The Chopping Blog

Our house fell off the cliff in 1985.

Three children stood motionless at the edge of the lake, their bare feet inches from the tiny wavelets that collapsed on the pebbly beach.

High overhead, the constellation Hydra reconfigured her stars, craning her neck for a better view.

Here are the winners along with a quick word about each from our judge.

Would you like to know how your contest entry lands with our screeners?

Thanks to everyone who has submitted to the First Page Challenge! It's a lot of fun to read all of your entries.

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Reedsy has chosen the First Page Challenge for their list of the Best Writing Contests of 2021.

For the first time ever, we will be offering optional feedback on contest entries.

Kudos to everyone who submitted their work. It was a pleasure to read so many great submissions.

“Am I what you expected?” She twirled like a child at a beauty pageant. “You never can tell with online profiles, can you?”