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nuxvomica

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5. I missed a really neat contest in January

Reply to lilia moon (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 08:14 PM

Mar 2013

There was something called NaNoWriWee, in which you have to write a novel in a week. The prize: an advance on publication by Harper Collins as an ebook. So here's the rule: research contests that start in January because those tend to be the big ones. And check out Predators and Editors (http://pred-ed.com/) to ferret out the scammers.

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Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award now open [View all] nuxvomica Jan 2013 OP

Thanks so much! I'll pass this on... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #1

Hmm, I'm almost finished. byronius Jan 2013 #2

It looks like submissions are still open nuxvomica Jan 2013 #3

Message auto-removed lilia moon Mar 2013 #4

I missed a really neat contest in January nuxvomica Mar 2013 #5