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SciFiNow has teamed up with Tor UK and brought Play.com on board to bring an unparalleled competition to the world of science fiction and fantasy literature – War Of The Words – the opportunity to get your debut SF novel released by a known and respected publisher, and due to intense popular demand we’ve now opened it up to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Do you consider yourself to be tomorrow’s Heinlein? This decade’s Asimov? The Bester of the 21st Century? Then all you have to do is submit three chapters and a synopsis of your original novel to warofthewords@imagine-publishing.co.uk by 20 August to be in with a chance. The submission will be reviewed by SciFiNow and Tor UK, and if it stands out enough, will be placed on a shortlist that the winner will eventually be chosen from.
There are a few minor stipulations, however – in order to be eligible, you can’t have had a novel published before and it must be written in English. For a full list of terms and conditions, please visit this page.
what happens if we do win?
You get your novel published by Tor UK.
do you have to live in the u.k to do the contest? can you live in the u.s.a? if you win, do you have to travel to the u.k if you live in another country?
The competition is open to entrants worldwide. As mentioned in the article above, a full list of terms and conditions are available at: http://www.scifinow.co.uk/competitions/war-of-the-words-rules-and-regulations/
ya that would be cool to win
(Entrants who have had a full-length novel previously published by a trade publisher anywhere in the world will not be eligible)
Does that include small-press publishers with limited circulation?
Dear Sir,
Could I have a reply to my query/comment, please. I can’t move until I hear and time is running out! You kindly said you’d let me know after your return to the office on Monday ( this Monday of this week ).
Look forward to hearing from you.
Alan
if I win, would I have to move?
Your terms say ‘By entering the competition, entrants irrevocably grant the Promoters the right to reproduce their entry or an edited form of their entry in any form or format for the purposes of advertising, marketing or point of sale as the Promoters shall determine. ‘
Does this mean that if I enter the contest, you have the right to print and sell my novel?
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