Warner Aspect First Novel Contest

(Posted with permission: see contact information below)

Warner Books has announced its second novel contest for new and unpublished science fiction and fantasy writers.

The winning entry will be published by Warner's SF&F imprint, Warner Aspect, as part of the "New Aspects" program, which features "first novelists of outstanding talent and potential."

"The original First Novel Contest resulted in our discovery of Nalo Hopkinson and her manuscript Brown Girl in the Ring," said Betsy Mitchell, the editor-in-chief of Warner Aspect. "After we published that book in July 1998, it went on to become a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award, win the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and receive widespread review attention. And Nalo herself received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer at the 1999 World Science Fiction Convention."

Manuscripts must be double-spaced and typed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, and they must include a business sized, self addressed stamped envelope for response. Submissions must be received between Dec. 15, 1999, and June 30, 2000, and they need to include a disposable copy of a synopsis of the complete story plus the first several chapters of the manuscript (up to a maximum of 60 pages).

There is a limit of one entry per person, and only finalists from the first round of judging will be invited to submit their complete manuscripts. Entries can be sent to:

Warner Aspect First Novel Contest
Editorial Department
1271 Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY, 10020