Via a Facebook page that I am part of concerning writing, I was recently made aware of open submissions for an ongoing writing competition. Three winners will be chosen. All winners will receive varying amounts of monetary compensation as well as publication in an upcoming anthology with a handful of well established writers, including one that I was very familiar with and had read one of their books years ago (Ramsey Campbell).
The contest is held in two separate parts with a weeding out process. Part 1: In 150 words or less you send out a synopsis of your story with the first paragraph or so. You can divide the 150 words anyway you want. Part 2: If your synopsis/story beginning makes the next cut then you have another month to send them your entire story to be entered into the final contest.
A lot of writing contests are pay-to-enter, but this one was free. When I heard about the contest I was immediately interested, and over the next day or two I contemplated entering but had nothing prepared that wasn't already sent out (save for the 4 stories completed that are still missing in the house somewhere). The deadline for the first part of the contest was June 30. I decided I was going to come up with a synopsis of a story that I had never written and the first one or two paragraphs and submit them, which I did.
Submitting into the first part of the contest puts me in an awkward position if accepted because I have no actual story yet, but it's a challenge and one that I'm not scared of. If it's not accepted it's really no big deal, as I really enjoy the synopsis and plan on finishing it regardless of my success in the contest.
Here's hoping my idea is not viewed as a weed but kept around for the next round to establish some healthy roots. I'm prepared to starting watering it if given the okay.
The contest is held in two separate parts with a weeding out process. Part 1: In 150 words or less you send out a synopsis of your story with the first paragraph or so. You can divide the 150 words anyway you want. Part 2: If your synopsis/story beginning makes the next cut then you have another month to send them your entire story to be entered into the final contest.
A lot of writing contests are pay-to-enter, but this one was free. When I heard about the contest I was immediately interested, and over the next day or two I contemplated entering but had nothing prepared that wasn't already sent out (save for the 4 stories completed that are still missing in the house somewhere). The deadline for the first part of the contest was June 30. I decided I was going to come up with a synopsis of a story that I had never written and the first one or two paragraphs and submit them, which I did.
Submitting into the first part of the contest puts me in an awkward position if accepted because I have no actual story yet, but it's a challenge and one that I'm not scared of. If it's not accepted it's really no big deal, as I really enjoy the synopsis and plan on finishing it regardless of my success in the contest.
Here's hoping my idea is not viewed as a weed but kept around for the next round to establish some healthy roots. I'm prepared to starting watering it if given the okay.
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