RWA Chapter Contests
Missouri Romance Writers’ Gateway to the Best contest closes at midnight on September 10. Categories and judges: Single Title – Katherine Pelz, Berkley; Romantic Suspense – Margo Lipshultz, HQN; Contemporary Series – Laura Barth, Harlequin; Paranormal – LaToya Smith, Grand Central; Historical – Esi Sogah, Avon; YA – Kathy Dawson, Dial Books/Penguin. Check out the rules and details
The Emily Contest 2011, run by West Houston RWA, is open for submissions. Deadline October 7, 2010. Each category features an editor, agent and bookseller judge, and there are four new categories this year. Categories are Contemporary Single Title, Contemporary Series , Erotic Romance, Fantasy Futuristic and Paranormal, Historical, Novel with Elements of Romance (including Women’s Fiction), Romantic Suspense, Young Adult. Open also to published authors (not published in category, for three years). http://whrwa.com/emily/
First Coast Romance Writers announces the new and improved 2010 Unpublished Beacon contest is now accepting entries. There will be an editor and agent judge in each category of this all-electronic contest. Categories: single title / contemporary, erotic, contemporary series, romantic suspense, YA, historical, inspirational, paranormal, chick lit / mainstream. Deadline for entry is October 8, 2010. For more information
The Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, sponsored by RWA Southern Magic is open to all published authors of novel-length or novella-length romance fiction. Entries must be received by January 15, 2011. Electronic books may be entered provided they are printed and bound with a copyright page produced by the publisher. Categories: Contemporary (Single Title and Series), Romantic Suspense (Single Title and Series), Inspirational (Single Title and Series), Paranormal/Fantasy/ Futuristic/Time Travel, Historical, Young Adult, Novella. Questions? GWContest
RWA Chapter Workshops
Yellow Rose Romance Writers is pleased to announce its September 2010 workshops. Annalise Russell presents Body Language. Body language is a great way to convey a character’s reaction or emotional state. This is a 1-week course and begins September 12, 2010. Linnea Sinclair presents Character Torture 101. There’s no better way to manipulate the emotions of the reader than for the author to put his characters through one roller coaster episode after another… This is a 2-week course and begins September 19, 2010. To register
The Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA announces its October Online Workshop: Get Real – Or How to Make Your YA Rock! Instructor: Linda Gerber. Date: October 4-29. How do you make your YA masterpiece stand out from the crowd? (And how do you get started writing that YA masterpiece, anyway?). Register here
East Valley Authors (EVA) is offering its first online class called Critique and Collaboration, October 10-23. The basics of critiquing, recognizing and accepting your own strengths and weaknesses, the pleasures and pitfalls of writing together, how to get the most from your critique partners, and ground rules that every critique group should have. Instructor- Anthea Lawson. www.eastvalleyauthors.com
Passionate Ink presents Compositional Flourish…Using Rhetorical Devises to Improve Your Prose Presented by Beth Daniels, October 4–31. Using compositional flourishes makes for more fascinating reading material, although readers may not recognize the subtle touch of our pens. www.passionateink.org
One-Day Workshop featuring Kathleen Gilles Seidel: Making Your Happy Endings Happier: Crafting Conclusions Readers Remember, presented by Louisville Romance Writers. October 23 at The Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning in Louisville, Kentucky, 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. For more info
RWA Online is now accepting online workshop proposals for 2011. We are looking for experienced workshop presenters who have a passion for teaching the craft or business of writing or publishing. Workshops may be 2-4 weeks in length and we are actively seeking presenters who can create interactive, student-centered learning opportunities that may include homework and feedback, question and answer sessions, and a stimulating discussion environment. We have a multi-media rich environment capable of supporting audio, video, graphics, and text for a full-featured workshop presentation. Please send proposals (or any questions) to our workshop coordinator: ptrader
Carolina Romance Writers is pleased to announce a November Online Workshop: Writing Between the Sexes; or “Why Can’t A Woman Be More Like A Man?” Instructor: Leigh Michaels. Date: November 1-28. Men and women think, act, and talk differently – which causes problems for writers who are trying to create characters of the opposite sex. Learn about the most common gender differences, and use them to believable characters of the opposite sex. For more info
Non-RWA Workshops
The Midwest Fiction Writers’ Fall Harvest of Writing Essentials presents Layer and Texture Your Novel featuring Cherry Adair – Saturday, September 25, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN. This workshop is good for all levels and genres. There’s more to a novel than good story telling. There has to be a balance of dialog, narration, research, and description. In this fast-paced, fun class learn when too much research is too much, and how to subtly layer what you need into your story so that it blends seamlessly. Discover how much dialog is enough, and how to use it to strengthen your characters, and move the story forward. Learn how to layer dialog, action, narration, and exposition to make your words sing on the page.
Also, an Optional Half-day workshop on Sunday: Writing Luminous Dialog featuring Cherry Adair. Sunday, September 26, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN. To register
RWA Chapter Conferences
New Jersey Romance Writers’ Put Your Heart in a Book Conference will take place October 22-23 at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel. Speakers include Sharon Sala, Robyn Carr, Leanne Banks, and special presenter, Bob Mayer. Also past RITA winners Madeline Hunter and Pam Rosenthal; current RITA winners Molly O’Keefe and Sherry Thomas, the queen of vampire chicklit, MaryJanice Davidson, world creators, Jessica Andersen and Joss Ware, historical tale weavers, Claudia Dain, Julie Anne Long, Julianne MacLean, and Anne Stuart. Editors from major NY houses: Avalon, Avon, Grand Central Publishing, Harlequin, NAL, and St. Martin’s Press and more. www.njromancewriters.org
The NOLA STARs chapter of RWA is now accepting workshop proposals for the 2011 Written In The Stars Conference, March 11-12 in Shreveport LA. “We are looking to feature a well-rounded program so feel free to pitch any topic that would be relevant to writers: craft, career, writing life, promo, etc.” Proposals must be received by Sept 30th, 2010. For additional details and instructions on how to submit
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