October Contest Results....Finally!

After a long anticipated wait, the results are in!

From our largest field to date (nearly sixty entries)

...the top three are:

First place: Sharay Bridges
Second place: Gage Hansen
Third Place: Rebekah Laybourn

Also, there are two honorable mentions

Anna McCall
Nicole Cushman


Congratulations to everyone who participated and keep writing!


All five stories will be posted on this blog over the next several days.

~In the book world, word of mouth is king~

Coming soon....

the second book from The Never Chronicles

Available now from J.R. Wagner...

A tale of perseverance, strength and redemption.

www.TheNeverChronicles.com

In bookstores

October writing contest announcement! Scare me, I dare you!

a writing contest brought to you by J.R. Wagner


Scare me, I dare you!

                             
 
Details:
 

Contest category: Short Story
Type: Horror
Deadline: October 10, 2013
Entry fee: $0.00 (FREE!)

Word count Maximum: 750

Prizes:
First place: Two signed copies of Exiled and a digital copy of Tristis Manor  
Second place: One signed copy of Exiled  
Third place: Swag (bookmarks, bracelets, etc.)
 
Prompt: Write something scary. That's it. Seriously. Something to keep in mind; I don't scare easily -especially when it comes to writing mostly due to the pacing of the story (*cough* pay attention to pacing). Work on the slow build or, if you're really good, hit me in the face and keep my attention for the duration.


PLEASE read the contest rules Below.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND reading the scoring rubric (found in the contest rules). It will tell you exactly how each submission will be scored. There will be a bonus of up to ten points based on how scary it is (not in rubric)

Contest rules: 

• Entries must be emailed to contest@theneverchronicles.com
• All entries must be submitted by midnight on the deadline date
• Entries must be pasted into the body of an email. NO ATTACHMENTS
• 12pt font double spaced -normal font (Garmond (preferred), courier new, arial, default email font)
• No submission limit
• Early submissions appreciated
• Previous winners are excluded from being considered for prizes
  
• 750 word Maximum word count
• Spelling and grammar taken into consideration
• PG13 stories only please
• No previously published works (unless self-published)
• By submitting an entry, you are giving permission for your story to be posted on this website, the J. R. Wagner author blog and the J. R. Wagner author facebook page. If and when they appear in the aforementioned locations, the author(you) will be credited and have the opportunity to provide links to the author's (your) external sites. (websites, blogs, facebook pages etc.)
• All works are the sole property of the authors.  Reproduction of any kind, without the permission of the author as well as proper citation is strictly prohibited.
• Scoring rubric can be found HERE each category is worth ten points.
  

~In the book world, word of mouth is king~

Coming soon....

the second book from The Never Chronicles

Available now from J.R. Wagner...

A tale of perseverance, strength and redemption.

www.TheNeverChronicles.com

In bookstores

 

October Writing Contest details

It's that time again!

 Get out your pens and get writing!  Great prizes await (and it is free to enter!)

October 2012 short story contest
Contest:                   Short Story
Type:  Fan Fiction Short Story (Chapter .5)
Deadline:   October 10 
Entry fee: $0.00 (FREE!)

Details:

Word count Maximum: 1000
Prompt: Write your version of what happened BEFORE the first chapter of Exiled.  I want to see your version if there were a chapter BEFORE chapter one. If you don't have a copy of Exiled, chapter one is available for free below. You can also listen to the audio version of chapter one HERE.

You can purchase a hard copy of Exiled HERE
You can purchase the eBook for your Kindle HERE

PLEASE read the contest rules HERE.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND reading the scoring rubric (found in the contest rules). It will tell you exactly how each submission will be scored.

Prizes:

First place: $25 Amazon gift card, One signed copy of Exiled, $30 to spend at The Never Chronicles store

Second place : $20 Amazon gift card, One signed copy of Exiled, one signed Exiled poster

Most potential award: One signed copy of Exiled

Contest rules:

• Entries must be emailed to josh@theneverchronicles.com
• All entries must be submitted by midnight on the deadline date
• Entries must be pasted into the body of an email. NO ATTACHMENTS
• 12pt font double spaced -normal font (courier new, arial, default email font)
• No submission limit
• Early submissions appreciated
• Your short story MUST be based upon the events you believe preceded chapter one of Exiled.  No other topic will be considered.
  
• 1000 word Maximum word count
• Spelling and grammar taken into consideration
• PG13 stories only please
• No previously published works (unless self-published)
• By submitting an entry, you are giving permission for your story to be posted on this website, the J. R. Wagner author blog and the J. R. Wagner author facebook page. If and when they appear in the aforementioned locations, the author(you) will be credited and have the opportunity to provide links to the author's (your) external sites. (websites, blogs, facebook pages etc.)
• All works are the sole property of the authors.  Reproduction of any kind, without the permission of the author as well as proper citation is strictly prohibited.
• Scoring rubric can be found HERE each category is worth ten points.