The Chapter One Fiction Competition and Reading Series is an annual competition and reading series, open to residents of New York City, that provides opportunities for emerging novelists to share their work with an audience, while emphasizing the importance of a strong first chapter. The Bronx Writers' Center is seeking first chapters from unpublished novels and works-in-progress, written by authors in the five boroughs of New York City. No more than five selections will be made, and those writers whose chapter one has been chosen will receive a $1,000 honorarium and be invited to give a reading.