Hi. I'm interested in entering the competition for 'The Working Class Writers' and I was wondering if, maybe admin, could answer my question. It says in the rules they want a synopsis to match the work. Is this a full synopsis of the whole ms or is it just a synopsis on the short piece that has been sent in? Thanks.
Hi Elsie & Jonathan,
The idea is that the piece of work you submit is ideally your current work-in-progress. This is mentioned a few times on the competition page. The piece that you submit needs to be the same story as what is in the synopsis. We are more than happy to make this clearer if need be on the page. But essentially, it follows a similar procedure to that of submitting to an agent; you wouldn't submit your opening chapters with a synopsis for a different story to an agent.
We say only if you have it, but of course we'd encourage all writers (who are looking to submit their work to an agent/publisher) to practice writing a synopsis. It's a tricky task, but it's a really useful skill in being able to hone your plot.
W&A Admin
Hi Jonathan. This was why I questioned it I wasn't sure what it entailed. Anyway I've begun to put the synopsis together and am I struggling! If I get this done I'm keeping it as a template I didn't think it would be so difficult.
Actually, it doesn't say that at all. It says a synopsis of your WIP, which may be different from the piece submitted. And only 'if you have it', so it's apparently non-essential.