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The Great American Sentence Contest

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Do not submit here! This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (July 2017)

About

Send us a sentence. The first sentence of your book, or just a stand-alone, a string of words minding their own business.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationAwarded 1 x per year.

Fiction On Hiatus
Audience:

Americans.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionNo specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words); Up to 5 pieces.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Jul 2017
Date Added: 13 Feb 2015

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