I’m so excited to finally announce this! It’s been in the works for a long (loooooong) time. I’m teaming up with my publisher, Amazon Children’s Publishing/Skyscape, and five other amazing authors within Amazon/Skyscape family, and together we’re launching THE SKY’S THE LIMIT writing contest!
Who else is involved? Why, these awesome folks:
- CHRISTINA FARLEY is the author of GILDED and SILVERN and currently lives in Clermont, FL. Visit her at www.christinafarley.com or @ChristinaFarley on Twitter.
- JESSIE HUMPHRIES is the author of KILLING RUBY ROSE and RESISTING RUBY ROSE, and currently lives in Las Vegas. Visit her at jessiehumphries.com or @JessieHWrites on twitter.
- LORI M. LEE is the author of young adult fantasy GATES OF THREAD AND STONE, and lives in Wisconsin. Visit her at lorimlee.com or @LoriMLee on Twitter.
- RYSA WALKER is the author TIMEBOUND, the first book in the CHRONOS Files series, which was the Young Adult and Grand Prize winner in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. Time’s Edge, the second book in the series, is scheduled for release in October of 2014. Visit her at www.rysa.com or @RysaWalker
on Twitter. - CHUCK WENDIG is a novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He’s the author of BLACKBIRDS, DOUBLE DEAD and DINOCALYPSE NOW, and is co-writer of the short film PANDEMIC, the feature film HiM, and the Emmy-nominated digital narrative COLLAPSUS. He lives in Pennsylvania. Visit him at terribleminds.com or @
ChuckWendig on Twitter.
For all the details, please go to our website: www.skyauthors.com
But here’s the short version:
Contest Rules
- Open to all students in grades 6-12 in the United States
- Any genre or theme (fantasy, sci-fi, romance, mystery, etc.)
- Maximum of 250 original words
- Inappropriate language or gratuitous violence is grounds for disqualification.
Submissions
- Send your 250 word first page of a story at our website: skyauthors.com
- Make sure to include your full name, high school, mailing address, email address, and a nomination for a teacher-mentor who helped you with your submission
- Submissions must be emailed by midnight on November 1, 2014
Prizes
- One winning student will win: One (1) contract to publish a short story and Two (2) Kindle Fires HDX (one for themselves and one for their nominated teacher-mentor).
- 2 runners-up will each receive: One (1) Kindle Paperwhite; One ($20 Amazon Gift Card); and all six (6) of the participating Skyscape’s authors books.
- 7 winners (1 per grade) will receive: One (1) Kindle Paperwhite; One ($20 Amazon Gift Card); and all six (6) of the participating Skyscape’s authors books.
AND The school with the most entries will win a pack of thirty (30) Kindle Paperwhites!
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