The Great Novel Contes
t 2020 is officially open! We’re a proud sponsor of this contest and a supporter of organizations like the Ohio Writers’ Association that provide opportunities for writers.
Learn more about the Great Novel Contest here.
The Great Novel Contest runs from January 1, 2020, to January 31, 2020. The winner takes home a publishing contract and $1,000!
May the best novel win!
We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be sponsoring The Great 
Novel Contest 2020, hosted by the Ohio Writers’ Association. This year’s contest winner will be awarded a publishing contract and $1,000.
The contest opens on January 1, 2020 and closes on January 31. Find instructions for entering and more prize information on the contest page here.
Our business model has always revolved around providing writers with opportunities to succeed as authors. That’s why we support organizations like the Ohio Writers’ Association and cool contests like this one.
We’re thrilled to be a sponsor, and we wish all of the entrants luck as we head into the submission period. May the best novel win!
The Great Novel Contest is now open for submissions!
Submitting is quick and easy. Enter your manuscript in the contest here.
The winner of The Great Novel Contest will receive $3,000 in credit for author development services through Columbus Publishing Lab, as well as a publishing contract from Bellwether, an imprint of the Ohio Writers’ Association. The contest runner-up will receive $1,000 in credit for author development services through Columbus Publishing Lab. This contest is a fantastic opportunity for writers across the country, and we’re proud to be sponsoring prizes for this year’s winner and runner-up.
Examples of services that can be purchased with credit include:
We’re proud to partner with the Ohio Writers’ Association for The Great Novel Contest 
2019, sponsoring prizes for both the grand-prize winner and the contest runner-up.
The winner of The Great Novel Contest will receive $3,000 in credit for author development services through Columbus Publishing Lab, as well as a publishing contract from Bellwether, an imprint of the Ohio Writers’ Association. The contest runner-up will receive $1,000 in credit for author development services through Columbus Publishing Lab. Examples of services that can be purchased with this credit include:
We work with authors, small presses, and midsize publishers every single day, producing professional books and then marketing them to the masses. The winner and runner-up of The Great Novel Contest will each receive a boost to their marketing budgets, as well as access to our team of experts.
Read one author’s social media success story here.
What is The Great Novel Contest?
The Great Novel Contest is hosted and managed by the Ohio Writers’ Association, an organization that publishes books, hosts workshops and classes, and provides myriad resources to writers in Ohio (and beyond). OWA held its first novel contest in 2013, with the intent to produce a contest in a format that respects authors, is fair and equitable, and provides a legitimate opportunity.
This year’s contest is open to original novels or nonfiction manuscripts, such as a memoirs or creative non-fiction. No children’s books or erotica will be accepted. All manuscripts must be previously unpublished.
The Ohio Writers’ Association will begin accepting submissions beginning May 1, 2019. Submissions will be accepted until May 31, 2019. Every manuscript submitted will be reviewed by at least one judge, without exception. All manuscripts will be judged “blind” (the judge will not be provided with the author’s name).
This contest is a fantastic opportunity for authors both new and established. We’re thrilled to be a sponsor, and we wish all of the entrants luck as we head into the submission period. May the best novel win!
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