We received an ad in an e-mail the other day from a well respected writing magazine offering short story critiquing at $4.00 per page with a minimum submission of 5 pages. The reviewer would accept stories as long as 30 pages. So for from between $20 and $120 authors could have a thorough critique by a professional writer.
Contrast that with any Valhalla Press contest. In Valhalla, all entering authors receive feedback on their work at no additional charge. A professional author's critique of your work is included in the $15 entry fee. Admittedly, our feedback is not the down in the weeds line editing the $4.00 a page folks were offering, but the comments they provided in their online sample were on par with what we provide--and again--it is included in the entry fee. Also, our contests offer authors the chance to win $500 for first prize along with the e-reader of the winner's choice. Second prize winners receive their choice of e-reader and those chosen for publication are paid $25.
Those who do not win still get feedback that they can use to improve their story and they will only have paid a $15 entry fee, not $120. We provide the feedback because our goal is to build a writing community. We also believe it is what makes our contests one of the best values available to aspiring authors. Get all the details at our contest page. Feedback on the stories you submit are just part of the reason Valhalla Press is the e-publishing paradise.
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