RWA Contests
The deadline for the Colorado Romance Writers’ 2010 Award of Excellence Contest is fast approaching! Don’t miss this opportunity to get your work in front of our judges, many of whom are new readers. Get your name out there! Books published in 2009 are eligible. The fee is $20.00 per entry. The entry deadline is January 8, 2010. For details and entry forms, see our website at:
http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org/aoe.html.
Passionate Ink is accepting entries in our two erotic romance contests–for published and unpublished manuscripts. The only all-erotic contest in RWA! Full contest information can be found here:
http://www.passionateink.org/contests.
NTRWA GREAT EXPECTATIONS CONTEST (www.ntrwa.org). Deadline: December 30, 2009. Now that you’ve polished your Golden Heart entry…. Send your first 25 pages plus a form query letter and receive three sets of comments. Membership in RWA is NOT a requirement. The RULES and ENTRY FORM can be found at http://www.ntrwa.org/ on the Great Expectations Contest page. Be sure to check out our category specific score sheets!
12th Annual Fire and Ice Contest. Sponsor: Chicago-North RWA. Fee: $25 – $30. E-Entry Deadline: Midnight of February 1, 2010. Entries Accepted: December 15, 2009. Eligibility: not published in book-length fiction in last 5 years. Enter: prologue/first chapter (25 pages max). For more information email: contest or visit www.chicagonorthrwa.org.
The 2010 New England Reader’s Choice Bean Pot Award – A contest for published authors to award excellence in published romance fiction. The contest is judged exclusively by readers, librarians and booksellers. Eligibility: Open to any member in good standing of the Romance Writers of America (membership verified). Books must have a 2009 copyright date and must be received by January 11, 2010. For more information please visit our website www.necrwa.org.
RWA Conferences
PHOENIX DESERT ROSE CHAPTER PRESENTS Desert Dreams 2010 Writers Conference. April 16-17-18, 2010. Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250. Complete conference and hotel information: http://www.desertroserwa.org/conference.htm. Registration open now: http://www.desertroserwa.org/registerform.htm. Updates on the Desert Dreams Conference blog at:
http://desertdreamswritersconference.blogspot.com/.
Write On, Vancouver. Vancouver, BC, Canada. The mini-conference for fiction writers. May 28th – 29th, 2010. For all registration information and bookings please contact Sally Collins at SallyCollins [AT] shaw [DOT] ca. PROMO OPPORTUNITY: We welcome promo items from authors. For more information, contact SallyCollins [AT] shaw [DOT] ca. Presented by Romance Writers of America Greater Vancouver Chapter www.rwagvc.com.
RWA Workshops
The Passionate Ink Chapter of RWA presents Story Sense/ Story Logic. Instructor: Beth Daniels, aka Beth Henderson, J.B. Dane. January 4, 2010 – January 31, 2010. Cost: $15 for Passionate Ink Members, $20 for non-members. For more information visit http://passionateink.org/.
Announcing the Heart of Carolina Romance Writer’s January Online Workshop: Turning Your Dreams into Reality. Instructors: Tawny Weber and Beth Andrews. When: January 1-31, 2010. Cost: $20 for HCRW and CRW Members, $25 for All Others. To register, please visit the HCRW website at: www.heartofcarolina.org and click on the Online Workshops page.
January 23rd – Donald Maass (All Day Workshop) THE FIRE IN FICTION – passion, purpose and techniques to make your novel great. It is still not too late to sign up for this workshop! We’ve some space left (not a lot!) and the end date for registration December 31st. You can always add this to your gift list! Advanced registration only. NO PAYMENTS ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. NO WALK-INS. When: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9:30 a.m. ~ 6:30 p.m. (Sign-in begins at 9:00 am.) For more information see:
http://www.svrwa.com/meetings/future-meetings#jan10.
Register Now for the January Celtic Hearts Romance Writers Online Workshop which begins January 4th! Edit Your Book In A Month by Eliza Knight. By the end of Edit Your Book in a Month, your WIP should be clean and ready for submission! The skills learned during this workshop can be used for your future manuscripts as well. For More Details & to Register, visit the Workshops Page: www.celtichearts.org.
Class: The No Tears Way to Write Query Letters. Instructor: Connie Cox. Dates: January 4 – 15, 2010. Registration Deadline: January 2, 2010. Fee: $10/HHRW members, $20/others. To register for this class: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/classreg.htm.
Class: British Royal Navy 1770-1815. Instructor: Cindy Vallar. Dates: January 4-29, 2010. Registration Deadline: January 2, 2010. Fee: $10/HHRW members, $20/others. To register for this class: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/classreg.htm.
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for January 2010: Mastering Point of View. Date: 01/04/2010 – 01/29/2010. Instructor: Diane O’Connell. Registration deadline: 1/3/10. Fee: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn’t required, anyone can take our courses. Where to sign up: You may register online at our website: www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for January 2010: LAYERING YOUR SCENES FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT. Date: 01/04/2010 – 01/29/2010. Instructor: Lori Wilde. Registration deadline: 1/3/10. Fee: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn’t required;
anyone can take our courses. Where to sign up: You may register online at our website, www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
The Beau Monde Academe is proud to present: Want to start 2010 off right? Get writing with April Kihlstrom’s 7 Days of Motivation. She’ll get you excited about your work and raring to go! Class Dates: January 10 thru 16, 2010. Fee: $15 for Non-Members & $10 for Members. Register Here: http://www.thebeaumonde.com/academe/.
Yellow Rose Romance Writers is pleased to announce our January 2010 workshop! All workshops are $15 for Yellow Rose members and $25 for non-Yellow Rose members. Starting January 1, 2010, Alexandra Sokoloff will present Screenwriting Tricks for Authors. This is a 2-week course. To register, go to http://www.yellowroserwa.com/workshops.php and fill in the form. We accept
PayPal and check/money order. Registration deadline is December 31, 2009.
Yellow Rose Romance Writers is pleased to announce our January 2010 workshop! All workshops are $15 for Yellow Rose members and $25 for non-Yellow Rose members. Starting January 18, 2010, Eileen Wilks will present VOICE: Get Your Fingerprints All Over Your Story. This is a 2-week course. To register, go to http://www.yellowroserwa.com/workshops.php and fill in the form. We accept PayPal and check/money order. Registration deadline is January 17, 2010.
