War of the words, writing competition
David Allen | Jun 18, 2009 | Comments 1
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collaboration between SciFiNow, Tor UK and Play.com the “War of the Words” writing competition has been born to give an unpublished writer of Sci-Fi the opportunity to see their work published by a well known publisher.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!
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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