Writer’s Guidelines
Writer Advice Contests for 2024
There are additional opportunities below and one on our “About” page.
Click on https://writeradvice.com/latest-contest-information/on the home page for prizes, fees, and other details of our current contest.
Please direct all questions, but not contest submissions, to Lgood67334 at Comcast dot net. Submissions come through Submittable and the link is in the tan box on the home page. We look forward to reading your work.
If you have an idea for an article or a new feature, we’d love to hear from you.
2024 will bring more Writer Advice winners
The Micros Contest closes on December 2, 2024
Contests for 2025
Flash Memoir opens on January 2, 2025 and closes on March 2, 2025
Flash Fiction opens on April 2, 2025 and closes on June 2, 2025
Our next contest, which could be for monologues and dialogues, could be Flash Prose, or could be something totally different, opens on July 2 and closes on September 2, 2025. Watch this space.
Details appear on https://writeradvice.com/latest-contest-information/ Take your time and read the tips, okay?
Our Scintillating Starts Contest gives you a chance to hear what an agent might say based on your opening. We also look at queries and pitches, and I imagine I’m a hungry agent eager to find the next best seller as I respond. (Yes, this is possible. I write characters, used to teach drama and English, and know that agents want manuscripts that will SELL.)
Our Micros Contest includes Dribbles, Drabbles, and other pieces under 500 words.
PLEASE SHARE A MARKETING SUCCESS TIP:
- Are you a book marketing expert?
- Are you a writer who tried something that worked?
- Do you want to recommend a publicist who helped you out?
This is a great place to share your expertise. Sendin a brief query submitted through the Contact Us at the bottom of the home page. If we like your idea and it hasn’t already been done here, we’ll get back to you shortly. It’s a great place to get the word out about your services. Thanks for helping yourself as well as others.
Do you review books written in the last couple of years? Or the hottest best seller? Please keep reading. If you want to review my latest book, Disrupted, the Kindle is only $5.07 and I can reimburse you or send you a PDF.
QUALITY, CLARITY, ORIGINALITY, EPIPHANY
BOOK REVIEWERS:
Query first.
Only review books you recommend.
- While balance is good in a review, the ones for Writer Advice should be at least 80% positive.
Tips:
- Honor the thought, effort, and creativity of authors.
- Write about what makes the book appealing, different, unique, and worth the time it takes to read it.
- Use plot points to illustrate what you say, but do not summarize the plot.
- Reviews should run only 200-300 words since it is 25% harder to read online.
