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as so steep i needed crampons and it was incredibly stressful getting to grips at first managing membership databases responding to both internal and external correspondence organising the annual conference writing and posting content to a variety of websites and e newsletters and organising several competitions now i ve been able to hand some of the work to a newly appointed management company and keep the secretarial and website newsletter aspects perfect so i still have the fun of working in such a stimulating environment with crime writers and their publishers and agents but have clawed back my time so other aspects of my work don t suffer on the contrary they are enhanced and reinvigorated by what i ve learnt and by my renewed enthusiasm it s like i ve pressed refresh on my whole working life i m currently working on two copy edits with three more due in and two structural edits and all the while continuing to act as secretary for the cwa what fun the novel i copy edited just before i began working with the cwa has now been published and it seems apt to share as by a strange quirk of fate i met the author jason monaghan through the cwa some years ago although this novel isn t crime it s called glint of light on broken glass and is about three young people growing up in guernsey just before and during the first world war it s a romance but much more than that it casts light on why we all make the choices we make how much free will we really have and how much circumstances family and even our empathy with the world around us affect our decisions it s beautifully written i d recommend it it seems especially appropriate to do so today 1 july 2016 when we commemorate the lives lost in the battle of the somme today s upheavals and political crises pale into comparison with what went on one hundred years ago don t they no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 14 february 2016 calling all crime writers do you like writing crime fiction are you looking to be published or at least noticed by the industry if so there are two competitions run every year by the prestigious cwa the crime writers association that might appeal you ll need to be quick though debut dagger the first 3 000 words of a crime novel and a maximum 1 000 word synopsis entry fee 30 vat prize 500 and an assessment for all shortlisted entries deadline 28 feb you must be an unpublished author and the novel or extract must not have been published in any form don t be put off by the entry fee if your extract gets through the first stages and is presented to the judges you ll find it s an amazing way of you and your work becoming known to literary agents respected crime authors and publishers offers for representation and of publication have been made on shortlisted work in previous years so please consider this competition if you re at all serious about a traditional publishing contract more info http cwadaggers co uk debut termsdebut margery allingham short story a story up to 3 500 words encapsulating margery allingham s belief about what a mystery story should be see link below entry fee 15 vat prize 1 000 and passes to crimefest 2017 deadline 1 march the same as for the debut dagger applies about agents authors and publishers reading your work more info http thecwa co uk debuts short story competition you can be a published author but this story mustn t have been published in any form dea parkin the editor in chief of fiction feedback and author of this blog is currently working for the cwa on a short term contract i strongly recommend you to enter the competitions if either suit they really are an excellent opportunity of getting noticed almost all the country s top crime writers are in the cwa and many editors publishers agents bloggers and critics are associate members go for it no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 17 june 2015 prizes and why aiming to win them is a darn good idea one of fiction feedback s authors dj harrison has his crime novel limited liability currently shortlisted for two awards with a book promoting company books go social if you re tempted to go all sniffy remember that prizes wherever they re found mean brownie points prizes however small or seemingly insignificant boost the confidence and self esteem of the author and provide massive opportunities for publicity that can t be ignored subsequently they garner attention and whether that s of readers and would be buyers of your book or of literary agents and publishers that s surely the name of the game today if you d like to look at the award shortlist and maybe vote for dave s book the link is http thebookpromoter com books go social awards 2015 final vote voting closes on 25 june another of fiction feedback s authors who has had several of his works critiqued by us has written a guest post for us about prizes david james author of the confessions of becky sharp a raunchy and delightfully readable prequel and sequel to thackeray s vanity fair is a respected academic and author of six novels he is also the promoter of the quagga prize for self published literary fiction which he himself set up in 2014 to reward the self published non genre author this year s deadline for the annual reward is at the end of this month 30 june the nice thing is if you ve missed that but think oh well my book was published this year it won t be eligible for next year s prize then you can smile and think again the quagga is open no matter when the book was published confessions is itself in the reckoning for a prize with the historical novelists association good luck david and thanks for this fascinating post guest blog by david james small prizes the way ahead why go in for prizes i write to please myself not for others we ve all heard that mantra and many of us believe it but there are prizes out there some very large many quite small and in your heart of hearts you know you covet recognition a good review a warm response a pat on the back above all you want readers apart that is from friends and family however i do get a little tired of reading about award winning authors and wonder about the nature of the award not to mention whether the award is for this book or one of the writer s earlier efforts once an award winner always an award winner nevertheless i must be at least marginally impressed for the small time author such an accolade is a great comfort