Writing Contests!!

Hello all!

Hope your summer is going fabulously. Anyway, I have some great news! Not just one, but two writing contests have popped onto my radar, and I wanted to share them with you! Sorry for all the exclamation points, but I'm seriously super excited to share this with you all.

First, I want to share with you the writing contest for people all over the globe. Lauren James is a writer based in the UK and is hosting a contest for the release of her new book, The Last Beginning, the sequel to her debut The Next Together. To enter, all you have to do is write a review of The Next Together or James's free ebook, The Last Beginning and post it to any platform of your choice (Goodreads, your blog, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, etc.) and then email the link to a specified email in the link below. If you choose to enter this contest, you can win either Runner-Up, Second or First place, and the prizes vary. The links, to be eligible for picking, are to be emailed in by August 6th, 2016. Best of luck if you choose to do so!

More information on this contest can be found here
And more information about Ms. James can be found here

The second contest I would like to share with you is one happening in the Cincinnati area. If you live in this area, you may or may not know about Books by the Banks Book Festival, which will take place at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Now, if you live in the Cincinnati area, you are eligible to enter this writing contest!

The contest has two age groups, the Teen (13-17) and Adult (18+) sections but all writers have to write a 2,000 word piece revolving on the same theme: "the River". You can interpret this any way, shape or form as you like, as long as it's under 2,000 words and emailed or mailed in by September 1st, 2016. The winners are announced the day of the festival, and prizes are handed out that day as well. Best of luck to the people of Ohio who choose to enter this contest!

More information on this contest can be found here
And more information about the festival can be found here (because you can still go to the festival even if you don't live in Ohio!)
Lastly, last year's winners can be found here (you can't read any of their stuff, but you can at least have a look!)

Best of luck to everyone who chooses to enter these contests and any others. Have a great rest of your summer, and keep on writing!

-Natalie