Hey, wonderful
writerly people!
It’s time for Phenomenal First Pages, our monthly critique contest. So, if you need a bit of help with your first five pages, today’s the day to enter for a chance to win professional feedback! (We’ve had past winners tell us they’ve found their dream editors through this contest, and even ended up with offers of representation!)
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).
Entering is easy. All you need to do is leave your contact information on this entry form (or click the graphic below). If you are a winner, we’ll notify you and explain how to send us your first five pages.
Contest Details
- This is a 24-hour contest, so enter ASAP.
- Make sure your contact information on the entry form is correct.
- Three winners will be drawn. We will email you if you win and let you know how to submit your first five pages.
- Please have your pages ready in case your name is selected. Format it with 1-inch margins, double-spaced, and 12pt Times New Roman font.
The editor you’ll be working with: Marissa Graff
Marissa Graff has been a freelance editor and reader for literary agent Sarah Davies at Greenhouse Literary Agency for over five years. In conjunction with Angelella Editorial, she offers developmental editing, author coaching, and more. She specializes in middle-grade and young-adult fiction but also works with adult fiction.
Marissa feels if she’s done her job well, a client should probably never need her help again because she’s given them a crash-course MFA via deep editorial support and/or coaching. Connect with Marissa on her Website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
You can find Marissa’s Resident Writing Coach posts at Writers Helping Writers here.
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Good luck, everyone. We can’t wait to see who wins!
PS: To amp up your first page, grab our First Pages checklist from One Stop for Writers. For more help with story opening elements, visit this Mother Lode of First Page Resources.
Mindy loves giving back to the writing community. She’s a founding member and Administrator on the From the Mixed-Up Files…of Middle-Grade Authors blog, an SCBWI volunteer, and host of the PBParty annual contest and monthly New Draft Challenge & Critique Train. She writes middle grade novels and picture books filled with humor, heart, and hope and is represented by Joyce Sweeney. Find out more about her picture book critiques here.
Thank you all for stopping by Writers Helping Writers and for entering our monthly contest.
The three lucky winners of a five page critique from Resident Writing Coach and Guest Editor Marissa Graff are…
Rebecca Chaney
joan ramirez
Andrea Freedman
I’ll send each of you an e-mail with instructions for sending in your five pages. Huge congrats!
An excellent opportunity for writers.
Good luck! Random.org is choosing the three winners now. 🙂