Under the Influence Sweepstakes

Joyce Maynard
Joyce's new novel, Under the Influence, goes on sale February 23rd
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Enter for your chance to win a week-long writer’s retreat with New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard Under the Influence is on sale February 23, 2016. The writer of the winning essay will have use of a charming and private Tiny House on Joyce
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Enter for your chance to win a stay at New York Times Bestselling Author Joyce Maynard’s Tiny House writer’s retreat
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Prior to submitting their Entry, Participants must carefully review the instructions below and the criteria provided for the creation of his/her Submission  The Submission must be an essay on the theme of a lost or broken friends
Prior to submitting their Entry, Participants must carefully review the instructions below and the criteria provided for the creation of his/her Submission  The Submission must be an essay on the theme of a lost or broken friendship—a theme of Under

A week-long stay at the 200-square-foot Tiny House retreat space on Joyce Maynard’s property in Lafayette, California, for the purpose of working on a manuscript of the writer’s choice.  The winner of the essay contest will also receive one in-depth two-hour session with Joyce Maynard as well as the three one-hour sessions, plus a close reading of up to 10,000 words of a manuscript in progress. The retreat week also includes local use of a car. The prize does not include travel to Lafayette, California, meals, or transportation to or from the Tiny House.

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