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 page, 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 page.
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 page.
- Please have your first page ready in case your name is selected. Format it with 1-inch margins, double-spaced, and 12pt Times New Roman font.
- All genres are welcome except erotica.
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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.
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.
Thank you all for stopping by Writers Helping Writers and entering our contest. Random.org chose these three lucky winners:
Gabriela Vannier
Bonnie
Jaime Jurenek
Congrats! I’ll e-mail you instructions for sending your first page to Becca for feedback.
Hi, Mindy. I won, yay! I haven’t received an email with instructions yet. Perhaps you haven’t sent them, but I wanted to let you know in case it got lost in cyberspace. 🙂
Bonnie
Hi Bonnie. I’m so sorry, but I’ve already been in contact with the Bonnie that won.
After this happened, I went into the form and changed ‘Your name’ to ‘Your full name’ hoping everyone will give the full name in the future, so this won’t happen again.
I’m sending tons of good luck your way and hope you’ll win a critique soon (maybe in our March contest)!
Love this idea & could really use a fresh set of eyes on my first page!
Very excited! Good luck to everyone!