THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN CLOSED with the receipt of the 25th manuscript.
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The
2010 Adventure Writers' Competition
$1,000 grand prize: The
Grandmaster Award
Unpublished writers in
the adventure genre can vie to be the next Clive Cussler
by submitting their original fiction manuscripts for a
chance at the $1000 grand prize
The Grandmaster
Award
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Deadline:
Manuscripts will be accepted beginning October 1, 2009. The
competition deadline is January 1, 2010 with a maximum of 25
entries/manuscripts. THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN CLOSED with the receipt of the 25th manuscript.
Eligibility:
(a) Participants must be 18 years of age by March 1, 2010.
(b) The Adventure Writers' Competition is open only to unpublished
writers.*
An “unpublished writer" is defined as: an author
whose fictional work has not appeared in book, magazine, or
periodical format via a Fortune 500 recognized publishing firm.
Self-published/Vanity Press authors are eligible as long as
their work has not appeared in any of
the formats listed above.
(c) Clive Cussler Collectors Society' Officers, Panel Judges,
and their families/relatives are not eligible for the contest.
Rules & Submittal Requirements:
(a) Full-length submittals must be original and cannot include
characters from another authors' work - i.e. fan-fiction is
not allowed.
(b) The length of the manuscript shall not exceed 130K words
or less than 50K words.
(c) Format: 12 pt.- Times New Roman font, paginated and double-spaced
with one-inch margins, and numbered pages.
(d) Writers may only submit one manuscript.
(e) Submitted manuscripts must be of the action-adventure genre.
(f) The deadline of the competition is January 1, 2010.
(g) Attendance to the Clive Cussler Collector's Society Convention
is not required to claim the Grand Prize.
(h) A minimum of 10 entries/manuscripts will need to be submitted
by the deadline for this contest to take place, with a maximum
of 25 entries/manuscripts.
Judging:
The first 25 submitted manuscripts (which meet the requirements
of the competition) will be judged by a select panel composed
of members from the Clive Cussler Collectors Society. Those
25 will be down selected to the top three finalists.
Competitors' Rights:
(a) By submitting a manuscript to the competition, the author
(i) certifies their eligibility per the contest eligibility
rules, (ii) grants the Society the right to publish excerpts
on the web site and in conference material, (iii) grants the
Society the right to forward the winning manuscript to participating
Literary agents for consideration, (iv) represents or warrants
their work to be original and to have not used licensed material
owned by someone else - thus being libelous, or infringing or
violating the rights of any third parties, (v) and agrees to
not submit their work to any other publisher or competition
until notified of their elimination from the contest.
(b) By entering this competition, the author (i) acknowledges
the competition will be conducted in good-faith by members of
the Clive Cussler Collectors Society acting as judges and overseers
of the process, and (ii) agrees to not hold the Society responsible
for violating copyright infringements both during and beyond
the competition.
The Prize:
(a) The Clive Cussler Award winner will receive a $1000 cash
prize and additional amenities to be named at a later date.
(b) The winner will be announced at the 2010 Clive Cussler
Collector's Society Convention in October (Columbus Day Weekend).
The location will be announced at a later date.
(c) Dirk Cussler will select the winner from the top 3 finalists.
How to Enter:
Information on the contest can be solicited through Kerry
Frey - c/o the Clive Cussler Collectors Society.
THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN CLOSED with the receipt of the 25th manuscript.
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The 2008 Adventure Writers Competition
(photo by Pete Ragan)
Jeff Edwards' "The Seventh Angel" won the
2008 Adventure Writers Competition. Clive Cussler and Kerry
Frey are presenting Jeff with the $1000.00 award at the Clive
Cussler Collector's Society 2008 Denver Convention.
The 2008 Adventure Writers Competition Update:
Fourteen (14) full-length adventure novels were submitted by
aspiring authors to the 2008 Adventure Writers Competition by
the March 1, 2008 deadline - all vying for the $1,000 prize
and recognition as the inaugural winner of The Grandmaster Award.
The fourteen novels and authors in alphabetical order
are:
* The Legacy - C.J. Carlson
* The Seventh Angel - Jeff Edwards
* Into the Black - Sean Ellis
* Vengeance is its own Reward - AB Given
* Moonstar One - Terry Heath
* Muties: White Knights and Raiders - Steven Phillip Jones
* Palmetto Sky - Mark A Payden
* Angel DeSalvo - Don Quigley
* The Island - Pete Ragan
* Runt Wade - R.G. Rogers
* The Acropolis Plot - Phil Schneider
* The Crown Conspiracy - Michael James Sullivan
* Sweet Justice - Sandy Thomas
* The Loyal - Mark Wright
Judging these manuscripts will be done using a scoring template
that will focus on setting, characterization, plot line, dialogue,
narrative, pacing, motivation, point-of-view, style/voice, mechanics,
format, and overall impression (to name a few). Society members
will serve as Panel Readers.
The Panel Readers are:
* Kerry Frey - Competition & Panel Director
* Liz Boissonneault
* Tony Eldridge - author The Samson Effect
* Jimmy Gordon - author Island Bound, Caribbean Calling, and
Pirate’s Fall
* Kurt Gray
* Michelle Gwyn
* Ian Kharitonov
* Jim Olson
* John Vinson
* Morgan Yates
The top three (3) manuscripts by score will then be forwarded
to Dirk Cussler who will select the winner & runner-ups.
These selections will be announced in Denver, Colorado at the
October 2008 Clive Cussler Convention.
Congratulations to all the entrants for successfully completing
their manuscripts and good luck to each as the competition selection
process gets underway.
cusslersociety@xpressdata.net
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