Today’s Novel Festival Deadline (Oct. 3rd): FOOD & DRINK Book Contest

Submit via the Festival: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/food-and-drink-novel-festival/

Submit your FOOD & DRINK Book by the deadline. (non-fiction or fiction)

NON-FICTION – Can be about the origins, preparations, families, or nutritional values of food. Can be about different types of cuisine and/or about the history of certain foods or drink.

FICTION – In a novel food and drink can show the culture, history, and environment of a fictional world. For example, the spices used in a stew or the rites around a particular beverage can reveal a lot about the society that created them. It can also represent and symbolic theme in the novel about society, status, and norms.

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Today’s Novel Deadline: SPORTS & RECREATION Festival (Oct. 1st)

Submit your Sports Book by the deadline.

Sports storytelling is more than just reporting scores. It’s about weaving narratives that connect us emotionally to athletes, teams, and events.

Enter your sports novel on the festival website: https://sportsfilmfestival.video/sports-novel-festival/

Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of professional writers and writing consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below.)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation.

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

A great way to get your words out there, obtain the agent you’re looking for, or just get your story seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actor. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

Deadline Today (Sept. 25th): HORROR Novel Festival

Submit via the Festival: https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-novel-festival/

Submit your HORROR Book by the deadline.

A horror story is a fictional tale that aims to create a feeling of fear, suspense, or tension in the reader.

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Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of professional writers and writing consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below.)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation.

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

A great way to get your words out there, obtain the agent you’re looking for, or just get your story seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actor. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

Deadline Today (Sept. 24th): RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY NOVEL CONTEST

Submit on the festival page: https://storypitches.com/religion-and-spirituality-novel-festival/

3 Options to submit:

Submit your RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Book by the deadline.

Spiritual and religious stories are narratives that convey spiritual and religious themes, and can be found in sacred texts, oral traditions, and personal experiences.

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Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of professional writers and writing consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below.)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation.

Deadline Today (Sept. 22nd): WOMEN’S FICTION Novel Festival (3 options to submit)

Submit on the Festival site: https://femalefilmfestival.com/womens-fiction-novel-festival/

Submit your WOMEN’S FICTION Book by the deadline.

Women’s fiction is a broad term for books that center on women’s experiences and are marketed to female readers.

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Deadline Today (Sept. 20th): Family & Kids Novel Writing Festival

Submit to the festival today: https://festivalforfamily.com/family-kids-novel-writing-festival/

Submit your Family or Kids Book by the deadline. 

FAMILY and KIDS Books will always be needed and wanted in our society. If you can write a great family story, then you are definitely on your way to having a great career. This portion of the Writing Festival would like to present at least 20 new works of Family Novels in the next 12 months. Submit your family novel today:

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Deadline Today (Sept. 19th): HISTORY Novel Festival (3 options to submit) 

Submit on the festival page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-novel-festival/

Submit your HISTORY Book by the deadline.

History is a narrative that describes, analyzes, and questions past events, and examines the patterns of cause and effect. It’s a collection of stories told by many different people, and is subject to constant revision and reinterpretation.

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Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of professional writers and writing consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below.)

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

20th – FAMILY/KIDS NOVEL CONTEST

21st – TRAVEL NOVEL CONTEST

22nd – WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

23rd – BIOGRAPHY NOVEL CONTEST

24th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY NOVEL CONTEST

25th – HORROR NOVEL CONTEST

26th – ART & PHOTOGRAPHY NOVEL CONTEST

Deadline Today (Sept. 18th): Crime/Mystery Novel Festival

Submit on the festival page: https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crimemystery-novel-festival/

The #1 Crime/Mystery Festival and Contest in the World today!

– Offers novelists and storytellers at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS (see below for recent performance readings).

– One of the best places in the world for the writers to add sales to their self-published novel and/or obtain and agent.

– No matter what happens, you will receive full feedback on your work by our established committee. No other place in the world will you get coverage for the price you pay.

Deadline Today (Sept. 17th): LITERARY FICTION Novel Festival

Submt on the festival page: https://festivalfordrama.com/literary-fiction-novel-festival/

3 options to submit.

Submit your Literary Fiction Book by the deadline.

Literary fiction isa category of novels that prioritize style, character, and theme over plot.It’s often considered to be more serious than genre fiction, which is commercial fiction written for entertainment.

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Deadline Today (Sept. 16th): PARANORMAL Novel Festival

Deadline to submit to the festival: https://fantasyscififestival.com/paranormal-novel-festival/

Submit your PARANORMAL themed book by the deadlin.

A paranormal story is a work of fiction that explores phenomena and beings that are beyond the scope of scientific understanding. They include elements like ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches, and other entities that cannot be explained by the laws of nature. They can be set in the real world, but generally includes elements that defy scientific explanation.

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UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

17th – LITERARY FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

18th – CRIME/MYSTERY NOVEL CONTEST

19th – HISTORY NOVEL CONTEST

20th – FAMILY/KIDS NOVEL CONTEST

21st – TRAVEL NOVEL CONTEST

22nd – WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

23rd – BIOGRAPHY NOVEL CONTEST

24th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY NOVEL CONTEST