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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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The First Page Challenge is back!
May 29, 2022

Our judge, Michelle Barker, will be asking herself one question: how likely am I to turn this page and keep reading?
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Clash of the Query Letters 2022—1st place
February 11, 2022
Franka Zeph takes first place with her query for THE TRAGICLY LOVELY SUICIDE OF BEE.
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Clash of the Query Letters 2022—2nd Place
February 11, 2022
Jena Brown takes second place with her query for WHAT DIES IN VEGAS.
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Clash of the Query Letters 2022—3rd Place
February 11, 2022
Camellia Phillips takes third place with her query for RAT, JACK, AND THE IMPOSSIBLE JOB.
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We did it again—best contests of 2022!
February 03, 2022
Thanks so much to everyone who has participated along the way. We couldn't have done it without your support.
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First Page Challenge 2021—1st place winner: "Pink Houses"
October 18, 2021
Our house fell off the cliff in 1985.
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First Page Challenge 2021—2nd place winner: "View from the Porch"
October 18, 2021
Three children stood motionless at the edge of the lake, their bare feet inches from the tiny wavelets that collapsed on the pebbly beach.
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