Phenomenal First Pages Contest
Yes, you heard that right! The contest formerly know as Critiques 4U has a new name: Phenomenal First Pages. Nothing else has changed. It’s the same monthly first-page critique contest that you’ve come to know and love, just with more alliteration.
And this month, the wonderful Marissa Graff is back to provide feedback for two lucky winners!
If you���re game to enter this month���s contest, here���s the amazing person you could be working with:
Marissa has been a freelance editor and reader for literary agent Sarah Davies at Greenhouse Literary Agency for five years. In conjunction with Angelella Editorial, she offers developmental editing, author coaching, and more. She specializes in middle-grade and young-adult fiction, but also works with adult fiction. Marissa feels if she���s done her job well, a client should probably never need her help again because she���s given them a crash-course MFA via deep editorial support and/or coaching.
CONTEST GUIDELINESThis month���s contest will be a little different because Marissa is offering up a critique on the FIRST FIVE PAGES of TWO WINNERS��� stories!
If you���re working on a story opening (anything except erotica, nonfiction, or picture books) and would like some objective feedback, please leave a comment. Any comment :). As long as the email address associated with your WordPress account/comment profile is up-to-date, Marissa will be able to contact you if you win. Just please know that if she���s unable to get in touch with you through that address, you���ll have to forfeit your win.
Please be sure your story opening is ready to go so she can critique it before next month���s contest rolls around. If it needs some work and you won���t be able to get it to her right away, let me ask that you plan on entering the next contest once any necessary tweaking has been taken care of.
Two commenters��� names will be randomly drawn and posted here tomorrow. If you win, Marissa will be in contact to get your pages and offer her feedback.
Best of luck!
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