Tuesday, May 27, 2014

WRiTE Club Submission Deadline Approaching



First off, I’d like to thank Jeff for the opportunity to talk to you today about something near and dear to my heart…WRiTE CLUB. My modest writing contest has proven so popular that the DFW Writers Conference is now considering incorporating it into their agenda for 2015. 

For the newbies out there, let me explain what WRiTE CLUB is? It’s a modest writing competition whose inspiration was derived from the movie FIGHT CLUB. There are numerous versions of this concept around the internet, but nothing like we do it. Its essence embodies simple, good-natured competition, with lots and lots of fun sprinkled on top. 

Over the course of eight weeks I hold twice-weekly bouts in which the winners advance to the play-offs, which will ultimately lead to a single champion. Bouts between who…or what…you ask? Anonymous 500 word writing samples, submitted under a pen name by anyone who wishes to take part, that’s who. The writing can be any genre, any style (even poetry) with the word count being the only restriction. It’s a way to get your writing in front of a lot of readers, without having to suffer the agony of exposure. 

And the winners are determined by WRiTE CLUB readers!

To find out how to become part of the fun just head on over to DLHammons.com and click on the WRiTE CLUB tab. 

Submissions are open until May 31st. After that date a panel of a dozen judges will read all of the entries we received and pre-select 32 of the best writing samples to climb into the ring. Those 32 participants will then be randomly matched to compete over the next eight weeks, each of them hoping to make it into the play-off rounds and moving towards the ultimate goal – WRiTE CLUB Champion. No one (other than my wife)…not even the judges being used to pre-select the 32 contestants, will see the true identity of any sample. Unless you win, of course.

Again this year, the most exciting part is the winner of the final round will be chosen by a panel of publishing industry professionals! Judges include New York Times best-selling and multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning horror and thriller author Jonathan Maberry, Agents Katie Grim of Don Congdon Associates, Margaret Bail of the Andrea Hurst Agency, Sarah Negovetich of the Corvisiero Literary Agency, Brittany Booker of The Booker Albert Literary Agency. Also included is Candace Havens, Editorial Director of Entangled Publishing Covet line, Authors Les Edgerton and Lydia Kang, and previous WRiTE CLUB winners Tiana Smith (2011), Mark Hough (2012) and Tex Thompson (2013).

Are you willing to WRiTE for what you want? Then crack those knuckles and get ready to flex that imagination. And whatever you do, tell your friends!

WRiTE CLUB – The contest where the audience gets clobbered!

23 comments:

  1. Interesting. I may have to get in this.

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  2. Less that a week - move fast, people!

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  3. Thanks for the reminder. I must give this a shout out.

    Hi Jeff! Miss you around the blogosphere.

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    1. I miss being around it. Just gotta wrangle my schedule into an agreeable state.

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  4. Hi Jeff! Hope all is well for you.

    Good luck with Write Club DL. Do you have to be signed up on a list if you want to vote like in previous years?

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    1. Thanks, Sara. Ups, downs, but still making progress overall.

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    2. No list this year S.P. Just show up and vote. :)

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  5. Giving my shout out tomorrow. Good of you to help DL remind everyone, Jeff. Write Club!

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  6. I've been seeing this all over, tweeting about it, too.
    Such a great contest!

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  7. Thank you again for helping me spread the word, Jeff. Can't wait until that first bell rings! :)

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    1. My pleasure, DL. You've created quite a stir with WRiTE CLUB. Congrats!

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  8. This seems like such a great contest!

    www.modernworld4.blogspot.com

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  9. Hi humans, Jeff and DL,

    Good to note this Write Club is being mentioned here. All those who are pawticipating, have fun.

    Penny, yes the cordial host of The Alphabark Challenge, 2014! :)

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    1. It's definitely worth mentioning, Penny. Perhaps you should urge your human to pawticipate too, assuming you haven't already.

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  10. I'd never have the guts to participate in something like this, but good luck to everyone who does!

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  11. So excited for DL and WRiTE CLUB to see the news spreading! Good luck to all this year's contestants.

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