Yep, it was so successful last year, our annual First Page Competition 2012 is now open with an increased first prize of £500 – DOUBLE last year’s. What are we looking for: the most gripping, read-on-able first page of up to 400 words. Any genre, but as always we’re looking for The Best First Page. Bribes can be sent in cash, but we guarantee they won’t do you much good.
Prizes:
1st Prize – £500
2nd Prize – £100
3rd Prize – £50
Closing Date: Friday 8th June 2012
Entry Fee: £6 for one entry or £10 for two
Results: All three winning entries will be published in the August 2012 issue of Words with JAM.
Judge: Amanda Hodgkinson
Amanda Hodgkinson is a British writer and journalist who grew up in a small Essex fishing village before moving to Suffolk, and attending the University of East Anglia. She now lives and works in south west France with her husband Guy and their two daughters. 22 Britannia Road is Amanda Hodgkinson’s first novel.
Debuting its first week on the New York Times bestseller list and earning comparisons to Sophie’s Choice and Sarah’s Key, 22 Britannia Road is an astonishing first novel that powerfully chronicles one family’s struggle to create a home in the aftermath of war.
Waterstones Best Debut Novels Of 2011. Amazon.com Best Books Of 2011.
Oprah Magazine Irresistible Reads. Library Journal Best Of 2011. Indiebound Best Summer Reads. Nominated Goodreads Choice Awards. http://www.amandahodgkinson.com/
ENTRY DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk/firstpagecompetition2012
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