Hollie Lemons won the Novel Opening Contest in 2020 with her debut novel Waking Up. You can enter your published book (all genres accepted) into the 2023 Novel Opening contest on or before February 28th, 2023.
More About the Book ‘Waking Up’ by Hollie Lemons
“I think you dropped this last night,” the woman said, handing Iris a folded piece of paper. She didn’t know it yet, but the emerald ring wrapped inside would change her life forever. Iris meets Brandon who must convince her that there’s more to this world than she knows. They must work together to keep her safe as she’s hunted for what the ring holds. When the danger turns on him, they have to run before they can confront it. With those from the Otherworld closing in on them, they will brave fear and death. With the help of each other, the will find strength and love.
This is a fight for their lives that they never expected to face and the struggle for survival will take all that they have in them.
More about Hollie Lemons
As a native Floridian, Hollie Lemons has seen some strange things. She’s filtered those strange things into award winning short stories about romance, the supernatural, and even autobiographical. Now she’s moved her unique voice into writing novels. When asked, she says her main genre are stories about ‘people’. She loves all of her characters like they were her babies. Also coffee. She loves coffee to the point of unhealthy obsession.
‘Waking up’ is her debut novel and because she doesn’t know the meaning of ‘work/life balance’ it certainly won’t be her last.
What are Writing Contests?
Writing contests are an opportunity for you to compete for recognition from a specific business or organization. They will narrow the entries down to a particular kind of writing (in this case, the opening of a published book), and select the winners from eligible entries. There is normally an opening date and a closing dead. The opening date is when the contest begins. This will be the day that the contest organizer begins accepting entries. The closing date is the deadline. This means that you’ll need to have your submission sent in before this date in order to qualify to compete for a prize in the contest. If you miss the deadline, you’ll have to wait until the next contest of that kind rolls around. Some contests may only happen once for a specific reason. For example, a baker may hold a contest to have someone write a new tagline for the company. Other contests are recurring, such as the Writerwerx University Novel Opening Contest. This means the contest takes place more than once. Some contests take place every week or month. Others may only take place every quarter or year. If a contest takes place more than once, consider entering each time since that increases your chances of winning. Over time, as you start to see what kinds of pieces normally win a contest, you’ll be more likely to be able to create one that can triumph.
Who Enters Writing Contests?
Anyone can enter a writing contest. All you need is the desire to write whatever kind of pieces the contest is looking for an the entry fee that contest requires. You can enter a contest as a first-time writer, a hobbyist writer, or even a professional scribe. Unless there are restrictions for the contest that apply to you (for example, for some contests you must be above or below a certain age), all are welcome to compete. For the Writerwerx University contests, this is the case. So long as you are at or over the age of 18, you can participate.
When Do Writing Contests Take Place?
Writing competitions take place all throughout each year. Some may be seasonal (for instance, a love poem competition taking place in February), but you can normally find various kinds of writing contests in various countries all year long.
Why Do People Enter Writing Contests?
Writing contests can have several benefits for writers.
Entering a contest helps you practice showing your work to strangers. If you have high anxiety about doing so, a writing contest is a great place to start trying to manage that kind of “stage fright.”
Writing contests often provide cash rewards that you can use to buy more writing supplies (notebooks, pens, etc.), buy more books, pay a bill, or purchase a ticket to a writing conference of some kind.
By entering a writing contest, you have a chance to win and show that off to your potential literary agent, potential readers, current fanbase, writer friends, and family members. Some contests even have badges that you can add to your website or book covers.
How Do People Enter Their Writing into Contests?
If you know how to fill out an electronic form and upload a document, you can enter just about any writing contest under the sun! Contest entries normally consist of the following:
- Entering your name, address, and other basic contact information.
- Providing links to your website, social media profiles, or other award wins.
- Uploading a copy of your entry, often as a PDF.
- Paying your entry fee.
How Do I Enter the 2023 Writerwerx University Novel Opening Contest?
