We are now announcing our highly anticipated three co-winners for the Uncharted Novel Excerpt Prize, judged by Rachel Howzell Hall! These writers gave us scenes full of tension, crackling dialogue, and worlds we’ve never even imagined. To say these writers made us want to read more would be an understatement. Congratulations to the winners and thank […]
As promised, we’re back with the winner of our 2026 Noir Challenge! This story thrilled us from the opening line and we couldn’t stop thinking about it. Thank you to everyone who submitted! Winner: Tramway by Ted Berg
Last week to sign up! You’ve been agonizing over that first page for months or even years, revising and rewording until it feels perfect. Are you now ready to put your first page under scrutiny? For Uncharted’s Put Your Hook to the Test, imagine a version of America’s Got Talent but for first pages of […]
Here we are with the cinematic short stories that made it to our shortlist! Congratulations to all the writers; we’re so humbled by your talent. We can’t wait to see what the three winning stories will be!
It’s time for us to present the noir writers that made it to the shortlist! We were fascinated by how these stories utilized shadows, the juxtaposition of law and crime, and lurking antagonists. We’ll be back very soon with the winner!
You’ve been agonizing over that first page for months or even years, revising and rewording until it feels perfect. Are you now ready to put your first page under scrutiny? For Uncharted’s Put Your Hook to the Test, imagine a version of America’s Got Talent but for first pages of novels in progress, judged by […]
Presenting the cinematic short stories that made it to our longlist! We were so captivated by the stories you all submitted, and we have hard decisions ahead of us as we continue to deliberate. Stay tuned for the shortlist!
We’re back with the shortlist for the Novel Excerpt Contest, judged by Rachel Howzell Hall. We had to make a lot of hard choices, but we’re now that much closer to announcing our highly anticipated three co-winners! Stay tuned!
We love celebrating the best excerpts of novels in progress, and we’ve got three great examples from these co-winners! It takes a special writer to craft an excerpt that reads like a complete story and yet fits perfectly in a longer narrative! Co-Winner: Such Lovely Remains by R.H. Acosta Co-Winner: The Flame Inside by Emanuelle […]
For this contest, we asked for stories or excerpts of instinct, presence, and the creatures that change us. You dropped us into those human and creature relationships that make us feel something new or old or leave us twisting to understand. We’re excited to announce these three stories that went above and beyond. Thank you to […]
We were really impressed by the novel excerpts that came in this time around and after much deliberation, are ready to present which stories made the longlist. Keep your eye on our website for our shortlist!
We’re shaking with fear and excitement to announce the winner of this challenge! This writer gave us quite the fright and now we’re all having trouble sleeping. Thank you to all who submitted! 1st Place Winner: The Interpreter by Patrick St. Amand Shortlist: