Become An Author Today!
Send us 1–4 chapters of your original story. Top 3 win cash. The top 10 become Early Geese and keep every dollar their story earns on Novel Goose.
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Entries close December 31, 2026 · 11:59 PM Pacific
Deadlines
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Entries open
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December 31, 2026Submission deadline
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January 10, 2027Winners announced
Prizes
Cash prizes are in CAD. We will find the best payment method for each winner to ensure they get their prizes.
$500
2nd place
$1,000
1st place
$300
3rd place
Top 10 gets to be an Early Goose!
Every dollar your story earns on Novel Goose is yours. Normally the platform keeps a cut.
Not in the top 10? Don't worry!
Good entries can still be featured on Novel Goose at launch. They will just not get Early Goose benefits.
Rules
Submissions
- 1 entry per person
- 5,000–20,000 words, no more and no less
- Unfinished stories are welcome!
- Any fiction genre is OK!
- PDF, DOCX or TXT
Not allowed
- Unoriginal work or works you do not have the rights to
- Anything written entirely by AI
- Smut in the contest
Judging and rights
The Novel Goose team picks the most interesting, best reads.
Entering gives us no rights to your work. That only changes if you agree to publish on Novel Goose.
We Believe In You!
Entries close December 31, 2026.
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