This year saw an amazing 2008 entries across all genres once again showcasing the enthusiasm and talent of our writing community. Each genre was broken down as follows:-

I Am Writing Commercial Fiction Competition
Entries received: 319

I Am Writing Chapter Book Competition
Entries received: 91

I Am Writing Crime/Thriller/Mystery Competition
Entries received: 142

I Am Writing Historical Competition
Entries received: 116

I Am Writing Horror Competition
Entries received: 43

I Am Writing Literary Fiction/Upmarket Competition
Entries received: 195

I Am Writing Middle Grade Competition
Entries received: 195

I Am Writing Non-Fiction Competition
Entries received: 32

I Am Writing Picture Books Competition
Entries received: 427 (Most of these contained 2 picture books per entry)

I Am Writing Romance Competition
Entries received: 137

I Am Writing Science Fiction/Fantasy Competition
Entries received: 186

I Am Writing Teen, YA, NA Competition
Entries received: 157


Sponsored Entries

We are extremely grateful to all of the lovely people who sponsored one or multiple entries. This really does help keep these competitions accessible to those who otherwise would not be able to enter.

54 x free of charge places were donated by I Am In Print
8 x 50% discounted places were donated by I Am In Print

The wonderful writing community donated an additional 6 places making a grand total of 68 writers who were granted discounted or free of charge entry into a competition of their choice.

Thank you to everyone who sponsored a place!


Stay Strong

Huge well done to all of you who entered. It takes so much courage to share your work with industry professionals. We feel your disappointment if you didn't make the shortlist and want to encourage you to take some time to dust yourself off and carry on. You write because you love it, and that is key. The judges have reported that they enjoyed narrowing down their choices but found it tough to choose – some are still deliberating over their winning titles because, they tell us, the level is so high. Throughout the week, we’ve seen the scores shifting as they wrestled with who to take through to the next round. You may have just missed out this time, but there will be more opportunities ahead. Keep going. We’re willing you on and sending you every good wish.