Registration Open Soon!
Registration for the 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest will open in late May. At long last we will be launching online registration, but traditional snail-mail will still be available for those who want it. (Entrants will still mail in their manuscripts the old-fashioned way. Sorry to those that grumble about this! We do have our reasons.)
We’ve also got a new mailing address in the works, since we’re getting too old and wheezy to carry boxes of manuscripts up and down the stairs. We’ll keep you posted on our new coordinates—in the meantime, our good friends at Geist and Arsenal Pulp Press will make sure we get any mail you send to our old address.
Save the date! The 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest will take place Labour Day weekend, September 4-6, 2010.
3-Day Novelist News & Successes
LegumeMan Books has released 10 A Boot Stomping 20 A Human Face 30 Goto 10, which was written by Jess Gulbranson of Portland, Oregon, during last year’s 3-Day Novel Contest. The Australian publisher specializes in “extreme and/or unusual fiction for extreme and/or unusual people.” Sounds like a perfect fit for 3DN manuscripts. Find out more about Jess’s book at Amazon.com.
In a previous newsletter we told you about Eric Sparling, a 3DN survivor who found a publisher for Tantramar, his 3-Day novel. Now he’s launching a new literary journal just for novellas. Short Sharp Shock: The Novella Digest is accepting submissions of “fast-paced, seamless popular fiction” of 20-35,000 words. Find FAQs and guidelines at s3digest.blogspot.com.
Did you find success with a 3-Day manuscript or idea? Let us know!
Updates from Past Winners
David Zimmerman, author of Socket, which won the 24th Annual 3-Day Novel Contest, has released a second novel with Soho Press. The Sandbox examines military life in Iraq, and it got a nice review in a recent edition of the New York Times. Check these books out—and read “Six Questions” with the author at the Ames Tribune.
Shannon Mullally, part of the duo that won the 26th Annual contest with Love Block, has received the Evan Frankel Dissertation Fellowship toward her Ph.D in English from the University of Denver. “My dissertation will reflect my fascination with exploring the possibilities of writing and my passion for gastronomical literature,” says Shannon. “Thank you to the 3-Day Novel team for their continuous optimism for what writers can accomplish...in the nick of time!”
Victoria Dunn—who is actually, and not so secretly, two people—held a “faux book launch” for Alice’s Adventures with Welsh Zombies, the third place-winning manuscript from last year’s contest, at Collected Works bookstore in Ottawa. Read about the event (which included brain-shaped snacks) and see some loopy craftwork at their blog, Handmade by Mother.
New Canadian Distributor for 3-Day Books
Our distributor, Arsenal Pulp Press, is changing its Canadian distributor, which means we’re moving too. As of July 1, Canadian booksellers can order 3-Day Books through University of Toronto Press. Representation is through Kate Walker & Co. As always, individuals can also order direct from us, or ask by title at your local bookstore or library.
And while we’re talking about Arsenal Pulp Press, did we mention they are a third-time finalist for the CBA Small Press Publisher of the Year award? Read about it here.
A few more weird and/or wonderful upcoming writing contests or new literary organizations to pass the time until Labour Day weekend:
Room Annual Literary Awards
Deadline: June 15, 2010
Poetry, fiction and essays by women. Judges include Jane Hutton, Jennica Harper and Lynn Van Luven. Fee: $27, includes subscription. Prizes: $250-$500. Details: roommagazine.com
Writer's Studio 1st Book Competition
Deadline: May 31, 2010
Been working on that 3-Day draft? The Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser University has a new novel contest for emerging Canadian authors. Fee: $55. Prize: Publication by Anvil Press. Details: thewritersstudio.ca/news/1st-book-competition
L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Competition
Deadline: June 30, 2010
Before there was Scientology, there was L. Ron Hubbard. Speculative fiction of up to 17,000 words by emerging authors. No fee. Prizes: $500-$5,000. Details: writersofthefuture.com
Vancouver Review Short Schrift Contest
Deadline: June 30, 2010
Got a beef? VR seeks angry, dismissive or confessional super-short fiction with attitude. Fee: $25 (includes susbscription). Prize: $250. Details: vancouverreview.com
Facebook Book Club
More into reading than writing at the moment? A group of former 3-Dayers has started an international book club on Facebook. Open to all (so long as you have joined the Facebook ranks). Details: facebook.com
In This Newsletter
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Registration Open Soon
About the contest
Success Stories
Past Winner News
New Distributor
3-Day social links
Other writing contests
3-Day in the News
Great reads from 3-Day Books
Contact us
Can you produce a complete first draft of a novel in 72 short hours? The International 3-Day Novel Contest is your chance to find out.
This crazy, notorious literary marathon started as a dare in a Vancouver bar in 1977. Today, hundreds of writers from all over the world sign up to the challenge every Labour Day weekend.
The 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest will take place Sept. 4 -6, 2010. Registration will open this spring. For more information, visit www.3daynovel.com.
Questions or comments? Email info@3daynovel.com.
Chat with fellow 3-Day entrants on our Abebooks discussion board.
Follow us on Twitter @3DayNovel. Twitter hashtag: #3DNC
See exhausted writers in action in the 3-Day Novel Flickr photo pool.
Mark Sedore, winner of last year’s 3-Day Novel Contest, talks about his process with the Varsity and with University of Toronto News. (Don't forget to pre-order your copy of Snowmen when you register!)
Second-place winner McKinley M. Hellenes talks to the Mission City Record about her 3-Day experience.
Read more 3-Day Novel news and press!
Ask for these fine 3-Day Books at your favourite bookstore or local library, or order them direct from us!
The Videographer "Definitely out of the ordinary."
In the Garden of Men A Top 5 First Fiction pick from the Globe and Mail.
The Convictions of Leonard McKinley "An emotionally powerful book and an intense read."
Day Shift Werewolf "A thorough delight that will make you laugh out loud."
Love Block "The authors are bending genre to lovely effect."
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