June 15 Deadline for Book Manuscript Contest - Win 3-Book Contract

June 5, 2012 - PRLog -- Write Integrity Press is thrilled to announce the Books of Hope Contest. We are seeking books in series of three, and winners could receive a three-book publication contract! The series of books can be fiction or nonfiction, but must carry a message of HOPE in some form or fashion.

One First Prize FICTION Winner will receive a $500 Cash Prize and WIP's standard publication contract for the three-book series.

Two runners-up in fiction will receive WIP's standard publication contract for at least one book, and perhaps all three.

One First Prize NONFICTION Winner will receive a $500 Cash Prize and WIP's standard publication contract for the three-book series.

Two runners-up in nonfiction will receive WIP's standard publication contract for at least one book, and perhaps all three.

There will be two rounds of judging:

1) Entries must include ALL of the following for Round One Judging by June 15, 2012. (These are just the basics - see the Nitty-Gritty details at the bottom of the post.)
Submit a one-page, single-spaced synopsis of the entire three-book series.
Submit a 100-word blurb for each book of the series.
Submit the first chapter of Book 1 (length should be 2500-5000 words.)
Entry fee of $25 paid through the Paypal link below. Be sure to write down the PayPal Transaction ID# because the Paypal Transaction ID# must be placed on the Cover Page of your entry, along with your Name, Address, Phone, E-mail, Website, and Series Title.

2) Finalists will be selected from these entries and notified by July 31st. In Round Two:
Finalists will be required to submit a completed manuscript of Book 1 by November 30th. Full manuscripts should not be submitted prior to your being notified as a finalist.
Instructions for submitting final manuscript will be sent with finalist notification.


Final Winners will be notified in January 2013.

Now for the Nitty-Gritty details (and these have been deal-breakers in the past, so please follow the guidelines - they're here for a reason):

  *Use Times New Roman font, size 12.
  *Use double-line spacing, except for the synopsis and blurbs.
  *Pages should have 1" margins all around.
  *Use black ink.
  *Include a header on each page (except the cover page) that includes your last name and page number in top right corner.
  *In the subject line of the e-mail entry, please indicate - BOOKS OF HOPE: Fiction or BOOKS OF HOPE: Nonfiction, so the manuscripts are routed properly.
  *Entries should be submitted in a Word document, attached to the e-mail (editor [at] writeintegrity [dot] com).
  *The e-mail itself should serve as an introduction - tell us who you are and a little about you. Nothing formal, fancy, or lengthy - just let us get to know you a little.

Your attached entry should include:

Cover page with Name, Address, Phone, E-mail, Website, and Paypal Transaction  ID#.
One page, single-spaced synopsis of the entire three-book series. Give us the ending, don't leave us guessing.

One 100-word description of each of the three books (300 words total - separated under each book title.)
The first chapter of Book 1 (2500-5000 words in length.)

Final manuscripts should be in the 50,000-80,000 word range.

The contest is open to published AND unpublished authors. The second and third books do not have to be written at the time the contract is issued. Books may not be previously published.

Writers may enter manuscripts in both the Fiction and Nonfiction categories, but must pay a separate entry fee for each manuscript.

For more information, visit http://www.WriteIntegrity.com.