Want to win editorial feedback
and take your story

from good to great?

Well, my writerly friend, you’re in luck!
It’s time for our monthly
Phenomenal First Pages contest.
In this draw, you can win…

Editorial feedback on the first 1500 words of your MG, YA, or Adult novel

Entering is easy. Leave your contact information on this entry form. If you win, we’ll let you know how to send in your pages.

Contest Details

  • This is a 24-hour contest, so enter ASAP.
  • Three winners will be drawn.
  • If you win, we’ll email instructions for providing your submission. If we don’t hear back from you within 48 hours, we’ll have to choose a new winner, and your critique will be forfeited. So make sure your contact information on the entry form is correct.
  • Have your pages ready in case your name is selected. Format with 1-inch margins, double-spaced, and 12pt Times New Roman font. 
  • No picture books or books written in verse, please

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. She offers developmental editing and author coaching through Angelella Editorial, specializing in MG, YA, and adult fiction, with a teaching-forward approach that helps writers grow more confident and independent. Connect with Marissa on her website.


Did you know…

Some winners find their dream editor through this contest, and a few have shared with us that their polished pages have helped them secure representation. Talk about phenomenal reasons to enter!

Every month is a new chance to win feedback. Subscribe to our blog, and notifications about this contest and other helpful writing articles will come right to your inbox. 

Good luck!

Julie Glover, Blog Coordinator

Julie Glover is an award-winning author of young adult and mystery fiction and the Blog Coordinator at Writers Helping Writers. She holds a master’s degree in counseling, has taught conference workshops and online courses, and co-hosted the Writers in the Storm blog for three years. She also served as sidekick and sometimes-host for Cruising Writers. Among friends, she’s known as a grammar nerd (though she prefers “grammar goddess”). Julie lives in Texas with her wonderful husband, her loquacious cat, and her large collection of cowgirl boots.

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