War of the words, writing competition
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In a collaboration between SciFiNow, Tor UK and Play.com the “War of the Words” writing competition has been born to give an unpublished writer of Sci-Fi the opportunity to see their work published by a well known publisher. scifinow.co.uk/news/war-of-the-words-goes-global/
The competition is open to anyone; location is not a factor, although a well thought out piece of Sci-Fi fiction is.
Details of how to enter can be found here: scifinow.co.uk/competitions/war-of-the-words-rules-and-regulations/
The Details:
To be eligible, initial entries must comprise of a full synopsis and the first three chapters of a novel set in the fantasy or science fiction genre.
There must be a novel completed and available for review by 20 August 2009 should the judging panel request to see the full novel.
Entrants will not be put forward to the shortlist without a full novel.
The synopsis and first three chapters should be double spaced and emailed to: warofthewords@imagine-publishing.co.uk to be received by SciFi Now Magazine at Imagine Publishing Limited on or before the closing date of 20 August 2009 17:30 GMT.
Good Luck!
Comments (3)
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Hi
Great to see a competition that gives people the chance to get published. Having recently been through the the process of completing a book and then trying to find, initially, an agent (unsuccessfully) and then a publisher (eventually successfully, I said to somebody the other day, “Writing it was the easy bit, getting it published and the marketing process is the real challenge!”
Chris Warren
Was there a War of the Words 2010, 2011, and will there be one for 2012?
As much as I am for sci-fi nostalgia…a competition does no-one any good if its over!
I hope there will be a 2012 version…. if not, why is this thread at the very tip top of things to read on this site?
Max
An excellent idea!
Not only does one have to write a credible sci-fi story, but you actually have to use a time machine to enter the competition!
dan