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 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
Flash Memoir closes on March 2, 2024
Flash Fiction closes on June 2, 2024
Scintillating Starts is back as a contest and closes on September 2, 2024 The Micros Contest closes on December 2, 2024
Details appear on https://writeradvice.com/latest-contest-information/ Take your time and read the tips, okay?
2024
Our Flash Memoir Contest will open at the beginning of January 2024 and run through March 2, 2024. Share an experience that changed or altered you in 750 words or less. Details will be at https://writeradvice.com/latest-contest-information/ at the beginning of January.
Our Flash Fiction Contest will open at the beginning of April and run through June 2, 2024. Share any flash fiction–from contemporary to sci-fi, from romance to psychological thriller, from detective stories to historical fiction. You story should be 750 words or less. Details will be at https://writeradvice.com/latest-contest-information/ at the beginning of April, 2024.
Our Scintillating Starts Contest gives you a chance to hear what an agent might say based on your opening. We also look at queries. Our Micros Contest includes Dribbles, Drabbles, and other pieces under 500 words. You can read people’s reactions to comments on the bottom of the Latest Contest Information page.
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.
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.