Forum: Contests

http://nwhrwa.com/writers-events/lonestar-contest/ 2012 requests: 12 full & 6 partials. Chance to get your ms in front of editors & Agents below: 2013 – FINAL ROUND JUDGES PANEL Contemporary Series, coordinator: Emmly Jane Agent – TBA Editor – Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin Epublisher – Leanne Morgena, The Wild Rose Press

Central Ohio Fiction Writers announces the 2013 Ignite the Flame Contest Let us feel the heat of your first meet! (or just the spark:-) ) Who can enter? Anyone with an un-contracted Romance manuscript interested in getting great feedback and possibly on the desk of these fabulous final reader/judges: *Romantic Suspense -- Rebecca Strauss literary agent Mckintosh and Otis Inc *Historical -- Julie Mianecki Junior editor Berkley *Single-title Kate Dresser editor HQN *Paranormal Alicia...

Permission granted, appreciated and encouraged to forward this announcement Northeast Ohio RWA is proud to announce the opening of its yearly contest Cleveland Rocks Romance • Entrants must be unpublished in book-length fiction (minimum 40,000 words) in the last five years. • Submit the first 6000 to maximum 7000 words, to a clear story break (such as a chapter break). Actual computer word count is used for all entries and contest categories. A synopsis is optional; if you choose to...

***Permission to Forward Granted*** 'Tis the season, not just for Santa, but for your chance to have your unpublished manuscript seen, critiqued and (for the finalists) win wonderful prizes, including evaluation by some of the top editors in the romance genre. Three of our 2012 winners received book contracts, two of them as a direct result of the contest. The Marlene Awards competition opens 12:01 a.m. EST, December 15, and runs until midnight EST, January 15. Complete information...

I have an interview with Vanessa Gebbi over at Flash Fiction Chronicles about her experiences as both a contestant and judge of writing contests for flash and longer stories. http://www.everydayfiction.com/flashfictionblog/

Gonna Be a Hot Summer Submissions Contest Champagne Book Group is seeking talented authors and their stories for Carnal Passions, our erotic imprint. Carnal Passions accepts erotic romance in all its variations (BDSM, Alternate Lifestyle, Gay/Lesbian and any and all combinations thereof). To find this new talent and terrific stories, Champagne Book Group is having a submissions contest for both published and unpublished authors. Entries must be complete works, ranging in word...

We all a hero. We swoon over Regency rakes. We fan ourselves over the honorable fireman, and nothing is hotter than a man in uniform. A hero is much more than a hot bod. RWA/NYC wants to see his depths so sends us a scene where your hero shines. Whether he's Duke, an Earl, CEO, Vampire, Navy Seal or a Cowboy, we want him. Send us a scene between your hero and heroine where you show us him being a hero. Whether he's saving the heroine or expressing his love, just show us what makes the heroine...

***Permission to forward granted and encouraged!*** Three weeks left to enter Rose City Romance Writers' Golden Rose Contest! Visit our contest website here: http://rosecityromancewriters.com/contest-home/ Contest deadline is August 1, 2012, 11:59PM The Golden Rose is a contest sponsored by RCRW for unpublished and non-PAN (within the RWA Organization) authors. It offers the opportunity to obtain high quality feedback and, for finalists, the chance to get your work in front of a...

Stiletto 2012 ChickLit Writers of the World (RWA) contest deadline extended through this weekend -- For "unpublished" authors - but see definition: The Contest is open to any writer who has never been contracted in book-length fiction (40,000 words or more) from any publisher. Also eligible to enter are: Any writer who has been published but not contracted for a minimum of five (5) years may enter any category; or Any writer who has been published but not contracted for a minimum of...

$660 is the top prize on offer for short fiction in the summer 2012 round of the Writers’ Village ‘Best Writing’ award. The second prize is $160 and third prize is $80. The five shortlisted entrants also gain a free entry in the next round. All contestants gain a helpful critique of their story, win or lose - a feature thought to be unique among low-fee writing contests. Winners will be awarded the title ‘Winner, the Writers’ Village Best Writing summer 2012 Award’ and see their work...

Passing on this information about the Stroke of Midnight and Passionate Plume Contests sponsored by Passionate Ink RWA. They're looking for entries and judges. Calling all erotic romance readers and writers! The Passionate Ink chapter of RWA is looking for unpublished erotic romance entries for out Stroke of Midnight contest and published entries for our Passionate Plume contest. Enter in five sizzling categories: Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal/Time Travel, Novella,...

*** Permission to Forward *** Announcing CHRW's Golden Claddagh Contest for Full-Length Romantic Fiction The Contest where non-finalists are winners, too. See below! THE GOLDEN CLADDAGH (Don't let our chapter name dissuade you-- your entry does not have to be Celtic in nature.) The top three finalists in each category will be considered by top editors and agents, but non-finalists are winners, too! The 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners in each of our unpublished categories will receive...

The CLW Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest is earlier this year, and open for entries NOW! :D ***PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED & ENCOURAGED*** Chick Lit Writers of the World RWA announces The 8th Annual Get Your Stiletto in the Door Writing Contest. The contest is open for entries from April 1 to July 6, 2012. All entries will receive FOUR written critiques from judges. Finalists will

Hi all! There is a writing contest going on over at Lyrical Press (www.lyricalpress.com). The deadline is coming up, February 5. Lyrical is ringing in the new year with a contest! Currently, Lyrical is accepting submissions (synopsis and full manuscript – following usual submissions criteria found on the website). The editorial department will review the entrants and choose the winners. Entries accepted until February 5 and winners announced around March 12. Prizes are:

$660 first prize in Writers’ Village Story Contest Spring 2012 A first prize of $660 in cash can be won for short fiction in any genre in the spring 2012 round of the Writers’ Village ‘Best Writing’ award. The second prize is $160 and third prize is $80 plus five shortlisted entrants gain a free entry in the next round. All entrants, winners or not, gain a helpful critique of their story - a feature thought to be unique among low-fee writing contests. Winners will be awarded the title...

I'm giving away an e-copy of PLAYING FOR KEEPS today! Just leave a comment on my post over at Blame It On The Muse for a chance to win! http://blameitonthemuse.com/new-york-city-baby/

I have two month long contests running and you could win a copy of Honey On White Bread. When seventeen-year-old Claire Flanagan is wrenched from her father and deposited at the Good Shepherd’s Home for Wayward Girls, all dreams for Hollywood stardom are lost. But when twenty-year-old Benjamin Russell helps secure her release, she starts to believe in a happy future with him…until she discovers his ex-girlfriend is pregnant. In this post WWII coming of age novel, Claire discovers the...