Strongest Start Novel Competition 2011
Put your first three chapters to the test! 
Greetings!

Novel competitions are pretty rare, so we're thrilled to announce a competition for novelists and novels-in-progress! TheNextBigWriter's Strongest Start Novel Competition is for writers who want to put their first three chapters to the test.

If you've been working on a novel, or have one written already, polish your first three chapters and consider entering this competition. TheNextBigWriter is an online workshop. By entering, you receive feedback on every chapter you submit. This is a great opportunity to have your work-in-progress reviewed, and you may even win! You do NOT need to have completed your entire novel, so this competition is open to those who have started or are working on their novels. There is NO ENTRY FEE, but membership is required.

We hope you enjoy this wonderful contest, and we wish you the best of luck!

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The Strongest Start Novel Competition 2011

Over $2,200 in Prizes, Feedback, and Exposure.

 

Submit the first three chapters of your novel. Grand prize award of:
  • $300 cash.
  • $1,798 self-publishing solution from CreateSpace.
  • Feedback on every chapter you submit.
  • The chance to meet other authors, get motivated, and get noticed.

 

$150 cash awards for the following sub-categories: 
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
  • Young Adult 
  • Humor
Everyone who enters receives feedback, motivation, and advice.

Keep Us Reading

We know that writing a compelling start isn't easy. So, for the fifth 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: June 8, 2011

   

 

Strongest Start Final Round Judges


 

Beth CholetteBeth Cholette is a Top 10 reviewer on Amazon. An avid reader, she originally started writing Amazon reviews as a means to keep track of books she had read. Eventually, her reviews expanded to include fitness DVDs (she exercises at home daily) and other products, and she was briefly ranked as Amazon's #1 Reviewer. She also contributes reviews to several other sites, including Metapsychology Online Reviews and iHanuman.com, where she is the Official Yoga Media Reviewer. Beth works full-time as a clinical psychologist at a college counseling center. She lives in Rochester, New York with her husband, a writer.

 

Solstice PublishingMelissa Miller is the CEO of Solstice Publishing, the fastest growing mid-market publisher in the United States. With almost 80 authors covering every category of fiction and rapidly expanding into nonfiction, Solstice is quickly gaining a reputation for fast paced suspense thrillers, sizzling romance, action adventure, science fiction, and a spooky collection of horror and paranormal reads.

 

Discovering talented new authors is a major focus for Solstice.

 

Paul BagdonPaul Bagdon has published 34 novels. His novel Deserter was an international finalist in the Western Writers of America Silver Spur award. He was an instructor at the Writer's Digest Online Workshops and his critiques and reviews of manuscripts provided to him by Writer's Digest have appeared dozens of times in the last few years. He enjoys working with writers and several of his students have sold novels, short stories, and articles.

 

 

Andy WasifAndy Wasif attended Syracuse University originally with an eye on sports journalism, but began his career as a stand-up comedian, having spent several years performing in venues across the country. He soon turned his attention to writing comedic scripts for all media. Since then, he's written a trilogy of humor books highlighting the relationship between Red Sox and Yankees fans entitled, "How to Talk to a Yankee Fan," "Red Sox University," and "Red Sox Fans are From Mars, Yankees Fans are From Uranus." His next published piece will be an entry in "Curb Your Enthusiasm Philosophy" (Open Court Press, 2011). His regular sports blog "Wasif's World" appears on Yahoo!'s online sports magazine "The PostGame" and he also contributes articles to Yahoo! Movies. Currently, Andy lives in Los Angeles as he continues to write books and scripts for the small and big screens. You can see all of his works on thewasif.com or follow him on Twitter @thewasif.

 

Learn more about the Strongest Start Novel Competition  

 

TheNextBigWriter, LLC
P.O. Box 610383
Newton, Massachusetts 02461
If you're working on a novel, consider entering this competition--it's a great way to see if your novel has the strongest start. Enjoy!

Happy writing!
Editors
WOW! Women On Writing

PS. Remember, the contest closes June 8th, so check out the competition guidelines now if you're serious about entering.