Here are the submission guidelines:
- Submissions will open at NOON EST on Tuesday, February 24.
- The first 25 entries will be accepted. Then the contest will close. (This is NOT a lottery! It's first come, first served.)
- Agented and unagented authors are welcomed to submit.
- WIPs and finished manuscripts are both welcomed.
- Please use the web form HERE to enter.
- Submit your title, genre, and the first 5 sentences of your manuscript. Word limit is 125.
- Don't try to squeeze in more than 5 sentences by creating run-on sentences. I WILL KNOW. And I will disqualify your entry. (No, really. I will. NO RUN-ON SENTENCES!)
- This critique is open to all genres except erotica and erotic romance.
- Entries will post on Wednesday for public critique.
Critique will focus on whether your first 5 sentences "feel like" your genre, and whether they draw the reader into the story by providing an appropriate, clear setting.
If you have any questions, please post them below.
If you have any questions, please post them below.