Sentences with phrase «literary contests»

By entering your book in literary contests, you have the potential to gain validation, credibility and renewed publicity opportunities for your title.

This is our 3rd annual literary contest and it's bigger and better than ever.

It's second literary contest is open to stories between 1000 and 3000 words that have a woman protagonist.

With so many options, submitting your book for literary contests may seem overwhelming; but as with any marketing initiative for your book, the effort can be well worth the potential payoff.

And our calendar includes upcoming literary contests, too.

In addition, I've worked with clients who have found success with indie presses, and / or become finalists in literary contests and awards.

Since she is also a retired teacher and many - time judge of literary contests, Nancy is practically a professional - grade beta - reader.

In Canada, the government (arts and culture ministries) in partnership with large corporate sponsors hold major literary contests and the prizes can be quite large.

Like little magazines, I imagine many literary contests involve cronyism, favoritism, nudge - and - wink arrangements among members of an inner circle.

Colorado Prize for Poetry The Colorado Prize for Poetry is an international literary contest started in 1995.

Kephart teaches memoir at the University of Pennsylvania, reviews for the Chicago Tribune, has judged numerous literary contests, and has had her work translated into more than fifteen languages.

After being a semi-finalist in some prestigious literary contests and having agents «ooh» and «ahh» but tell me that my work wasn't «relentlessly commercial enough,» I've found satisfaction in the indie route.

Rizzoli, Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and the Italian startup 20lines today launched BigJump, the first literary contest devoted to thrillers, romance and historical novels where readers will contribute to award a prize to participating novels.

They hold two annual literary contests: The Student Literary Awards, and the Colorado Book Awards, both sponsored by Outskirts Press.

There are also a great number of literary contests and awards offered in Canada.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer BewareNOTE: This post has been updated.I harp a lot here on how important it is to read the fine print — in your publishing contract, on websites that host user content, in literary contests.

If you want to get in the big - name bookstores and literary contests, you might want to consider an agent.

Winning a literary contest can be valuable for your book marketing campaign because it adds credibility and notability to your cause.

My third self - published novel, Badge (2014), was a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association's literary contest.