Contest Guidelines:
InnermoonLit Award for Best First Chapter of a Novel
* All entries must be original and previously unpublished.
* Authors must be 18 years of age or older.
* Entries must be sent anonymously, via email, no later than March 1, 2010, 11:59 p.m. EST.
* Entrants must specify that they are entering the Best First Chapter of a Novel Contest and must indicate the
number of words in their submission (2,000 words maximum).
* No entry fee.
* Winning entries will not be published. Writers retain all rights to their submissions.
* Winners will be contacted via email no later than June 1, 2010. A brief review of the winning chapters will be
posted on the web along with the winners' names, bios, and photos (with the winners' permission).
* Contest winners will receive notification via email. Recipients who do not respond to the notification email
within 2 weeks will forfeit the prize, and an alternate will be selected.
* Cash prizes will be paid in U.S. currency.
* Winners are asked to refrain from submitting to either of the InnermoonLit contests for two calendar years.
* Submissions will be judged anonymously. Judges' decisions are final.
