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2018 Nelson Algren Literary Awards Submissions Ending Soon!

February 5, 2018Contests, LiteraryAuthors, Cash, Central Time, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Entrants, Fiction, Finalist, Grand Prize, Manuscript, Monetary Prize, Nelson Algren Literary Awards, Novella, Rules, Runner-Up, Short Story, Stories, Submissions, Win, Words, Wordsmith, Writers, Writing, Writing Contestpdpabst

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Submissions for the 2018 Nelson Algren Literary Awards (sponsored by the Chicago Tribune) is ending on February 7, 2018 at 11:59pm CST. Entrants must be 18 years of age and submit their original short fiction of up to 8000 words.

Prizes

One Grand Prize: $3,500.
Four Finalist Prizes: $1,000.
Five Runner-up Prizes: $500.

So, if you want an opportunity to see your words in print and win some cash, go here for the official rules. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Twitter #AdPit Pitch Party is Coming!

November 6, 2017Contests, Literary#Adpit, 140 Characters, Adult, Agents, Authors, books, Central Time, dreams, Editors, Fiction, Genre, Heidi Norrod, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, New Adult, Non-Fiction, November, Opportunity, Pitch Party, Pitching, Publishers, Sub-Genre, Tweets, Twitter, Writerspdpabst

Heidi Norrod is hosting another fabulous twitter pitch event for writers called AdPit. In order to participate, authors need to have a finished manuscript and tweet their 140 character pitch using the hashtag #AdPit on November 8, 2017. The contest will be between 9am-3pm CST (Chicago time). Writer’s will be allowed to pitch six times over the course of the event. (That’s once every hour, as the event is six hours long.)

This contest is open to ADULT and NEW ADULT COMPLETED, fiction and non-fiction books. And remember, be sure to research the LITERARY AGENTS and EDITORS before submissions. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Writer and blogger of MG/YA fiction.

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