Giveaway for Gaza:

Win a Free Manuscript Critique

Prizes

  • First Prize: A fiction manuscript critique that is free up to 60,000 words ($1,080 value)

  • Second Prize: A fiction manuscript critique with a 50% discount for the first 60,000 words ($540 value)

  • Third Prize: A fiction manuscript critique with a 25% discount for the first 60,000 words ($270 value).

Click here to learn more about what a manuscript critique entails.

Note: If your manuscript exceeds 60,000 words, you can still claim your prize! You'll just need to cover the additional words at my standard manuscript critique rate of $0.018/word.

Help a young family in Gaza with an infant reach safety.

Nada Alaraj was 8 months pregnant at the start of the genocide in Gaza, and has since given birth to a newborn daughter in harsh circumstances. Their home has been destroyed, and they have already been forced to relocate numerous times due to constant bombardments. Basic necessities like clean water and food are difficult to come by, which is incredibly challenging for a young family with a baby and two other young children.

Nada, her husband, and their three daughters are seeking support to help them evacuate to safety as well as acquire basic life necessities. Your contribution to their GoFundMe campaign could help them secure safe passage to Egypt where they can safely care for their children until they are able to return to their rightful land & home, which they have been forcibly displaced from.

Please visit their GoFundMe Campaign to read their full story.

How to enter the giveaway

*Note: Please read all the instructions, rules, and information before entering.

Follow each step in order to enter the giveaway:

  1. Donate. Visit the Alaraj family’s Go Fund Me campaign and make a donation by 11:59pm on June 26, 2024. Use your local time for reference.

  2. Send me proof of your donation. Take a screenshot of your confirmed donation, or download your receipt, and then fill out this form to record your entry.

  3. Share this giveaway on Instagram, either in your stories or feed, so that we can get as many donations to the Alaraj family as possible.

  4. Wait for the drawing! I will draw the winners on Monday, July 1, and then get in contact with the individuals as soon as possible after that.

Rules & Info

  • The currency of the GFM campaign is in British pounds. £20 = 1 raffle ticket, £40 = 2 raffle tickets, and so on. The more “raffle tickets” you purchase through your donations, the higher your chances of winning.

  • You must purchase a minimum of 1 full raffle ticket (aka, you must donate at least £20).

  • Your manuscript can not contain a harmful agenda that involves encouraging hatred or violence towards marginalized groups. Writers whose manuscripts fall into this category will be disqualified from redeeming their prize. You can read more about this in my FAQs.

  • While I am happy for writers of many different genres to enter this giveaway, please be aware that I specialize in speculative fiction. You can read more about the specific genres I work with on my FAQs page. But please feel free to enter even if you write other genres, as this is a great opportunity to win budget-friendly feedback from a professional editor!

  • The prizes cannot be redeemed for children’s picture books or nonfiction books.

  • If you receive notification that you have won one of the prizes, please reply to my correspondence within 14 days. If I do not receive a response from you, I will draw a new winner in your place. Thanks for understanding!

  • If you are a winner, I will kindly ask that you be willing to redeem your prize before the end of this year (2024).

Queer Palestine Readathon & Other Resources

This giveaway was inspired by the #QueerPalestineReadathon currently taking place on Instagram. This readathon entails reading books by queer Palestinian authors while simultaneously amplifying and raising funds for families in Gaza who need our help.

Thank you so much for entering this giveaway. It can feel incredibly overwhelming to try to figure out how to best support families who are being violently displaced in Gaza. Donating to just one family may feel small, but it could mean the world to Nada and her family.