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Phenomenal First Pages Contest

September 22, 2022 by BECCA PUGLISI

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’d like to be notified when the next one goes live, consider subscribing to the blog (in the sidebar).

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 (double-spaced in 12-point font) 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 right-hand sidebar). 

Best of luck!

PS: If you want to amp up your first page, grab our helpful First Pages checklist from One Stop for Writers. And for more instruction on these important opening elements, see this Mother Lode of First Page Resources.

BECCA PUGLISI
BECCA PUGLISI

Becca Puglisi is an international speaker, writing coach, and bestselling author of The Emotion Thesaurus and its sequels. Her books are available in five languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. She is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others through her Writers Helping Writers blog and via One Stop For Writers—a powerhouse online library created to help writers elevate their storytelling.

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  1. Brian Pope says

    September 23, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    I’m in! First page contest here we come!

  2. MINDY ALYSE WEISS says

    September 23, 2022 at 7:23 am

    Thank you all so much for entering! The lucky winners of a first page critique from Becca are:

    Carol Graft

    Diana Lloyd

    Sandra Bunning

    Huge congrats! I’ll e-mail you instructions. 🙂

  3. Ramya says

    September 23, 2022 at 4:33 am

    I’d love a first page critique!

  4. MacKenzie Maness says

    September 23, 2022 at 2:14 am

    I would love this opportunity! I have been writing my first piece with the intent to publish it one day. Your feedback would be invaluable to me as I just started my own journey to becoming a published author.

    Thank you!

  5. Barb Ristine says

    September 22, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    I would love a critique,

  6. Talia Goforth says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:54 pm

    I would love some feedback!

  7. Suzi says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:27 pm

    I am thankful to DiAnn Mills for posting about your website and this opportunity. I plan to submit my first five pages to another writing contest by the middle of next month and would love extra feedback on my first page.

    I am enjoying the resources you have to help writers, too. Thank you!

  8. Cecilia Bamberg says

    September 22, 2022 at 9:47 pm

    This is a wonderful idea. Of course I think my first page is great but what is the truth?

  9. Tripp Davis says

    September 22, 2022 at 9:27 pm

    The Christmas Closet, A Childrens Christmas Adventure, would love this also. Thanks for your consideration

  10. Jessenia Concepcion says

    September 22, 2022 at 9:10 pm

    This would be amazing!

  11. Jenn Lessmann says

    September 22, 2022 at 7:46 pm

    I’d love some feedback!

  12. Becky says

    September 22, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    I need this!!

  13. Linda Breeden says

    September 22, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    I would appreciate a critque

  14. Jennie Dugan says

    September 22, 2022 at 5:31 pm

    I’d love to have your feedback on my first page. Thank you!

  15. Wendy says

    September 22, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    I’d love the feedback. Thanks!

  16. Janet Smart says

    September 22, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    Hi, Thanks so much for this opportunity. I always love getting feedback on my stories. If I’m not too late, count me in.

    • laurie herlich says

      September 22, 2022 at 7:54 pm

      I would appreciate the feedback!
      Thanks in advance.

  17. Diane says

    September 22, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    I’d appreciate a look over my first page. Thanks for the opportunity.

  18. Kate Zerrenner says

    September 22, 2022 at 3:18 pm

    Considering how much I use the One Stop tool, I’d love to have you review my first page!

  19. Patrick Witz says

    September 22, 2022 at 2:45 pm

    Thank you for the opportunity of professional criticism. My writing group over the years has been very helpful in our critique sessions s. However, it would be both refreshing and enlightening to get an opinion outside my normal feedback bubble. I’d as well like to share any feedback with the group to further our collective writing skills.

  20. Arianwen says

    September 22, 2022 at 12:58 pm

    Thank you so much for offering the opportunity! I’d certainly love the help. Best of luck to everyone!

  21. Kerrie Herron says

    September 22, 2022 at 12:45 pm

    I love this site, and I’m super excited about this giveaway! Thank you for donating your time! I would love some feedback on the first pages of my YA Fantasy #WIP, MYSTOVKA. 🙂
    Thank you!
    Kerrie Faye 🙂

  22. Nancy Christie says

    September 22, 2022 at 11:48 am

    I’d love to have your comment on the first page of my novel, REINVENTING RITA!

  23. Bonnie Martin says

    September 22, 2022 at 11:32 am

    I would love feedback on my work. Thank you for this opportunity.

  24. Carol Graft says

    September 22, 2022 at 11:26 am

    What a great opportunity! I would appreciate first page critiquing.
    Thank you for offering this.

