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Monday, August 17, 2009

Submissions Are Now Open

Submissions for our August SECRET AGENT: ARE YOU HOOKED? contest are officially open.

The guidelines:
  • Submissions will remain open for 24 hours or until 50 entries are received, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
  • Send the first 250 words of your COMPLETED manuscript to me at facelesswords(at)gmail.com in the following format:
SCREEN NAME
TITLE
GENRE
(followed by the excerpt)
  • Please, no attachments. Send your submission in the body of the email.

The following genres are included in this month's contest:

  • Romance, including paranormal and historical
  • Urban fantasy
  • Historical fiction (general)
  • High-concept women's fiction
  • Literary fiction
If your manuscript does not fall under one of these genres, please do not submit to the contest.
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22 comments:

  1. philosophiaeAugust 17, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    I'm in! *crosses fingers*

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  2. pj schnyderAugust 17, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    Sent!

    This was the only other completed manuscript I had. I'm really looking forward to this contest. >_<

    Any of my other works in progress won't be ready for a long while yet. :P

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  3. MarcyKateAugust 17, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    Sent! Thanks for running these contests!

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  4. DecemberAugust 17, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    I sent as soon as my computer hit 8:00. (central)

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  5. CassieKAugust 17, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    This might be a dumb question - if we have two completed manuscripts that fit in this category, may we submit both? This is my first time entering so I want to do this right.

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  6. RheaAugust 17, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    I sent at 8am central too.

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  7. AuthoressAugust 17, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Only 1 entry per person per contest. =)

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  8. CassieKAugust 17, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    Totally understood but wanted to check for sure. :D Thanks!

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  9. ScottAugust 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    As always, thanks for having these contests!

    I'd love to enter . . . but, still have some tightening of the MS to do. Maybe next time . . .

    S

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  10. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    I have an Urban Fantasy!

    Uh... but it's YA. Dang! Maybe next time, lol.

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  11. Stephanie MichaelsAugust 17, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    I sent mine at 7:01 am (Mountain). Have wanted to do this for awhile now so am very glad it worked out today.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 2:51 PM

    Is this still open?

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  13. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    When you write "Romance, including paranormal and historical" does that include Romantic Suspense?

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  14. Deborah BlakeAugust 17, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    I'm in! (Or not, depending.)

    BTW, I love the video :-)

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  15. XiexieAugust 18, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    Sent! Woohoo!

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  16. CatAugust 18, 2009 at 2:33 AM

    I so much want to send mine but, alas, it's not finished enough. I do hope similar categories will be there next round.

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  17. Maggie ForsytheAugust 18, 2009 at 7:21 AM

    Sent mine off yesterday morning, but only after my sweaty palm slipped from the mouse a few times :-)

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  18. B.E. SandersonAugust 18, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    Missed again, darn it, but I don't have anything ready in those genres. Better luck for me next time, and good luck to everyone who entered. =o)

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  19. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    Oh how fun!

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  20. sue laybournAugust 19, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    It's early in the morning here, but I have a question.
    Will all the successful entrants have been notified by now?

    This was my first time entering one of these.

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  21. AuthoressAugust 19, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    Sue, all entrants receive an email with their post number for the contest. And all entrants who miss the cut-off are notified.

    If you didn't hear from me, I didn't receive your entry. Or you may want to check your spam box to see if my response ended up there.

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  22. sue laybournAugust 19, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    Nothing in my spam box.

    Rats, rats, rats....I'm really bummed, because I know my category doesn't come up all that often.

    *cries*

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