about 1 month ago

Final call for submissions

Hey Builders,

The clock is officially ticking. It is Friday, March 13th, which means you have 72 hours until the Amazon Nova submission portal closes on March 16th at 5:00 PM PT.

Don’t let your projects be disqualified in the final minutes over a broken link or a missing demo video.

🛠️ Technical Verification

[ ] The "Nova" Core: Does your project explicitly call an Amazon Nova model (any model is okay but the latest ones are: Nova 2 Lite, Nova 2 Sonic, or Multimodal Embedding) via Amazon Bedrock or use Nova Act?

[ ] Repo Access: If your code repo is private, have you added testing@devpost.com and Amazon-Nova-hackathon@amazon.com as collaborators?

🎥 The "Wow" Factor

[ ] Video Demo: Is your video around 3 minutes? Have you checked the audio levels?

Show, don’t just tell. Get to the UI/CLI within the first 30 seconds.
It’s okay to use AI for your voiceover to narrate your demo. Rehearse your talking points ahead of time to ensure your 3 minutes are meaningful.
Don't forget: Include that #AmazonNova hashtag!

[ ] The Tagline: Does your project name stand out? (Think "Vibrant" vs "Nova-App-V1").

[ ] The Story: Does your text description clearly state: Problem → Solution → Why Nova was the key?

👥 Administrative Housekeeping

[ ] Team: Are all members listed on the Devpost project page? Have they all accepted their invites?

[ ] Category Selection: Did you pick your track? (Agentic AI, Multimodal, UI Automation, Voice AI, or Freestyle).

[ ] The Bonus Prize: If you're aiming for that builder.aws.com bonus, is the blog post drafted and ready to publish?

Veteran Tip: Do not wait until 4:55 PM PT on Monday. Traffic could spike in the final hour, and upload speeds can crawl. Aim to have your "Final-ish" version uploaded by Monday at noon.

You’ve got 72 hours to turn code into a career-defining project. Go get it!