{"id":1001,"date":"2022-05-10T17:52:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=1001"},"modified":"2022-05-10T17:52:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:52:36","slug":"f-craft-first-chapters-contest-2022","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/f-craft-first-chapters-contest-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"F – CRAFT First Chapters Contest 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRAFT FIRST CHAPTERS CONTEST 2022<\/h1>\n
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CRAFT First Chapters Contest 2022<\/h2>\n

$2800 Awarded<\/h2>\n
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The 2022 CRAFT First Chapters Contest, for unpublished first chapters of book-length projects up to 5,000 words, will be awarded in December 2022. The top three entries will be selected by Guest Judge Maisy Card. The winner will receive a $2,000 award. Runners-up will receive a $500 award and $300 award respectively for the second- and third-place finalists. The top three stories will be published in\u00a0CRAFT<\/em>, each accompanied by an introduction by the guest judge and an author\u2019s note (craft essay) by the three winning writers. Learn more below.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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GUIDELINES:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    CRAFT First Chapters Contest entries are open to all fiction writers;\u00a0<\/span>CRAFT<\/em>\u00a0is a market for adult literary fiction.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    International submissions are welcome.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Excerpts of\u00a0<\/span>book-length fiction<\/span>\u00a0only\u2014please submit the\u00a0<\/span>first chapter<\/span>\u00a0or chapters* of your\u00a0<\/span>unpublished<\/span>\u00a0novels\/novellas, completed or in progress.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Please do not submit short stories or nonfiction.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Please submit work in English only.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    5,000 word count maximum*.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    We review adult literary fiction, but are open to a variety of genres and styles.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Previously unpublished work only\u2014we do NOT review reprints for contests<\/strong>\u00a0(previously published includes any form of self-publishing, blogs, personal websites, social media, etc.).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    We allow simultaneous submissions\u2014writers, please notify us and withdraw your excerpt if your work is picked up elsewhere.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    We allow multiple submissions\u2014please submit each excerpt as a separate submission accompanied by an entry fee.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    $20 entry fee per entry.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Please, please, double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12-point font.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable), and a summary of your book-length project.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    We do not require anonymous submissions.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, disability, family status, gender identity or expression, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation, or for any other reason.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Additionally, we do not tolerate discrimination in the writing we consider for publication: work we find discriminatory on any of the bases stated here will be declined without complete review (you will be refunded, less Submittable\u2019s fee).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    *Your entry may include more than your first chapter, up to 5,000 words total, but should contain complete sections\u2014please do not leave us hanging midparagraph just to maximize word count\u2014and must be the first chapter(s) of your book-length project, as if you were querying agents or publishing houses.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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