Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it's poison to your reader. - Emma Coats 

We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. - Ernest Hemmingway 

“If you don’t think there is magic in writing, you probably won’t write anything magical" – Terry Brooks

"A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one." ~Baltasar Gracián

One of the leading competitions in the electronic world for young authors, the New Voices Young Writer's Competition™ encourages reading and writing among middle and high school students while introducing them to the exciting world of eBooks and ePublishing, the wave of the literary future.

The New Voices Young Writer's Competition™  can become a launching pad into the world of publishing for many young writers, allowing them their first taste of professional feedback and pushing them to achieve their dream of seeing their words in print.

Established by EPIC in 2006, the competition accepts entries from students attending public, private, or home schools from all over the world.

Know an aspiring young writer? The New Voices Young Writers Competition brochure can be downloaded and distributed to any school, homeschool organization, or young writer. Copies of the brochure can be requested by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .