Here are some of the trends we noticed: Death /killing/dying: 12 Mentions of underwear: 2 Mentions of a god: 3 Mention of knives: 2 Shortest: 1 word [running] Longest: 32 words Mentions of drool: 2 Waking up: 3 And without further ado, the WINNERS! First Place: Kalen O’Donnell For my sixteenth birthday, my oldest brother […]
Show Me The Voice Contest
Hello dear blog readers! I need your help. Brenda over at Brenda Drake Writes…under the influence of coffee is hosting a SHOW ME THE VOICE contest that I’m participating in. I’ve posted the first 250 words of my manuscript, THE COLOR TRANSPARENT, and according to contest rules I need to collect critiques for the next […]
First Line Contest
What makes your manuscript stand out? We know how important that first line is for hooking an agent, editor, and reader. Now show us some great beginnings! Open to picture book, chapter book, middle grade or young adult. Deadline: Midnight April 2, 2011. First Prize: A query critique by agent Mary Kole (Andrea Brown Literary […]
a weekly winner? what madness is this??
So hop on over to the facebook page for the Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers conference [WIFYR for short] and you can enter yourself in a contest to win SIGNED COPIES of Leviathan, Behemoth, Matched or Freshman for President. There’s more listed on the FB page, so go check it out now! And there […]
winners for the finish the story contest are…
The random number generator has spoken, and the following individuals need to step up to claim their prizes! #1 Jenilyn Tolley (you get first choice of the prize packages / books — so let me know what you want) #2 taniamccue (let me know your book preference!) Winners, please contact me at chersti.nieveen [at] gmail […]
Chersti Nieveen 