CRWROPPS POST: FIRST PAGES PRIZE

Good afternoon, 

 

You've heard from me over the past two years to spread the word about an international literary contest, the FIRST PAGES PRIZE, which is open to un-agented writers in English of every nationality for their first 5 pages of a fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript.

Prize packages include cash awards, developmental editing and travel to a prize-giving event in Paris, France.

 

Please consider sharing this in an email or newsletter to your students or through your social media. Our twitter handle is @firstpagesprize and we use #firstpagesprize as a hashtag. If you'd like this info in PR-release style or the image resized for a particular platform, just ask.  

We saw many short-, long- and finalist entries where the writer heard of the prize directly from programs such as yours. Thank you!

All my best, 

Lizzie Harwood, director The First Pages Prize, Inc.

A 501c3 literary organization

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.@FirstPagesPrize's annual contest opens Jan 1. Winners receive cash awards, travel to Paris for prize-giving events June 9-10 and partial developmental editing. @SebastianFaulks will judge. Enter Jan 1-Feb 2. #creativewriting #firstpagesprize #writingtips http://bit.ly/firstpp

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Open to any un-agented writer worldwide, the 2020 First Pages Prize wants to read your first 5 pages of a fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript. Prize packages include cash awards, travel to Paris for prize-giving events June 9-10 and developmental editing. Acclaimed best-selling author Sebastian Faulks is this year's judge. Enter from Jan 1- Feb 2 with extended deadline Feb 16, 2020. Guidelines and terms & conditions and to enter: https://www.firstpagesprize.com/guidelines-and-termsconditions

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The First Pages Prize supports emerging writers and welcomes entries of the first 5 pages of a fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript. Our judge for 2020 is acclaimed, award-winning author Sebastian Faulks.

 

Three winners each receive a cash prize and partial developmental editing to support the completion of their writing project. The top two winners receive travel stipends and lodging to come to Paris, France for prize events June 9-10, 2020. Prize-giving takes place at The American Library in Paris during its centennial year and further networking events are planned with the prize judge, authors in Paris and industry professionals.

 

Open worldwide, the competition is for writers who are currently un-agented, whether previously published or unpublished. Entries must be unpublished, original and written in English.

  

Submissions will be judged on quality of writing, character development, a sense of a bigger story emerging and how well the writing hooks the reader Judging uses Submittable and is anonymous.

 

Entries are open January 1 – February 2, 2020 with an extended deadline to February 16, 2020. A reading fee of $25 applies. Winners are notified in April.

 

For full contest rules and guidelines, and to enter, visit the First Pages Prize site. www.firstpagesprize.com

 

We cannot wait to receive your entries.