Please pass on to your writing community the update on this low-fee contest.
NOVEL PITCH & 1st FIVE PAGES of a NOVEL CONTEST
Sponsored by Smoke City Narrators
DEADLINE EXTENDED to: Postmarked by Saturday 10/17/09
$8 ENTRY FEE
AWARDS: 1st - $150 | 2nd - $75 | 3rd - $40 | 6 Honorable Mentions.
http://www.janicewiley-dorn.com/smokecitynarrators/pitch1st5contest.html
*Novel Does Not Have to be Complete.*
We're pleased to announce our 2009 Contest Judge: Cindy Dyson, author of THE LAST QUERY: A New Approach to Crafting a Novel Query Letter. Dyson shows how-to hone in on the most intriguing qualities of your novel and your life, even if you lack writing credits, and shape them into a unique query.
Her query letter hooked Agent Marly Rusoff, who sold Dyson's first novel, AND SHE WAS, to Harper Collins.
The contest is open to residents of the USA. Entries must be original & unpublished (includes Internet).
Multiple entries OK but only 1 prize awarded to any winner. Submit 2 copies of the first 5 pages of a novel, 1,500 words max. & a one-sentence pitch (mini-synopsis), 20 words max.
Optional: The 9 finalists will have their pitch and website link posted on SCN's website & blog.
Novel pages not published. Authors retain all rights.
Please see website for complete rules and to learn more about Dyson's writing process.
Thanks,
Janice Wiley-Dorn
Smoke City Narrators Contest Director
scnarrators@janicewiley-dorn.com
http://www.janicewiley-dorn.com
http://www.southernartistry.org/Janice_WileyDorn