This blog posting is rather contrived because I'm writing it a few weeks AFTER this announcement but here goes. This is the long-list on the 3-day novel contest website:
After months of consideration and spirited debate, our judges have narrowed the field from over 200 entrants to our top 13! We are delighted to be announcing the 2020 3-Day Novel Contest long-list:
Añoranza by Esperanza Vargas Macias
Frat Ghosts by Christopher Hoffman
How We Got to the End by Avi Kotzer
Isobel’s Mountain by Jan Redford
Light Yrself on Butterflies by Elijah Sparkman
Rest in Pieces by Autumn Cejer
Safety Behaviors by H.T. Smith
She Wouldn’t Leave by Rachel Sentes
The Crossover at Clifton Hill by Mark Southern
The Ravishing Corpse by Todd Besant
Unrest by Emma Côté
Waking up Erica Hammersworth by Sandra Forsyth
Welcome to Miller’s Grove by Briana Jae Alzola
We anticipate our short-list, winner, and runner(s)-up to be announced in approximately a month! Keep an eye on our social media feeds for the final results, as well as news about our 2021 contest registration, and our 2019 winner Just Like a Real Person by Douglas Diaczuk, which will be published later this spring.