The Chopping Blog

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

Join our mailing list or watch the blog for more announcements about upcoming writing contests!

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?”

The dogs should’ve warned her, but Tommy’s scent is still familiar after all this time.

Geronimo was George’s first word. He raised a chubby fist and proclaimed it to the midwife with such gusto, that even she – weary and grey – felt a frisson of adventure.

Winners will be announced mid-month.

Taste is subjective, but craft is not.

I can’t tell you how to write a golden contest submission, but I can share what wins me over when I’m screening entries, and I can also explain how the screening process works. Armed with this information, you should be able to take your contest hustle up a notch.