November Writing Contest

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November is here, and you know what that means... it's NaNoWriMo time!

If you're participating this year, we know you're going to be scribbling frantically trying to finish your novel, so we thought, "Why not let our authors submit the start of that novel to our next contest?"

Genius, we know. But if you're not participating in NaNoWriMo, never fear—you can still enter the November contest!

To enter the November writing contest, submit the first chapter (or first 4,000 words, whichever comes first) of a longer piece of fiction. If it's part of your NaNoWriMo work, then awesome, but it doesn't have to be—it can be anything you feel like writing.

Now enough dilly-dallying—you've got 46,000 words left to write!

Winning entries

Winners have been announced! Log in to see them.

Prizes

Rules

• Your entry must be the first chapter (up to 4,000 words) or first 4,000 words of a piece of long fiction. Your entry doesn't have to be a chapter, but it should not exceed 4,000 words, as counted by us.

• Entries must be received by December 21, 2008, and winners will be announced on January 7, 2008. Scribophile staff reserves the right to disqualify any contest entry for any reason and to change the terms of the contest for any reason.

• Entries will be judged by the Scribophile staff, taking into consideration the ratings given by Scribophile members. Decisions are final.

• Only one entry is allowed per member. Multiple entries will all be disqualified.

Submission guidelines

• To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and tag it with "november contest" (without quotes). Your work will automatically be considered.

• Email submissions will not be accepted.