Deadline
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Categories
Children’s, Crime/Thriller, Drama, Fantasy, Fiction, General, Horror, Mystery, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Entry Fees
$15 per entry
Prizes
First Place:
►$200 cash
►$1,800 publishing services credit from Volo Press Books.
►Placement on the Winners page at Writerwerx.com
►Sharing of the winning opening/book across Volo Press Books’ social media profiles (including Pantextuals and Writerwerx).
►Award page to place on book cover.
Second Place:
► $100 cash
► $900 publishing services credit from Volo Press Books.
► Sharing of the second place opening on the Writerwerx blog.
► Award badge to place on book cover.
Third Place:
► $25 cash
► $75 publishing services credit from Volo Press Books.
► Award badge to place on book cover.
Description
The ‘Grand Opening Novel Contest’ pits the first 1,000 words of your book against that of authors all over the country! Entries should be:
1. In PDF format.
2. No more than 1,000 words long (stopping mid-sentence is perfectly fine, so don’t edit the segment).
3. Include only the book’s ISBN and the excerpt (not the title of the book, author name, email, photograph, or any other identifying information).
4. Submitted only if that particular book has not previously won the contest. Previous winning authors may submit a different book in their catalogue.
5. Submitted by 11:59 p.m. (eastern) on 2.28.21.
Contest is officially open from 2.1.21 to 2.28.21, but early registration is open now (entry fees won’t be charged until 2.1.21).
Judging will finish up in late March or early April (depending upon the amount of entries) and winners will be announced in April.
Cash portions of prizes will be distributed via PayPal so be sure to have a valid PayPal account in good standing before competing.
Contact Information
[email protected]
1-404-579-7252 (Parent company, Volo Press Books)