by Joe Bunting
The end of the year is fast approaching, and here at The Write Practice we want to finish 2016 with a bang. Today, we’re kicking off the Winter Writing Contest, our LAST writing contest of the year.
This is going to be an incredible contest. Read on below to see why, or . . .
Click here to get all the details and sign up for the Winter Writing Contest.
End the Year With a Story
It’s been a wild ride to the end of 2016. As writers, I want us to finish this year out strong.
What better way to wrap up the year than with a writing contest?
But we’re not ending 2016 with just any contest. The Winter Writing Contest will be . . .
Our Biggest Contest Yet
This contest, we’re going big and pulling out all the stops. Trust me, this is a contest you’ll not want to miss.
If you’ve spent time with us here at The Write Practice, you know we value deliberate practice, meaningful feedback, and helping writers get published.
And guess what? This contest includes all of that.
Let me explain what makes the Winter Writing Contest special.
You Will Grow as a Writer
Writing contests can be some of the best practice you can get for your writing. They offer motivation (prizes!), deadlines, inspiration (contest themes!), and publication opportunities.
But they can also be very discouraging. I know from personal experience how frustrating it can be to lose a writing contest, especially when you have no idea why your story wasn’t chosen.
More than anything, I want our contests to be helpful to you as writers. That discouragement isn’t helpful.
What is helpful? Meaningful feedback that shows you what’s working in your stories, what’s not, and what you can do to make your writing even better.
Through this contest, you’ll get meaningful feedback in three ways:
- You’ll get premium instruction to help you write the best story you’re capable of.
- You’ll get personalized feedback on your story from the writers in Becoming Writer, our vibrant writing community.
- You can choose to get personalized feedback directly from the judges explaining why your story was or wasn’t chosen as a winner.
If you enter this contest, I can’t promise you’ll win. But I can promise you’ll become a better writer.
You Will Get Published
I know it’s frustrating when you work hard on a piece you know is great, but it doesn’t get selected by the judges. You want your writing to get the exposure it deserves.
So do we.
That’s why this writing contest is unique in one more way: everyone who enters gets published.
We’re partnering with Short Fiction Break literary magazine to publish every single story entered in this contest. If you want to write a short story and get published, now’s your chance!
(Don’t worry, if you don’t want your story to be published, you’ll have a chance to opt out.)
You Get to Choose: Short Story or Narrative Nonfiction?
We love short stories. We also love narrative nonfiction, a genre of writing that hasn’t had a chance to shine in our past contests.
That’s why this time, we’re doing something new: this contest is open to both short stories and narrative nonfiction pieces.
Fiction or nonfiction, all submissions must be based on the contest theme. For this contest, that theme is:
Two Worlds. Ordinary vs. Extraordinary. Normal vs. Adventurous. Real vs. Fantastical. Rich vs. Poor. Write a story in which two worlds come together in exciting (and maybe uncomfortable) ways.
Will your submission be a fictional tale or a nonfiction narrative? You tell us! Just select which genre you’ll be writing when you sign up. Then, let those creative juices flow.
You Can Win Incredible Prizes (Over $3000 Value!)
What’s a writing contest without prizes, right? Get excited, because this contest involves some amazing prizes—including several we’ve never offered before!
But first, let me tell you about our sponsors who make these fantastic prizes possible:
BookBaby makes self-publishing easy with a suite of publishing and promotion services. Download their free ebook, The End. Now What?!, for a step-by-step strategy to promote and sell your book.
Tribe Writers teaches writers to discover their unique writing voice, find the audience waiting for their words, and build a platform that will get them paid and published.
Productive Writer helps writers find the time to write, overcome their fear, and finish their books.
And here are all the prizes you can win:
One Grand Prize
One grand prize winner will receive a MASSIVE prize pack!
Their story will be featured on the front page of Short Fiction Break, AND they’ll be invited to become a monthly contributor to the literary magazine.
They’ll receive one year of membership to Becoming Writer, normally $180, absolutely free.
They’ll get a cash prize of $400.
PLUS, they’ll get to choose one of our sponsor prizes: the Tribe Writers course, the Productive Writer course, or a book publishing package at BookBaby.
That’s up to a $1577 value! But there’s more . . .
One Fiction Winner
One winner in the fiction short story category will have their story featured on the front page of Short Fiction Break.
They’ll also receive one year of membership to Becoming Writer, normally $180.
They’ll get a $150 cash prize.
PLUS, they’ll get one of our sponsor prizes: the Tribe Writers course, the Productive Writer course, or a book publishing package at BookBaby.
One Narrative Nonfiction Winner
One winner in the narrative nonfiction category will also have their story featured on the front page of Short Fiction Break.
They’ll also receive one year of membership to Becoming Writer, normally $180.
They’ll get a $150 cash prize.
PLUS, they’ll get one of our sponsor prizes: the Tribe Writers course, the Productive Writer course, or a book publishing package at BookBaby.
Ten Honorary Mentions
Ten honorary mentions will have their stories featured on the front page of Short Fiction Break.
These prizes are by far the greatest ones we’ve ever offered. If you want to write short stories, grow as a writer, build an audience, and maybe even publish a book, don’t miss your chance to win these incredible opportunities!
Bonus: First Twenty Signups
As a special bonus, the first twenty people to sign up for the contest will receive a copy of Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland. Don’t miss this—join the contest now!
How to Enter the Writing Contest
Are you ready to enter? Here’s how the contest will work.
Entrants are asked to write a new story up to 1,500 words long.
You will then workshop your story within the Becoming Writer community, getting personalized feedback to help you make your story better.
After workshopping your story within the writing group, you can you submit your story to the contest.
Judges from our partner literary magazine, Short Fiction Break, will choose the ten winning stories.
Then, all submitted stories will be published on Short Fiction Break.
What are you waiting for? Join us to wrap up 2016 with some incredible stories. Don’t miss our last contest of this year!
I hope I see you and your story in the contest! Good luck!
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