Writing Contest in Conjunction with JukePop Serials! Fancy yourself an author? Show us what you got! Heres an exciting contest we have going with our friends over at Jukepop Serials. Here’s what you need to do to participate: 1. Register for your JukePop account ahead of time at jukepop/. 2. Familiarize yourself with our publishing platform, we are a serial fiction site and publish stories in installments (chapter format). Contest winner will be determined by valid reader +Votes and reader retention based on our analytics. 3. Submit your first chapter at anytime. Yes, that’s right, we just need your first chapter to get started. Log into your JukePop account and go to My Account -> Submit to submit your first chapter. On JukePops submission page, first question - please select Steampunk Worlds Fair to submit to from the drop down menu. Also note our formatting requests. 4. After your first chapter is submitted, our JukePop Editor will review your submission and get back to you within 1 – 2 weeks on steps to take to officially publish your story. If you submit before the contest starts we will get back to you the week the contest starts. 5. If your submission is accepted, you’ll be notified via email and need to follow the instructions in the email to officially publish your story to the page dedicated to Steampunk Worlds Fair authors. 6. Once your story is published, you will be able to publish future chapters directly to the site at your own pace. Pace your chapter updates so that readers get to enjoy a couple new chapters every week or two. During this time, promote your story to all friends and family to get them to read and +Vote. You can use our Facebook Share and Twitter Tweet buttons to get the word out. If you have a personal blog, tell everyone there. Also on Steampunk forums. JukePop Contest Terms and Conditions: 1. The contest period starts on May 1st, 2014 and runs through Aug 1st, 2014. 2. Winner will awarded $100 and determined by the number of valid +Votes received and reader retention during the contest period. Contest must have at least 10 accepted entries to run. 3. All entries must be original and cover art free of any copyright infringements. All fiction genres considered except Fan Fiction and Erotica. 4. Winners will be notified by Aug 15th, 2014. Cash award payments will be sent within 45 days after the winners are notified. All payments will be made via PayPal (paypal). 5. All entries will get a chance to continue to publish on JukePop, pending the quality and popularity of the story. (And start collecting monthly cash rewards.) Winning serial will be featured on JukePops site and social media channels. 6. All participating authors retain rights to their work. 7. All entries that qualify will get a chance to be listed at libraries.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:45:05 +0000