  25. Dina Mousa says

    September 22, 2022 at 11:18 am

    Hi! I’m writing a historical fiction novel set in Egypt (my home country) from 1946 to 1973. The story is loosely based on my mother’s life and the wars that tore the country apart. I would love a first-page review. Thank you so much for the kind offer!

  26. Amber Knox says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:36 am

    This would be so helpful!

  27. Kathleen Mayes says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:31 am

    I would love feedback on my first page. Fingers crossed!

  28. Diana Lloyd says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:31 am

    I have a first page I’d love to get feedback on.

  29. Vickie Escalante says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:22 am

    I’d love to be chosen. I’m close to finishing this manuscript and would welcome feedback.

  30. HiDee says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:17 am

    I’d love to get your feedback on my first page. Thank you for this opportunity, and for providing wonderful resources for writers!

  31. Kendra says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:17 am

    Having my first page critiqued would be a blessing.

  32. Sandra Bunning says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:15 am

    I would love a chance to have my page reviewed.

  33. LAL says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:10 am

    Fingers crossed for this time!! Thanks so much for the opportunity!! LAL

  34. Danielle Cook says

    September 22, 2022 at 10:09 am

    I’m restarting my writing journey after three horrific years (my husband passed, I sold my house to move across the country to be closer to relatives; I had three operations (one in which I nearly died) and then had to pack and move again during my recovery because of COVID). During that time, a fog of grief, stress, and exhaustion overwhelmed my brain. The words wouldn’t come. I finally have the mental focus and desire to write again. Having someone critique my first WIP page would be a great motivatior!

  35. Lini Kadaba says

    September 22, 2022 at 9:26 am

    What a great contest! Hope I get the opportunity to see your feedback.

  36. Jada says

    September 22, 2022 at 9:22 am

    Hi, I’m working on a narrative and would love some feedback! Thank you 🙂

  37. Laurie Wood says

    September 22, 2022 at 9:16 am

    I would appreciate your critique on my first page! Thank you for this opportunity!

  38. Catherine Misener says

    September 22, 2022 at 8:53 am

    One of these months, my name will be picked. I just know it.

  39. Wendy Underhill says

    September 22, 2022 at 8:42 am

    Thanks for offering this contest. All feedback is so valuable.

  40. Jessica Kaye says

    September 22, 2022 at 8:30 am

    Hi! I would love another set of eyes on my new first page. Thanks!

  41. Karla Diaz says

    September 22, 2022 at 8:28 am

    Time for a first-page check-up! I love that you share your time to help others. Thank you!

  42. Beverley Burgess Bell says

    September 22, 2022 at 8:19 am

    Hoping to win. Thanks for the chance.

  43. Myka says

    September 22, 2022 at 8:14 am

    Yes please!! I see on the photo for this post, the first page starts halfway down the paper. I assume for this submission we can begin at the top of the paper, right? 🙂

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      September 22, 2022 at 2:35 pm

      The winners receive an email with instructions on length. 🙂

  44. Natalie says

    September 22, 2022 at 8:11 am

    Thank you! This would be great.

  45. Michael Emminger says

    September 22, 2022 at 7:51 am

    A*M*A*Z*E is terrific!

  46. Rebecca Owens says

    September 22, 2022 at 7:27 am

    A great motivator to finish my manuscript, ‘Coming Home’.

  47. Bonnie Woodward says

    September 22, 2022 at 7:23 am

    I love getting feedback on my work. Thank you for this opportunity!

  48. Mary Luce says

    September 22, 2022 at 6:02 am

    I’d really, really love this.

  49. Virginia Suckling says

    September 22, 2022 at 5:30 am

    Thanks for giving me the opportunity to have my first page critiqued.

  50. Muhammad says

    September 22, 2022 at 5:05 am

    Hi,
    I need your help to help me editing my novel title THE WELL which has 70,000 words.

    Thanks

    Muhammad

  51. Bethany S says

    September 22, 2022 at 3:59 am

    I’m polishing up a MS to hopefully start querying it in the next month or so, and I swear first pages are my kryptonite, so this would be absolutely amazing to win! Thanks for doing so much for the writing community.

  52. Dave says

    September 22, 2022 at 2:47 am

    The Forcing of Wrath, a phenomenal first page, is eager to be critiqued.

  53. Jacquolyn McMurray says

    September 22, 2022 at 1:13 am

    Would love feedback on my first page. Thanks for the opportunity.

  54. Suzanne Lewis says

    September 22, 2022 at 1:10 am

    Sounds great. Would love this. Manuscript complete.

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