Win a Scholarship to the Backspace Writers Conference in NYC

If you have a finished novel or narrative non-fiction manuscript and are in search of an agent, this contest may be for you.

Two days of agent panels, workshops, and small-group meetings are at the heart of the upcoming Backspace Writers Conference & Agent-Author Seminar at the Radisson Martinique (32nd & Broadway) in NYC on May 27--May 29, 2010.

Agent Colleen Lindsay has announced a contest for two lucky winners to receive a scholarship to the seminar (valued at $750 each).

There are a few stipulations, however; you MUST have a finished novel (or narrative non-fiction manuscript) that is ready to query; the contest is open only to fiction (any genre, adult, YA or middle grade) and narrative non-fiction manuscripts. The scholarship covers admission to the conference only, not travel or hotel expenses.

The contest will be judged by agents Colleen Lindsay and Suzie Townsend of the FinePrint Literary Agency.

To be considered for one of the two scholarships being offered, you must mail your query letter and the first two pages of your finished manuscript (the same two pages that you want to have critiqued at the seminar) to Colleen at FinePrint Literary Agency (address, and complete rules can be found on her blog). Entries must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2010.

The winners will be announced on March 15, 2010.

Review the agenda and a list of faculty attending the seminar here.

(When Colleen hosted this contest last year, four winners were chosen; and all four found representation as a result of attending the Backspace Writers Conference & Agent-Author Seminar. The number of attendees is limited to 150.)

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