Contest Guidelines:
InnermoonLit Award for Best First Chapter of a Novel


  • All entries must be original and previously unpublished.

  • Authors must be 18 years of age or older.

  • Entries must be sent anonymously, via email, no later than March 1, 2009, 11:59 p.m. EST.

  • Entrants must specify that they are entering the Best First Chapter of a Novel Contest and must indicate the
    number of words in their submission (2,000 words maximum).

  • No entry fee.

  • Winning entries will not be published. Writers retain all rights to their submissions.

  • Winners will be announced online and via an emailed newsletter. A brief review of the winning chapters will be
    posted on the web along with the winners' names, bios, and photos (with the winners' permission).

  • Winners will be notified via email no later than June 1, 2009.

  • All entrants will receive notification of contest results via an emailed newsletter.

  • Cash prizes will be paid in U.S. currency.

  • Winners are asked to refrain from submitting to any of my contests for two calendar years.

  • Submissions will be judged anonymously. Judges' decisions are final.
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