Revise & Resub

Submit your completed manuscript for a chance at a month of free editing!

Yeah, you read that right. This is a chance to work with a freelance editor for a month to make your manuscript beautifully polished and ready to knock agents' socks off! (provided your dream agent wears socks)

Okay, take a moment. Process. Breathe.

​Let's get into some details.

​Straight from the Revise & Resub website...

We editors found ourselves with the same block open in our schedules and decided to put that time to good use by offering our services to authors via a pitch contest in the hopes that everyone who follows along could learn something worthwhile and make meaningful connections along the way.

In this contest, authors will be eligible to receive feedback and full edits on their manuscript from professional editors, ensuring their works are polished and ready for those agent inboxes. Not only will authors be immersed in a supportive community of their peers, they will also have the chance to learn more about how their story fits into the industry and obtain understanding of why different edits matter and how to continue practicing them in the future.
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Writers will submit their query and first five pages to their top three editors and one alternate, who will then go through submissions and select one (or two!) winners. These matches will go through an intense, month-long editing process before reposting their submissions from finalized projects.

Got all that? Remember, this is for completed manuscripts only. That means it's already been through betas and self-editing. A month is not a long time in the world of editing. We'll be looking for manuscripts that have reached a certain point in their development.

The Schedule:
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• April 7th: Submission window opens (closes midnight EDT 4/9/17).
• April 17th: Editor picks announced.
• May 19th: Editing round ends.
• May 22nd: Revised submissions showcased.

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#AskEditor Sessions:

Each editor will host two Twitter #AskEditor sessions, during which you can ask all your Revise & Resubmit questions, including specifics about his or her manuscript wish list.

My Sessions:

• Sunday, April 2 at 4pm
• Thursday, April 6 at 12pm

My Manuscript Wish List:
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For this contest, I’m accepting adult submissions only.
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Genres I’d like to see: literary, suspense, upmarket, horror, science fiction, fantasy, magical realism
I am not interested in YA or MG, romance, erotica, women's fiction, detective, religious/inspirational, historical.

In all genres, I want to see developed characters who drive the story forward, rather than characters being pushed and pulled through the narrative like props. I adore work that blurs the lines between genres. Give me a literary horror novel or magical realism tossed into a literary fiction novel. I want sensory writing that brings the setting to life. Give me characters I love to hate, and make me feel torn and ambivalent. I’ve never been a fan of sappy love stories—I don’t need a happy ending. I want bare bones, raw, gritty truth. Tell me something about the world.

See my full bio and wish list here, and check out the rest of the lovely #RevPit editors here.

Dates to be Announced:

• ​Live #AskEditor Session - I will be hosting a live session on my YouTube channel! Head over and subscribe, and you'll be notified.
• A Big Surprise - Oh yeah, keeping this one under wraps. The editors have a surprise for you. Stay updated by following the Twitter accounts below and subscribing to my newsletter.

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This contest is going to be amazing! I hope you're all as excited as the editors are. We're doing this because we love the writing community, so reach out. Ask us questions, and get involved. Connect with other writers, and make friends. And get those manuscripts ready!

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