1st Place Winner Receives $500 and a $2,400 Publishing Package from BookSurge.

Enter a writing competition to see who can craft the most compelling start to a novel. Whether you write Romance, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, or some other genre, the only criteria is that you write a start that will keep us reading.

Over $3,500 in Prizes and Awards.

* Receive feedback on everything you post to help you prepare your novel for publication.
* Get noticed.
* Meet other writers, share tricks, and join the most advanced writing workshop on the planet.

Submit your first three chapters to enter. Your novel does not have to be complete and you can revise your chapters after submission based on the feedback you receive – up until the competition deadline.

Contest submission deadline: May 16, 2009.

Learn more about the Strongest Start Novel Competition.