Over $3,500 in Prizes, Feedback, and Exposure. The Only Major Writing Competition for Novels In-Progress Has Begun Submit the first three chapters of your novel and receive: $500 cash. The opportunity to win a $2,400 self-publishing package from BookSurge (a member of the Amazon group of companies). Feedback on every chapter you submit. The chance to meet other authors, get motivated, and get noticed.   Keep Us Reading We know that writing a compelling start isn't easy. So, for the third year we've put together a motivational competition to help you hone your first three chapters to perfection (if you haven't already). We're looking for opening chapters that will create a burning need to find out what happens, how the characters turn out, how the novel resolves itself. The kind of start that gets an agent to call back, a publisher to show interest, and a reader to plunk down their hard earned money. Above all, give us three opening chapters that will keep us reading.    Submission deadline: May 16, 2009  Learn more about the Strongest Start Novel Competition   TheNextBigWriter, LLC P.O. Box 610383 Newton, Massachusetts 02461

If you are working on a novel, we hope you take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and enter! It's a great way to see if your novel has the strongest start. Enjoy!

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