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Clash of the Query Letters 2023—1st Place
February 10, 2023
Twelve-year-old Alex Parker is less than thrilled when she is shipped off to stay on her Uncle Sal’s goat farm in the middle of nowhere. Sure, it's on a tropical island, but goats are boring compared to the salamanders and skunks she usually takes care of.
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Clash of the Query Letters 2023—2nd Place
February 10, 2023
As she faces hunger, crevasses, and men trained to kill, Daphne discovers not only that what the iceman said is true, but also that the secret kept under wraps in Camp Century all these years has the power to bring down human civilization.
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Clash of the Query Letters 2023—3rd Place
February 10, 2023
As her search for Dad gets persistently derailed, Laurel is plunged into a world of espionage, murder and betrayal. She learns a deadly virus has been weaponized for Russia. By Dad. And her stepmother Audrey isn’t who she seems to be, either.
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The Synopsis Skirmish is on!
January 30, 2023

Our judge, Michelle Barker, will be asking herself one question: does this synopsis convince me that I'm in the hands of an adept novelist with a unique and engaging story to tell?
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The First Page Challenge 2022—1st place
October 05, 2022
That summer they learnt that Dolly Aunty had a love marriage and their world tilted. Barbie dolls fell flat on their faces.
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The First Page Challenge 2022—2nd place
October 05, 2022
If living means buying random vintage turquoise and La Mer face cream, I’ve nailed it. If it means showering every day and leaving the house more than once a week, I may have some progress to make.
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The First Page Challenge 2022—3rd place
October 05, 2022
The principality had scarcely evolved in her two-year absence. Its capital Megrina still lay coiled at the foot of the cliff, a weatherworn crone whose twisted limbs no longer functioned.
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FPC 2022: The Shortlist
October 04, 2022
One element always shines bright in those that make the shortlist: voice.
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The First Page Challenge is now closed
October 01, 2022
Thanks to everyone who submitted! Winners will be announced mid-October.
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The Synopsis Skirmish 2022—1st place
June 27, 2022
Raynes and Riel concoct a scheme to draw a confession out of the killer, but that plan is never put into place. Instead, Riel finds himself on the receiving end of a rifle in the ribs and a long drive to the middle of Nowhere, Nova Scotia.
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The Synopsis Skirmish 2022—2nd place
June 25, 2022

"Unbeknownst to Jack, however, Aya herself is no damsel-in-distress. She has an agenda all her own: to avenge her family’s murder by overthrowing the government of the very country Jack is trying to get them both out of alive."
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The Synopsis Skirmish 2022—3rd place
June 25, 2022
"As Jordan’s disorder threatens to regain control over his life and upend his relationships, he finds himself faced with a difficult decision."
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