RWA Contests
2010 Adward Of Excellece Contest is fast appraoching! The Colorado RWA deadline for this contest is January 8, 2010. Get your name out there! A great way to get your work in front of readers. All 2009 published books are eligible and the fee is $20.00 per entry. Visit http://coloradoromancewriters.org/aoe.html for more information.
2010 Great Beginnings Contest sponored by the Utah Romance contest fee is just $10 for all entering. Authors of all sub-generes are welcomed to enter the first five pages of their romance novels. Open to published and unpublished authors. Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2010 and more information may be found by contacting Jennifer Beckstrand at jgbeckstrand@gmail.com or see Great Beginnings Contest details on http://www.utahrwa.com.
RWA Workshops
No Matter How Busy You Are, You Can FIND TIME TO WRITE! Time managment is the topic of Dunes & Dreams RWA Chapter 215 online workshop that began on January 4 and will run to January 29, 10. The cost is $10 for D&D members and $25 all others. Kelly Stone is the instructor for the workshop and more information may be found at http://www.dunesanddreams.org/writing-work.
On-Line Workshop: The Plotting Wheel: Ten Elements that Move Your Story Forward Registration is open now through January 31, 2010. It is being offered by Becky Martinez and Sue Viders through the Southern Tier Authors of Romance (STAR – NY). The cost is $25 to all RWA members and registration may be done by contacting Carol Henry at carolhenry@frontiernet.net.
“The Xtremely Productive Writer” with Kara Lennox The Red River Romance Writers of Wichita Falls, Texas presents a two-week intensive workshop Feb. 1-14 for a fee of $15 for members or $20 for non-members.Writers will learn how to identify the things that interfere with productivity and keep from them from writing. This workshop includes some hands-on homework and exercises to get hands on keyboard and keep them writing. Kara Lennox will also address individual questions and offer feedback. For more information visit http://redriverromancewriters.com/workshops.php.
Story Sense/ Story Logic January Workshop This class is offered by Passionate Ink, Chapter #207 and will be instructed by Beth Daniels, aka Beth Henderson, J.B. Dane. The on-line class will be held January 4 -31, 2010. Lectures will be posted on Monday and Wednesdays with comments on pieces posted by students returned by the instructor before the next Monday posting. Each posting will be limited to 10 pages per week. The cost is$15 for Passionate Ink Members, $20 for non-members. More information may be found at workshopchair@passionateink.org.
