consider that spam, Besides I looked there is another book with the same title by someone called Mitchell Zuckoff so who knows what they are talking about,
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@RasmaSandra (101596)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Aug
@lovebuglena on the net
Mitchell Zuckoff is an accomplished author known for several notable nonfiction works, including Lost in Shangri-La and 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi. His books often focus on themes of survival and historical events, making him a prominent figure in contemporary nonfiction literature
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Aug
@RasmaSandra Thanks. I guess his books may be interesting.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Aug
@TheHorse not sure what you mean by that.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
7 Aug
To a point it seems legit but something doesn’t seem right at the same time.
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@GardenGerty (170745)
• United States
7 Aug
You are smart to question everything.
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@celticeagle (194622)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Aug
Probably is spam. I would check the background on whoever sent it. Person or company. See reviews, etc.
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@RebeccasFarm (91302)
• United States
7 Aug
That is amazing they are able to be so specific.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Aug
Kinda makes you think it’s legit but it probably isn’t.
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@moffittjc (129790)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Aug
Do you have a way to identify the source of the email, to check if it is a legit organization the email is coming from?
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
7 Aug
Maybe the fact that I found it in my spam folder is a sign.
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