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@kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app

In which I try to get creative in how I describe a main character and Fiona is a bit stanky on a Fall afternoon.

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October 31, 2026 at 10:15 PM

Ebokio Publishing

@ebokiopublishing.bsky.social

Look Inside starts where the want starts.

If page one is weather, waking, or backstory, cut the throat-clearing. Open on desire so the sample promises the book.

Where does your true want begin?

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September 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM

Institute of Children's Lit | Kidlit

@iclwriters.bsky.social

🥁 DRUMROLL.... 🥁 Our next contest is now open for submission! Deadline is September 30th! Good luck 🍀✍️

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Our next writing contest is now open for submission! This contest is for YA Contemporary Fiction First Pages. Deadline is September 30th!

August 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Writers With Wrinkles Podcast

@bethandlisapod.bsky.social

In this season finale episode, we reflect on the end of the season, share a behind-the-scenes podcasting mishap (it happens), and dive into a First Pages critique of a cozy fantasy. It's another fantastic submission! #firstpages #writers
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Season Finale Bonus: First Pages Cozy Fantasy

Season Finale Bonus: First Pages Cozy Fantasy page for Writers With Wrinkles

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December 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Judy_By_Design

@judybydesign.bsky.social

Day and night… #acrylicgouache #painting #minisketchbook #abstractart #day #night #dayandnight #mixedmedia #art #decemberart #firstpages

December 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Shoba Sujana Kumar

@justshoba.bsky.social

These are closing tonight! See details below please if your work applies - this is a great opportunity! Thank you@writingdaywksp.bsky.social! #writing #novel #manuscript #firstpages #feedback #writingcontest

Writing Day Workshops @writingdaywksp.bsky.social · Apr 10

Only 10 days left to enter these contests! All entries must be submitted by April 20th!

More info and ways to submit can be found on our blog: writingdayworkshops.com/blog

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April 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM

Pulp Literature Press

@pulpliterature.bsky.social

The 2025 First Page Cage is now open. Writers of long form fiction, this contest is for you!

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The 2025 First Page Cage is Now Open! - PULP Literature

Entering the Ring The 2025 First Page Cage is now open. Writers of long form fiction, this contest is for you! Send us the first [...]

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August 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM

Pulp Literature Press

@pulpliterature.bsky.social

Down to the Final Two! We are delighted to announce the Finalists for the 2024 First Page Cage Match...

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Announcing The 2024 First Page Cage Finalists! - PULP Literature

Down to the Final Two! We are delighted to announce the Finalists for the 2024 First Page Cage Match! This contest is our way of recreating the experience of live-action slush reading. It's also a lit...

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December 4, 2024 at 6:18 PM

Pulp Literature Press

@pulpliterature.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce the Semifinalists in the First Page Cage Match! This contest is our way of recreating the experience of a live-action slush reading.

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The 2024 First Page Cage Semifinalists are in the ring! - PULP Literature

The Top Four Have Entered the Cage! We are delighted to announce the Semifinalists in the First Page Cage Match! This contest is our way of recreating the experience of a live-action slush reading. It...

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November 6, 2024 at 5:58 PM

Pulp Literature Press

@pulpliterature.bsky.social

Kudos to the Quarterfinalists! Here are The 2024 First Page Cage Quarterfinalists...

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The 2024 First Page Cage Quarterfinalists - PULP Literature

Kudos to the Quarterfinalists! Ever sit through the nerve-wracking experience of a live-action slush? Ever wonder what those editors were thinking? Like, seriously, why are they all so judgy like that...

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October 18, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Pulp Literature Press

@pulpliterature.bsky.social

And So It Begins ... It’s time to announce the longlist for our 2024 First Page Cage Match.

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Announcing the 2024 First Page Cage Longlist! - PULP Literature

And So It Begins It's time to announce the longlist for our 2024 First Page Cage Match. Congratulations to all of the authors, listed alphabetically by first name below. And double the congratulations...

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October 16, 2024 at 12:16 AM

Pulp Literature Press

@pulpliterature.bsky.social

Get In It to Win It! It’s time for the 2024 First Page Cage Match and your chance to win $300!

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The 2024 First Page Cage Match Is Now Open! - PULP Literature

Get In It to Win It! It’s time for the 2024 First Page Cage Match and your chance to win $300! Have you ever attended a live-action slush reading? If so, you know all about the nail-biting exper...

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August 2, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Pulp Literature Press

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Announcing the Winner of the First Page Cage Match!

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Announcing the Winner of the First Page Cage Match! - PULP Literature

Don't Make Us Choose! When we launched the inaugural edition of the First Page Cage Match last year, we had no way of knowing just what to expect. It seemed straightforward enough. Based on the for...

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July 5, 2024 at 7:42 PM

Karen J Carlisle (author)

@karen-j.bsky.social

First pages. Part 1
3 short stories at beginning of Eye of the Beholder & Other Tales #FirstPages #VictorianMystery

June 22, 2026 at 11:22 AM

Kelly Dyksterhouse

@kellydhouse.bsky.social

That’s a wrap! Thanks to those who submitted pages for this month’s live first pages session with @thetobiasagency.bsky.social !Our next will be on 3/25. To submit your first page, send to queryconuncdrum@gmail.com.

#writers #firstpages #amquerying

February 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM

Sera Rivers

@writeloudly.bsky.social

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June 22, 2024 at 5:50 PM

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@writeloudly.bsky.social

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