Amazon Announces 2013 Breakthrough Novel Award Contest
News by Christopher Shultz December 18, 2012 (5) comments
With bigger advances and more categories to choose from, Amazon hopes to make this their best contest yet.
Are You America’s Next Author? If So, Then You Could Win $5,000!
News by Rob W. Hart September 24, 2012 (7) comments
Billed as a social writing contest and modeled on American Idol, America's Next Author will win $5,000 and help with publishing a book. First and second runner up each get $500.
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest: The Worst Sentence of 2012
News by Dave Reuss August 13, 2012 (2) comments
And the award goes to...
The Winners Of LitInk: LitReactor's Literary Tattoo Showdown
News by Rob W. Hart April 13, 2012 (4) comments
We picked one male and one female winner--and here they are, in their tattooed glory.
LitInk: LitReactor's Literary Tattoo Showdown
Column by Rob W. Hart April 6, 2012 (165) comments
Got some sweet literary ink? Show it off here and you could win some swank prizes, including a free eBook and a six-month membership to our writing workshop!
'Lord Of The Flies' is Getting a Makeover, Courtesy of Actual Teenagers
News by Hanna Brooks Olsen February 28, 2012 (3) comments
Faber & Faber let teens try their hand at Designing the new cover for William Golding's 'Lord Of The Flies'. Turns out, they ain't half bad!
Romance Fiction Competition Bans Stories With Same-Sex Love
News by Rob W. Hart February 8, 2012 (23) comments
An Oklahoma-based chapter of the Romance Writers of America sparked a bit of outrage recently when they banned same-sex fiction from a writing competition, leading them to cancel the contest.
Writer's Digest Kicks Off 81st Annual Writing Competition
News by Rob W. Hart January 23, 2012 (3) comments
Writer's Digest just announced its 81st Annual Writing Competition and the grand prize is pretty sweet: A pile of cash, a trip to New York City and attention from some agents and editors!
