WordHustler’s Literary Storm Novel Contest- FINAL DEADLINE EXTENDED!

WordHustler is taking our writing contests to a whole new level with the debut of our Literary Storm Novel Contest (ENTER HERE). Submit the first 50 pages of your novel and you could win BIG! The details:

Official Judge: Literary Agent Danielle Chiotti of Upstart Crow Literary

Grand Prize: A Complete Manuscript Critique by Joyce Sweeney, who has helped 27 people get published! (Psst: this prize is worth over $500!) as well as publication consideration from brilliant indie press Flatmancrooked!

Second and Third Prizes: Barnes and Noble Gift Certificates

NEW BONUS PRIZE:  The Top Ten Entries will ALL be considered for publishing by Flatmancrooked!

FINAL Deadline: February 26th, 2010

Entry Fee: $15 ($10 if submitted BEFORE January 27th, 2010)

What to Submit: The first 50 pages of your finished novel, along with a cover letter. Manuscript critiques are also available for an additional fee of $25 ($20 if submitted BEFORE Jan. 27th, 2010). All genres of novels are accepted, including Middle Grade and Young Adult.

Go to the WordHustler Literary Storm Contest listing RIGHT HERE to enter or hit the button below to sign in (or sign up) and enter!

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WordHustler’s Literary Storm Novel Contest- CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED!

WordHustler is taking our writing contests to a whole new level with the debut of our Literary Storm Novel Contest (ENTER HERE). Submit the first 50 pages of your novel and you could win BIG! The details:

Official Judge: Literary Agent Danielle Chiotti of Upstart Crow Literary

Grand Prize: A Complete Manuscript Critique by Joyce Sweeney, who has helped 27 people get published! (Psst: this prize is worth over $500!) as well as publication consideration from brilliant indie press Flatmancrooked!

Second and Third Prizes: Barnes and Noble Gift Certificates

NEW BONUS PRIZE:  The Top Ten Entries will ALL be considered for publishing by Flatmancrooked!

NEW Deadline: January 25th, 2010

Entry Fee: $10

What to Submit: The first 50 pages of your finished novel, along with a cover letter. Manuscript critiques are also available for an additional fee of $20. All genres of novels are accepted, including Middle Grade and Young Adult.

Go to the WordHustler Literary Storm Contest listing RIGHT HERE to enter or hit the button below to sign in (or sign up) and enter!

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Hustlers! You may already know that we are giving away a FREE manuscript critique and a slew of Barnes and Noble gift certificates in our first annual Literary Storm Novel Contest.

You may also know that esteemed literary agent Danielle Chiotti of Upstart Crow Literary is our judge.

But we have yet ANOTHER exciting announcement: the TOP TEN entries will be considered for PUBLICATION from brilliant indie press FLATMANCROOKED!

That’s right- you can win a manuscript critique, the opinion of a fantastic literary agent, and possible publication!!!

So what are you waiting for? Find out more HERE and enter the contest HERE!

LITERARY FAME AWAITS!

Announcing The May Essay Contest Winners!!!

The time has come to announce the winners of WordHustler’s May Essay Contest, which centered around the prompt: “What Is the Best Birthday Gift You’ve Ever Received and Why?”

It was a tough decision for the folks at WordHustler- from over hundreds of submissions, we selected three Winners and six Honorable Mentions.

Winners:

T. Katz, Canyon Country, CA

Karen Bumpus, Marshfield, MA

Orietta L’Abbate, Virgin Islands

Honorable Mentions:

Janice Moss, Albany, NY

Lea Schizas, Quebec, Canada

Donna Eggert, Tabernacle, NJ

Colleen Collins, Delray Beach, FL

Christopher Eller, Castle Rock, CO

Ruby Thomas, Gurnee, IL

If you didn’t win this time, you still have a chance to enter the Summer Poetry Contest! Look for contest rules HERE.

The three winning essays are posted below. Read on to see how these three WordHustlers shared their most memorable birthdays in an even more memorable way.

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Due To Popular Demand: Contest Deadline Extended to April 10th!!!

Writer’s block no more, it’s time to get cracking…WordHustler is launching a monthly writing contest for our members.

We are so impressed with the thousands of words that pass through our offices everyday that we want to start showing off some of your exciting talent on our site! So each month we will hold a writing contest on WordHustler.com with various writing themes.

The March prompt is “Why I Write.” What inspires you, pushes you forward, drives you to commit those long hours at your desk?

In 300-500 words, your task is to share with us an original piece about this topic that has not been previously published. We will then sort through all the masterpieces and post the best 3 on WordHustlerInk.com*

So get those competitive juices flowing and hit your computer – submissions are due by APRIL 10th at 12:00pm PST. Email your work to Contests@WordHustler.com

There’s a bonus too – not only will the top 3 works be posted right here on WordHustlerInk for all the world to read and enjoy, the winners will also get one free submission (up to $5.99 value) each.

How’s that for inspiration?

See below for Official Rules and Regulations. Good Luck, Hustlers!

*Please Note: “Best” will be determined by the WH team. We are looking for compelling writing that gives us insight into you as a writer and what inspires you to do what you do. Note, the WH team consists of 10 writers with a combined experience of over 80 years in the industry who will determine which work captures the theme the most passionately…. [Read more →]

WordHustler LLC is proud to announce the launch of WordHustler Beta! Our lil’ site is the result of two writers who grew frustrated with all the disorganized and misleading writing databases out there. We set out to create a thorough, illuminating database of all the writing opportunities we could find. We also decided to take the hassle and confusion out of submitting multiple projects to multiple people. How? We do it for you. Simply upload your projects to the WordHustler site, choose some writing opportunities, and click “Submit.” We’ll print, organize, and ship them all for you. No hassle, no Post Office lines. Just you…one step closer to writing success.

This is you with WordHustler…unless you’re a guy. Then it’s not.

WordHustlerInk is our company blog dedicated to enlightening our members (and the world at large) with helpful articles, writing tips, links to worthy sites, and community feedback. This is also where you’ll find more detailed explanations of WordHustler site functions, as well as the place we stash our pertinent “About Us” and “Contact” info. Check out the Frequently Asked Questions blog. Check here for our featured contests and hopefully soon, our WordHustlerInk zine! Who knows, maybe your dazzling creations will be published in the zine. First WordHustler, then the world!!!