Everyone has a chance to be a goodnovelist and everyone deserves a crownđź‘‘. Why not mute 2020 for now, and write a novel? Any stories you'd like. After all, it's not the end of the world, and you have GoodNovel to count on! Goodnovelist2020 writing contest is open now, with 33,500 USD in total to be won, stay safe and start writing now!
Duration:27/08/2020 to 31/12/2020
Selection Period:01/03/2021 to 31/03/2021
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
4th-10th
1Go to our site https://www.goodnovel.com/, and click “Create” to start writing your story.
2 When creating your new story, please tick the box labelled “goodnovelist2020”. Once you do so, your story will be tagged as an entry for this contest.
3 For the existing stories which have signed either exclusive contract or non-exclusive contract, just click “Edit Story” , you will be led back to the page when you created the story, you will enter this contest automatically by simply ticking the “goodnovelist2020” box.
4 When your story exceeds 15,000 words, click “Apply for a Contract” to submit your story for review.
5 All exclusive/non-exclusive stories which participate in this competition will make it to the nomination list.
The Author's Handbook
You can learn different writing techniques in this book. Sections 1-5 will guide you to clear your mind and make decisive choices before you start writing. Sections 6-7 are some suggestions for writing. We recommend that authors take these 7 sections as reference before and during writing. Sections 8 – 9 describe how the author can attract relevant readers through tags and synopsis of the story. Sections 10-11 are instruction to the most exciting part of submission
Q.Can I know more about the standards?
A.A good novel usually has an appropriate theme, a clear plot structure, and well-developed characters. If you would like to know more about the writing techniques regarding these aspects, you could google them or join GoodNovel Academy for elaboration.
Q.Are there audience vote?
A.No, there is no audience vote. Entries will be evaluated by GoodNovel's experienced editor team with thorough consideration.
Q.Do you take views and comments into consideration?
A.Yes, we do take views and comments into consideration. View and comments can tell how popular a story is. However, when evaluating an entry, we take everyaspect into consideration, while “views and comments” is only one of many.
Q.Is it true that only exclusive stories can win?
A.Every entry stands equal chance to win. The quality of the entries is the only criteria.
Q.Who will be deciding the winners?
A.As stated in Question#2, GoodNovel editors would be the sole party deciding the winners.
Q.What about story outline?
A.Participants are not required to submit an outline along with her/his entry. However, having a story outline will help a lot in the writing process.
Q.What if my story is still ongoing when the contest ends?
A. We accept both completed and ongoing stories. However, entries submitted to this contest must exceed 60,000 words. Whether the entry is ongoing or completed by the time this contest ends does not affect the editors' judgement of it.
Feel free to contact us via contact@goodnovel.com if you have any other inquires.
Buona fortuna !