Introducing the Top Five:

- Cassandra Gold's Healer
- G.H. Worth's Tell No Lies
- Kim Knox's Touch of a Dragon
- Gail Koger's The Warlord's Comeuppance
- Ali Katz's His Brother's Keeper

Who will be the next Big Fish? Find out February 14th.

What is it: A multi-stage contest to find the hottest stories with the hottest hooks.
What's a hook? A unique premise, clever idea, or new twist on old trope.
Who can enter: Anyone not employed by or working for Loose Id. Current Loose Id authors, however, may enter.

The Top Twenty will be selected by an in-house committee and notified by October 10.

During October 26-29, Loose Id's readers will be given the opportunity to vote on the Top Twenty to select the Top Ten.

Top Ten winners will be asked to submit the first 1000 words of their stories by November 1.

The Top Five will be announced by November 19.

The Top Five will submit their full manuscripts for judging by February 1, 2010.

The Top Two winners will be announced no later than February 15.