What you'll get:
- Week 1: Query Letter, Target Audience, Project Title and Subtitle
- Week 2: Book Concept & Details
- Week 3: Market Analysis, & Comparable Titles
- Week 4: Current Platform & Marketing Plan, Potential Endorsers
- Week 5: Sample Chapters
- Week 6: Acquisition Editor Interview
Contest Timeline
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March 24, 2025 - April 28, 2025 - Online Training Sessions
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October 17, 2025 - Deadline to Submit Completed Book Proposal
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February 2026 - Leafwood will extend a contract offer to the approved winner on or before February 2026.
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June 1, 2026 - The winning author’s final manuscript submission is due. (The anticipated publication date is May 2027.)
Disclaimer: As with anything, the results are up to you. The information shared in the in this book proposal contest is not a magic pill. Following the information shared does not guarantee that you will be a contest winner. If you do the work, you will leave have a completed book proposal that can be used to pitch a literary agent or a publisher.