2014 Olympia Contest Coming Soon!

Aspiring Authors, take note!

In SIX WEEKS, Clash of the Titles opens its doors for submissions to the 2014 Olympia.

The Olympia is COTT's yearly contest for unpublished writers. The submissions are judged by their audience—readers well-versed in Christian fiction yet not associated with the CBA industry.

Authors write for readers, so why not have readers be the judges?

Finalists in the contest will also have their work read and judged by three industry professionals!

With a submission fee of only $10, easy electronic submission, a bevy of prizes, and judges devoted to Christian fiction and author encouragement, the Olympia is a contest like no other.

But once our doors are open, you'll need to act quick! Slots are limited. To avoid overburdening our volunteer judges, we are limited in the number of submissions we can accept.

Submissions:

Nov 01, 2013-Dec 13, 2013

For more details, please visit our site: http://www.clashofthetitles.com/p/the-olympia.html

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Olympia Finalists Announced

Today brings Clash of the Titles to the end of Round Two of our first annual Olympia Award.

The Olympia is a literary contest dedicated to Christian fiction and offered only to unpublished writers. In Round Two, the first 3,000 words of entrants’ manuscripts were read and scored by non-industry readers.

A hearty THANK YOU to each of these women who set aside a portion of their time for this contest. Without them, the Olympia would not be.

Of all our submissions, only the top three scores move on to Round Three. Those scores go to manuscripts belonging to:

Bethany Kaczmarek

Laura McClelland

Elaine Manders

Our warmest congratulations to these three authors!

During Round Three, their manuscript excerpts will be read and scored by the following generous individuals:

DEBORAH RANEY -- Award-Winning Author

AMANDA LUEDEKE -- Literary Agent of MacGregor Literary

STEVE HUTSON -- Literary Agent of WordWise Media

The winner will be announced Friday, March 1st, 2013.

Best wishes to our finalists!

The remainder of the contest's entrants can expect to receive their scores by Friday, January 25th. In the meantime, stop by COTT and vote for your favorite book this week: www.clashofthetitles.com.