Today we are launching a new service that allows writing contests, competitions, and festivals to use our technology to filter, sort, route, and display entrants’ submissions to judges or reviewers.  No more copying and mailing writing samples – Creative Byline manages the whole thing.  So, whether your contest judges are all in one place or halfway across the globe, we’ve got you covered.  You can find more about how it works here.

I’m very pleased that our first client for the new service is the 2010 Festival of Faith and Writing (press release).  Writers attending the festival are provided with the option of submitting a manuscript to attending editors, and this year we’ll be managing their process online.  We’ve  worked closely with the Festival to mimic a process that works for them, but we know that we haven’t covered all the varieties of contests and festivals.  Are you responsible for managing a flow of manuscripts or writing samples?  Would an online system to manage the entire process be helpful?  Let us know.