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Hey, wonderful writerly people! It’s time for our monthly first-page critique contest 🙂

This contest is closed. Please try again next month!

If you’re working on a first page (in any genre except erotica) and would like some objective feedback, please leave a comment. Any comment :). As long as the email address associated with your WordPress account/comment profile is up-to-date, I’ll be able to contact you if your first page is chosen. Just please know that if I’m unable to get in touch with you through that address, you’ll have to forfeit your win.

Two caveats:

  ▪    Please be sure your first page is ready to go so I can critique it before next month’s contest rolls around. If it needs some work and you won’t be able to get it to me right away, let me ask that you plan on entering the next contest, once any necessary tweaking has been taken care of. Resources for common problems writers encounter in their opening pages can be found here.

  ▪    This contest only runs for 24 hours, start to finish, so get your comment in there!

Three commenters’ names will be randomly drawn and posted tomorrow morning. If you win, you can email me your first page and I’ll offer my feedback. 

We run this contest on a monthly basis, so if you’d like to be notified when the next opportunity comes around, consider subscribing to our blog (see the left-hand sidebar).

Best of luck!

PS: If you want to amp up your first page, grab our helpful checklist on FIRST PAGES at One Stop for Writers.

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  1. BECCA PUGLISI says

    Happy almost-July, everyone! I hope you’re getting as much writing done as possible with all the wonderful distractions that come along with this time of year.

    The winners for this month’s contest are Natalie, Sofia K, and Penny Jaeger. I’ll be sending you each emails shortly.

    Thanks so much for entering, everyone. I’ll see you again next month :).

    • March Twisdale says

      Hi! This is my first time trying to participate and I hope I’m doing it correctly. Apparently, I simply comment here, let you know I’m interested (!), and you’ll contact me if I’m selected. Yes? It sounds like you also only choose three people (by random) and then after emailing them, they send you the first page. I actually read the instructions multiple times before it all sank in, LOL….you know how it is with a contest. (eye roll)

      So, yes! I’m sending my WIP to 3 beta readers at this time, one chapter a day (fun revision accountability system) and I like my first page…but do YOU like it? (Grin)

  10. Richard E McCallum says

    I would appreciate a review of the first page of my story, “The Salvation of Angelo Raguel.” The history of creation as told by the one who was there from the start, Satan.

  11. Peggy Jaeger says

    First pages are so important when trying to engage a reader – be it a legit reader or an agent or editor. I’d love some feedback on my current wip first tpage! Thanks, peg

  27. Kim Newland says

    I have one word for you…chickens. I hope you find it intriguing enough to pick me. Thank you for your helpful writing blog.

  28. Rita Monette says

    I love your posts. I’d love to have My fist page critiques. I don’t know what you mean by my email being up to date. I always comment on here, and I always get your email posts, so I’ll assume it’s where it needs to be. Thanks for all your very interesting, helpful, and detailed information!!!

  29. Candy Wafford says

    I love your website and have found the content incredibly helpful as I work on my writing skills!