SHATTER won grand prize for all categories of the LDStorymaker’s First Chapter Contest. Yay!! I wrote a blog post on the experience here. The same story also won First Place in the Young Adult Manuscript category of the League of Utah Writer’s contest and landed me a publishing contract with Cedar Fort <—– That is the happiest sentence ever.
I loved some of the comments I got back. One judge gave SHATTER a perfect score and wrote,
“Since I’m going to give you perfect, straight 5’s, I don’t know what to say, except that this is one fantastic piece of writing. I felt the sweltering atmosphere, from the temperature to the tension with the teacher and students in the room. I absolutely loved this. I would recommend it to anyone.”
Another judge wrote,
“This chapter had a very gripping beginning, first with the uniqueness of the author’s voice, and then with the events themselves. This piece is unique. It’s one I’ll remember. . . .
Thanks, judges!
