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After weeks of reading, we are now ready to announce the finalists to this year’s Strongest Start Novel Competition.  Choosing six finalists out of the over 250 entries was a very, very difficult task. There are many novels that weren’t selected that will undoubtedly go on to great publishing success.

I’ll repeat what I wrote last year when we announced the finalists because I think it best summarizes the intent of the competition:

Hopefully, even if you didn’t reach the finals, you won by receiving the feedback and motivation needed to hone your starting chapters to perfection.  The ultimate decision makers are the agents, publishers, and readers who will purchase and read your books and we have no doubt that we’ll be hearing about the success of many of the entries.

This year’s finalists in alphabetical order are:

- Daughter in Exile by Ama Adjapon

- Far From Happy by Jeni Decker

- Meter Man by Benno von Archimboldi

- Sensing Passion: Travels of a Fifty-Five Year Old Divorcee by Christy Cumberlander Walker

- Spangled Star by seanwelsh

- The Boy Next Door by rlvs

The first three chapters of the finalists will be sent to the Final Round judges and the winners will be announced on June 18.

Congratulations to the finalists and everyone who participated!

Tags: novel competition, writing competition

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