The National Christian Writers’ Conference PR & Social media training programs and the WestBow Press Bookstore Advantage Publishing Package provides all of the essentials needed to increase your chances of commercial success, including a detailed manuscript assessment by a professional editor and our high-value Booksellers' Return Program - a must-have for writers, authors and experts seeking retail distribution.
The NCWC PR & Social media training programs (value $3,000) and the WB Bookstore Advantage Publishing Package (value $2,799) will not only put your book in print, it will give you the leading edge a self-published author needs to stand out among others in the competitive bookstore market space.
The NCWC is a cutting-edge conference for writers, authors and speakers. WestBow is a prestigious imprint of one of the TOP, most respected publishers in the world, Thomas Nelson, giving authors immediate market access, the advantage and the recognition they deserve.
Rules for Entry:
• In order to win, contestants must enroll in the National Christian Writers Conference and be in attendance on March 26, 2011. San Diego Convention Center.
• Contestants must not have published a full-length book for a royalty-paying publisher in the last four years.
• Entries can include novels (middle grades, young adult, or adult), non-fiction works, memoirs, poetry, or short stories.
• Contestants must be at least 18 years of age at time of the award.
• One submission per conference attendee.
• Authors of previously unpublished full-length books, fiction and nonfiction, are eligible to enter.
• Manuscripts must be complete at time of entry.
• There is no entry fee, but contestants must enroll and be present to win on March 26th at the National Christian Writers Conference.
• Picture books or children’s books will not be considered. However, young adult novels are acceptable.
• Full-length manuscripts must be completed and should consist of novels of any genre, nonfiction subjects, memoirs, a collection of poems of at least 100 pages total, or a collection of short stories, either previously published or unpublished.
• Staff and faculty of the National Christian Writers Conference are not eligible to participate in the contest.
• Entries will not be returned. Receipt of entries will be notified via email.
Submission Guidelines:
• Include a cover letter referencing the title of the work and your contact information, (full name, e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address. Your name should only appear on the cover letter. Only the title of the work should appear on the manuscript--not your name. Entries without proper contact information on the cover letter will not be considered.
• Submit 30-40 pages of the completed manuscript, double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, and 1-inch margins on all sides. Include an overview of the intended audience.
• For fiction or memoir entries, include a 1-to-2 page synopsis, single spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font. For non-fiction, short story and poetry entries include a table of contents or content outline.
• Include a one page marketing plan explaining how you will market your new book.
• Deadline for application is March 15, 2011. Envelopes postmarked later than March 15th, will not be considered.
• Entries will be read and scored by judges. The judges' decisions are final. Judges reserve the right to re-categorize entries as necessary.
Submit a typed hard-copy to:
Attn: A. Crawford
NCWC - WestBow Writing Contest
P.O. Box 1458
National City, CA 91951-1458
Our goal is working in collaboration to help you succeed. Only the first-place winner will win the PR and Social Media coaching program and the bookstore publishing package. Second and third-place winners will be acknowledged at the conference.
Hope to see you there and announce your winning manuscript at the National Christian Writers Conference, on March 26, 2011. San Diego Convention Center, downtown San Diego, CA.
Kathi Macias
Contest Director, NCWC
ncwccontest@gmail.com
