Tampa Book Buzz

first chapter writing competition on gather.com

Gather.com has a First Chapter Writing Competition that ends March 15.  It’s “a first-time author’s gateway to publication. One novelist will win a publishing contract with Touchstone/Simon and Schuster, a $5,000 cash prize and promotion by Borders.”

Joining Gather.com is simple, easy and free of charge.  Once you’ve signed up, visit the group First Chapter Competition to read the guidelines, rules and submission instructions. Here’s the link, which I think will work without having to join Gather.com first: http://firstchapters.gather.com/.

If you do sign up at the website, visit me at www.tampabookbuzz.gather.com to “connect” (it’s sort of like “friends” at MySpace).

(Thanks go to local author S.L. Juers for telling me about this competition.  I hope his story is posted on Gather.com soon.  I’m looking forward to reading it.)