What is the First Pages Prize? The First Pages Prize is a worldwide competition for the best opening of a novel. Now in its fifth year, the competition aims to “discover, recognize and encourage emerging voices,” which they accomplish through their annual prize and author showcase. Every year, writers are honored with a place on … Continue reading The First Pages Prize

At the end of April, we announced that we had earned a spot in the longlist of the CWA’s Debut Dagger Competition, one of the most prestigious and competitive awards open to un-agented writers. As the evening of the gala awards ceremony approaches, author J.E. Barnard, herself a previous Debut Dagger finalist, has produced an … Continue reading Interview with J.E. Barnard

One of the greatest joys for any writer is seeing their name in print. I received my copy of Writer’s Digest Magazine’s May/June 2022 issue recently, and am thrilled to report that you can find me on page 62, along with the other winners of the magazine’s latest Your Story contest! I posted here about … Continue reading Writer’s Digest May/June 2022

A very cool thing happened this week. Many writers, especially those writing mysteries, thrillers, and crime fiction, are familiar with, or are members of, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA). It was founded in 1953 to support writers of those genres, as a UK equivalent to the Mystery Writers of America. One of the ways that … Continue reading CWA Debut Dagger

It’s been clear from the beginning how much we love Writer’s Digest, and as it turns out, the feeling is mutual! The Your Story contest, a recurring photo-prompt competition hosted by Writer’s Digest Magazine, just announced their newest 12 finalists, and we are lucky number 12! What is the Your Story Contest? Writer’s Digest sponsors … Continue reading Writer’s Digest: Your Story Competition Voting Now Open

Last year, I wrote about how I almost won the Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition, placing second in the genre short story category. It was a wonderful experience and an incredible confidence-booster, to have a story chosen out of the thousand+ entries, and almost as soon as it was over I began planning for what … Continue reading The only way to go is up

Let’s talk for a minute about Clive Cussler. Known as the Grandmaster of adventure fiction, his books have sold millions of copies worldwide, and his work is so beloved by readers that there is a collector’s society dedicated to his stories, made up of enthusiasts, collectors, co-writers, and fans from around the globe. They also … Continue reading Adventure Writers Competition

My short story, “The Self-Made Man,” is officially available to read now online at The Saturday Evening Post! This story is the fifth runner-up in the Post’s ninth annual Great American Fiction Contest, and centers around a traveling carnival and automaton theatre with an especially sinister objective, and the small town where they’ve just arrived. … Continue reading The Saturday Evening Post

What would patron saint of this blog, E.B. White, have to say about being published in The Saturday Evening Post? It's impossible to say, since he never found a home amongst their pages, but F. Scott Fitzgerald did, writing in the fall of 1920, “Then, in November, I sold my first story to the editors of The Saturday … Continue reading A Post about The Post

E.B. White wrote “I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.” After we completed our manuscript, we couldn’t agree more. Back in September, we entered it into a writing competition, and can now reveal the results. We are incredibly thrilled and honored to announce that our manuscript Still Life has been … Continue reading Book Pipeline Unpublished Competition