For Unpublished Writers
The Fictionary Book of the Year Award
Some truly exceptional books have come from authors who undertook a Fictionary edit and we want to help them fly!
The Fictionary Book of the Year Award is judged by a panel of writing and editing experts to recognize and promote those writers who are dedicated to the process of great story telling.
If you have used Fictionary StoryTeller to self-edit your book, and you think it’s ready for readers, we invite you to enter to win.
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1) Do a thorough self-edit with Fictionary StoryTeller
Use the software to polish your manuscript, focusing on story arc, tension, hooks, character arcs and more. -
2) Submit your novel
Win a full professional manuscript edit by a Fictionary StoryCoach Certified Editors and a read-through by some top literary agents.
You must be a Fictionary StoryTeller suscriber to be considered for this award. Take a free trial today.
What does a Book of the Year Aware winner receive?
There are two award categories:
- Best unpublished Adult novel
- Best unpublished Young Adult/Middle Grade novel
The prizes include:
- Full StoryCoach edit by a Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor including 3 hours of one-on-one consulting time. (Value $2700 USD)
- A 25-page manuscript read-through by Lindsay Auld, Agent at Writers House Literary Agency for the Young Adult/Middle Grade category winner.
- A 25-page manuscript read-through by Andrea Morrison, Senior Agent at Writers House Literary Agency for the Adult category winner.
- One-year subscription of a StoryCoach Premium account (Value $288 USD).
Next submissions open July 1, 2023
Sign up for a Fictionary StoryTeller subscription now to be eligble to enter
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Annie R McEwen, Author
Fictionary Community Founding Member
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Erin Clark, Shortlisted Author Fictionary Book of the Year Award
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Fictionary Community Founding Member
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Beasts of Prey
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Emma Baird, Author
Beautiful Biters
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Christmas Therapy
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Caravaggio's Sin
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Beautiful Biters
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Swimming with Strangers in Shanghai
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Worlds of Dark Adventure
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Diane Rhodes, Author
BA, Creative Writing
Perfect to catch flaws in your manuscript and elevate it to new heights of quality. I love Fictionary!
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FACE YOUR WORD
Let me just say that the automated Story Arc report alone makes this an outstanding tool.
Allie Potts, Author
An Uncertain Faith
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The Ten Secrets of Cyberspace
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Alva Eriksson, Wattpad Featured Author & Watty's 2017 Award Winner
Ardent
I believe using this tool would help any author zero in on their strengths and weaknesses as writers.
Clarke Scott, M.A., Author
The Art of Enchantment: A Life is a Journey
Authors of all experience levels will find this tool incredibly useful.
Dan Alatorre, Bestselling Author
Savvy Stories
Fictionary has helped me turn my first draft into a polished piece.
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Brew Books
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James Osborne, Bestselling Author
The Ultimate Threat
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Mermaid and Haunted House
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Freaky Yarn
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Capital Thirst & Beverly Hills Torture
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First in the "A Darkside Defender" series
– Emma Thomas
In a world where some have supernatural abilities, and most don’t, the King has bound those with magick by blood and fire to do his bidding.
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Turning into a Netflix series!
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Ryder Stephens takes readers on an emotional arc of a young girl dealing with loss and grief. A page turner!
– Amazon Reviewer
As an author, Veronica attributes her success in character development to the diverse experiences in her medical career.
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Hit #10 in Love out of 2 Million Books on Wattpad.
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The Many Dates of Indigo is part of the Wattpad Paid Stories program.
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From page one, I could not put this book down. The author took his plot to a new level, mind control brings us into the stratosphere of cyberwars!
– Amazon Reviewer
MindField, Kane’s 8th novel, was edited using Fictionary and honored by Kirkus Reviews.
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A frantic middle of the night call jolts Gerry from his quiet, but lonely life, back into a world fraught with dangerous creatures of the night.
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The third in the series. The second novel edited in Fictionary StoryTeller.
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Erin is desperate to save Gerry from dark vampire forces who would do anything to prevent him from fulfilling the prophecy.
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Miriam’s debut NaNoWriMo novel was edited using Fictionary and hit #1 on Amazon for Steampunk Science Fiction.
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"Such a fantastic adventure story! Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of reading!" — Amazon Review
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"To say that this story is superb and masterful storytelling does not do this book justice."
– Twitter fan @BillGrim
Edited in Fictionary, Adrent reaches Highest Rank in Sci-Fi - #3, Space Opera - #1 on Wattpad
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Helping young people stay human in a tech driven life.
– 4.6 on Goodreads
Casper Pieters wants his readers to gain a deeper understanding about the online world. He embeds critical information in adventure narratives that enables his readers to learn while being swept along
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“My life would be so much easier if all the manuscripts that crossed my desk were as clean as yours.”
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Crime Writers of Canada shortlisted Descent for the Unhanged Arthur Award for best unpublished crime fiction. Descent went on to hit #1 on Amazon's Hot New Releases.
