Women who write, literary ladies, fabulous feminine fablers, wizened women with words of wisdom, Penelope with a pen, Priscilla at the printer, Kaila at the keyboard, Alice with aspirations... this is your website. With a chance to win some money for your writing and have your work read and critiqued by wonderful women wordsmiths!

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OUR WEBSITE CONTAINS WRITER'S TIPS, INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EDITING SERVICES, LINKS TO OTHER SALUTORY SITES, SHAMELESS ADVERTISING FOR OUR OWN CREATIVE PROJECTS AND A WRITING CONTEST THAT INVITES YOU TO SURPRISE US, PLEASE US, AND TICKLE OUR LITERARY FANCY--WITH CASH PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS!

AWW News

A Woman's Write Has a New Addition

See the ABOUT page for information about Elizabeth Devereux, the latest addition to our editing/judging staff.

ERICA EISDORFER's AWW-Winning The Wet Nurses Tale one of 10 semi-finalists for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel prize--out of 5,000 entrants!

ERICA EISDORFER's The Wet Nurses Tale was a semi-finalist for the most recent Amazon Breakthrough Novel prize. The novel was the winner of our Good Read competition (June 2007).

A Woman’s Write Competitions – Dec 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008

Competition # 1: Work in Progress--Fee: $50. Prize: $150.
Competition #2: Query Letter-- Fee: $12. Prize: $25.
Competition #3: Synopsis-- Fee: $25. Prize: $50.

We’ve been running the “Good Read” novel writing competition for two years. In that time we’ve observed that most writers, even those with solid, publishable books pending, are in a quandary when it comes to writing a compelling, concise query letter or synopsis.

We also note that elementary mistakes of grammar and syntax, often repetitive, appear in far too many otherwise good book submissions. Those entrants who did not choose to pay extra for a critique would not know that some simple changes might have made the difference in whether a book was passed on to our judges. Most publishers will see a few such errors and put the book in the trashcan.

We’d like to help you avoid some of these common problems by making our critiques more affordable. And your submission will still be eligible to win a prize.

Therefore, for the next four months (competition ends April 30, 2008), A Woman’s Write will offer our editing/judging expertise to

1. women who have a book in progress (may be fiction or non-fiction and it need not be completed),
2. women who need an effective query letter to accompany their book (could be a fiction or non-fiction work), and
3. women who need help writing a powerful synopsis.

In each competition, we will edit the work sent to us and include a sensitive, thoughtful, thorough critique. Fees will reflect this service. See the rules for details.