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First Page Contest #6 of this year is for writers of Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy. If you write in this age category, keep reading and submit your work! This free contest ends on Jan. 31, 2026. Here’s how it works: We invite an awesome literary agent to judge the contest. The agent picks the genre(s) they want to judge. Writers in that genre are invited to send in their first page as part of the competition. Winners get a fabulous critique from your agent judge. It’s free to enter. Sound good? Then let’s get to some details and rules! There are three other contests happening right now in 2025-2026 -- one for writers of Middle Grade Fiction, one for writers of Thriller / Mystery / Crime / Suspense, and one for writers of Romance / Women's Fiction / Romantasy.  FREE CONTEST FOR WRITERS!
Welcome to First Page Contest #5 -- for writers of Adult Thriller / Mystery / Crime / Suspense. If you write in this age category, keep reading and submit your work! This free contest ends on Jan. 31, 2026. Here’s how it works: We invite an awesome literary agent to judge the contest. The agent picks the genre(s) they want to judge. Writers in that genre are invited to send in their first page as part of the competition. Winners get a fabulous critique from your agent judge. It’s free to enter. Sound good? Then let’s get to some details and rules! There are three other contests happening right now in 2025-2026 -- one for writers of Middle Grade Fiction, one for writers of Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy, and one for writers of Romance / Women's Fiction / Romantasy. First Page Contest #4: Middle Grade Fiction -- Judged by Agent Morgan Hughes of Fineprint Literary1/11/2026
 FREE CONTEST FOR WRITERS!
Welcome to First Page Contest. Contest #4 -- for writers of Middle Grade Fiction (all types). If you write in this age category, keep reading and submit your work! This free contest ends on Jan. 31, 2026. Here’s how it works: We invite an awesome literary agent to judge the contest. The agent picks the genre(s) they want to judge. Writers in that genre are invited to send in their first page as part of the competition. Winners get a fabulous critique from your agent judge. It’s free to enter. Sound good? Then let’s get to some details and rules! There are three other contests happening right now in late 2025 into 2026 -- one for writers of Thriller / Mystery / Crime / Suspense, one for writers of Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy, and one for writers of Romance / Women's Fiction / Romantasy.  FREE CONTEST FOR WRITERS!
Welcome to a First Page Contest. Contest #7 is for writers of Romance / Women's Fiction / Romantasy. If you write in this age category, keep reading and submit your work! This free contest ends on Jan. 31, 2026. Here’s how it works: We invite an awesome literary agent to judge the contest. The agent picks the genre(s) they want to judge. Writers in that genre are invited to send in their first page as part of the competition. Winners get a fabulous critique from your agent judge. It’s free to enter. Sound good? Then let’s get to some details and rules! There are three other contests happening right now in 2025-2026 -- one for writers of Middle Grade Fiction, one for writers of Thriller / Mystery / Crime / Suspense, and one for writers of Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy. Hi, writers! In January 2026, Writing Day Workshops is hosting four free writing contests here on the WDW blog. All four contests are open the whole month and end as of Feb. 1, 2026. Submit for free, and get an agent critique if your work is chosen as a winning entry. Good luck! JANUARY 2026 CONTEST HOME PAGES: 1. Contest for writers of Middle Grade Fiction 2. Contest for writers of Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy 3. Contest for writers of Adult Thriller / Mystery / Suspense / Crime 4. Contest for writers of Adult Romance / Women's Fiction / Romantasy   *** WINNERS: Keely B., Annabel H., Stanisław G.
FREE CONTEST FOR WRITERS! Welcome to the 2025 First Pages Contest. Contest #3 of this year is for writers of Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy (all types). If you write in this age category, keep reading and submit your work! This free contest ends on Feb. 11, 2025 [UPDATED, EXTENDED DEADLINE]. Here’s how it works: We invite awesome literary agents to judge the contest. The agents pick the genre(s) they want to judge. Writers in that genre are invited to send in their first page as part of the competition. Winners get a fabulous critique from your agent judge. It’s free to enter. Sound good? Then let’s get to some details and rules! (There are two other contests happening right now in January 2025 -- one for writers of young adult fiction and one for writers of romance /women's / historical.)  WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Olivia S, Linda W-T, and Sheena H
***DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB. 11, 2025! FREE CONTEST FOR WRITERS! Welcome to the 2025 First Pages Contest. Contest #2 of this year is for writers of Adult Romance, Adult Historical Fiction, and Adult Women's Fiction. If you write in any of these genres (or a combo!), keep reading and submit your work! This free contest ends on Feb. 11, 2025 [UPDATED, EXTENDED DEADLINE]. Winners will be announced the week of March 3. We will reach out to the winners by email and post their names here. Here’s how it works: We invite awesome literary agents to judge the contest. The agents pick the genre(s) they want to judge. Writers in that genre are invited to send in their first page as part of the competition. Winners get a fabulous critique from your agent judge. It’s free to enter. Sound good? Then let’s get to some details and rules! There are two additional contests happening now in January 2025 -- one for writers of young adult fiction, and one for writers of adult science fiction & fantasy. |