READ THIS PAGE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR SUBMISSION AND THE SCORING FOR THIS CONTEST!

Get some easy bonus points for using proper formatting and for following instructions.

Submission guidelines:

 send us the first 10,000 words of your novel.

 (You may go over the 10,000 word limit to

finish the scene or chapter.)

Cover sheet:
(Include ONLY this info centered on the page)
-Novel title
-Genre
-Word count of full manuscript
(make a guess if the manuscript isn't finished)

-E-mail address

 (Please do not put your name on your submission. Judges need to maintain total objectivity.)  

Click HERE to upload your manuscript. You can enter as many as you like, but only two at a time.

(Some browsers, like Google Chrome and FireFox, treat this link as a program you must run or open in order to view. Open with Internet Explorer and you will see the upload form.)

Cost for each submission:

$25 until June 1

$35 Late entry until July 1

You will be redirected to PayPal after your load is complete.

You Do Not have to have a PayPal account.

 Judging:

Four judges will read and score each novel. 

 The combined score from the judges will determine each novel's placement for the contest results.

The top three novels will then be read by our guest judges and they will choose the winning novel.

Score sheets with your novel's total score and judges' comments are available upon request.

Results announced:

August 2013