for the apprentice writer it s the first step on the road to what we think of as success even to be short listed is a treasure in itself yes there are hundreds of prizes and awards of all kinds advertised on the net but there are also thousands of writers both seasoned and neophyte and the number grows by the minute unless you are already attached to a publisher or are backed by a reputable agent or a well known sponsor the booker is out in any case rule 3 d clearly states self published books are not eligible where the author is the publisher but to come down to earth james minter gives a useful list of fifty book awards open to self publishers this could be a good place to start your search all genres and types of writing are open to budding writers here from the prestigious foreword the ippy and the rubery awards to flash fiction cookbook first novel first chapter and even prizes for the first page so don t be shy about entering we all have to begin somewhere unless you are submitting to your local writing group s monthly or yearly prize you should expect to pay an entry fee after all it takes time to read and assess the value of a book or even a flimsy manuscript fees naturally vary enormously from gratis to 80 per title and so do the prizes from an offer of journal publication to the writers digest 23rd annual writing competition for self published book awards topping the list at 8 000 of course it s a rule of thumb that the higher the fee the higher the sought after prize winners of high profile gold or even silver medals are frequently garlanded with offers of book deals free air passages to attend humungous ceremonies with much bolstering of ego and promises of gold in store but the most your also ran can expect is a book report of vastly varying quality in my experience thus a judge of my road novel paris bound had clearly not read much of the book spending all his time savaging the cover by contrast five years later the same company awarded me 100 in 4 out of 5 categories for my novel about a girl boxer punching judy prize hunting is a bit of a lottery one man s meat and all that rejection is par for the course so you have to get used to it there may be many reasons why your work doesn t quite hit the mark including the obvious one of your not complying with the guidelines first check past winners to ensure you have not submitted for instance literary fiction where crime or romance is the speciality no point either in sending in manuscripts or galleys to mom s choice awards next you should examine the credentials of the judges are they likely to be sympathetic to your subject or approach having checked that you have done all that the gatekeepers have demanded take a close look at the judge s report the tastes and values of the judging panel may not be yours if not go elsewhere next time widen or even narrow your field or cut and come again the most obvious reason for rejection is often overlooked by the enthusiastic writer it s simply that your work is not good enough that s a tough thing to tell yourself but it may well be true having accepted that fact do you give up or try again getting a little closer to the required standard if you re a writer of course you write you revise reshape or scrap if you really believe in your manuscript or book you perhaps need to take advice from a fellow professional there are plenty of literary consultants to be found on the net they may well be able to set you straight in this regard i found fiction feedback very helpful book festivals are another avenue the serious writer might explore there are hundreds of these spreading across the globe almost every major city seems eager to promote new writing from beverly hills to san francisco from the beach book festival to london paris and new york once again large prizes await the lucky winners and some of these festivals have as many as 40 different categories more and more of these jamborees are now open to digital as well as paper books watch the dates and submit to as many as you can afford far less prestigious awards or simply publication on websites such as authonomy youwriteon the book shed or year zero writers are ways of keeping in contact with other writers and readers random house and orion review their top ten budding authors on youwriteon monthly throughout the year listed authors can sell their books direct from the website there s always somebody looking for your book and as a writer these days there s really no excuse for not having a go this way you circumvent the traditional publishing process with its agonising delays in response time you are in charge you are respected and with a bit of luck you are even earning money so although we may look up to the stars and envy those who have landed a six figure contract for their book the majority of us are struggling on the lower slopes of mount parnassus we are for the most part the humble toilers in the field and need to accept that fact that doesn t mean that we don t strive to make our work as good as possible nor does it mean that we don t shoot for the top prizes on occasion but we accept the fact that sometimes small can also be beautiful david james is the promoter of the quagga prize for literary fiction www quaggabooks net many prizes insist on recent publication often within the past year or two quagga does not i believe that a book stands on its merits and the common impulse to discover the new and latest is misplaced unlike fruit books do not rot the best may go out of print but never out of style the quagga prize for literary fiction 300 is given annually to the best novel submitted if in doubt whether your novel qualifies as literary see terms below submit it anyway it could well be awarded a silver medal 100 or receive an honourable mention 50 entries are accepted from january 1 to june 30 2015 all entrants will receive an email acknowledgement on receipt and a judge s report in november 2015 shortlisted entries will be published here no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom about fiction feedback provides a critique and editing service for writers this is the blog of critique and editing service fiction feedback we hope you enjoy it if you find the advice and info useful perhaps you d like to visit our main site www fictionfeedback co uk we welcome your comments and if you like what you read we invite you to share your views 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