RWA Chapter Contests
Yellow Rose Romance Writers announces the 2011 Winter Rose contest for writers not published in book-length fiction in the last 5 years. Deadline: January 22, 2011, enter the prologue/first chapter (25 pages max), electronic entries only. Categories and judges: Contemporary Single Title, Margo Lipschultz, HQN; Historical (Includes Regency), Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks; Mainstream with Romantic Elements, Scott Eagan, Greyhaus Literary Agency; Paranormal, Tara Gavin, Harlequin Nocturne; Romantic Suspense, Tera Kleinfelter, Samhain Publishing; Series Contemporary, Joanne Grant, Mills & Boon; Young Adult, Elaine Spencer, Knight Agency. For more information, entry form, and rules
GDRWA’s Booksellers’ Best Award for published authors now has a novella category. Other categories are Traditional / Sweet Romance, Short Contemporary, Long Contemporary, Single Title / Mainstream, Romantic Suspense, Young Adult, Erotic Romance, Short Historical, Long Historical, Paranormal / Time Travel / Futuristic, Inspirational (contemporary or historical). Judged by booksellers and librarians across the country. Deadline is January 15, 2011. Rules and forms
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? E-mail: GWContest
Enter the 2010 judge a book by its cover contest now. Winning cover will be featured in a full-page ad on the inside front cover of romance writers report. Entries must be received by January 15, 2011. Enter the cover of your book or novella published by a traditional house, ePublisher, POD or self-published during 2010. Categories: Contemporary Series, Single Title/Mainstream, Historical, Romantic Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Paranormal, Sexiest Cover. Judges: Booksellers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. FMI, entry form and rules
Passionate Ink’s 6th Annual Passionate Plume Contest for Published Authors is the only published, all erotic romance award in RWA. Categories: Contemporary, Historical , Futuristic/Fantasy/Sci-fi, Paranormal/Time Travel, Novellas. Entry deadline is january 21st, 2011. For information on rules and eligibility
The Virginia Romance Writers chapter of Romance Writers of America announces the 16th Annual HOLT Medallion Contest for published authors. E-books will be accepted in PDF format. Categories: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements, Romance Novella, Best Book by a Virginia Author (bonus category), Historical, Mainstream/Single Title Contemporary, Long Contemporary, Short Contemporary, Long Inspirational, Short Inspirational, Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy, Romantic Suspense, Extra Spicy/Erotic. Closes January 31, 2011. Please visit www.virginiaromancewriters.com for rules and entry form.
The Bean Pot Contest sponsored by the New England Chapter RWA is open to 2010 copyright books in 8 categories: Short Contemporary, Long Contemporary, Historical, Romantic Suspense, Erotic Romance, Future/Fantasy/Paranormal/Time Travel, Inspirational, Mainstream w/Romantic Elements. Deadline for entries to be received is January 24, 2011. Enter here
Valley Forge Romance Writers announces its 2011 The Sheila Contest. All entries must be received no later than February 12, 2011. Submissions: Total of 35 pages, including synopsis (not to exceed 5 pages). Categories and final judges: Single Title Romance – Emilia Pisani, Simon and Schuster; Historical (short or long and Regencies) – Holly Blanck, St. Martin’s Press; Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal – Leah Hultenschmidt, SourceBooks ; Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements/Chick Lit – Alex Logan, Grand Central; Romantic Suspense – Leis Pederson, Berkley. For detailed Rules and Entry Form, visit our website
The Greater Detroit RWA’s 2011 Between the Sheets has the following final round judges: Charles Griemsman, Harlequin Enterprises; Amanda Bergeron, Harper Collins; Sara Megibow, Nelson Literary Agency. Submit a 10-page love scene. Deadline is February 14, 2011. Rules and forms
Non-RWA Contests
The prestigious Readers Crown Contest for published authors, hosted by RomCon Inc, is accepting entries until January 31 in the following categories: Short Contemporary, Long Contemporary, Short Romantic Suspense/Adventure, Long Romantic Suspense/Adventure, Short Historical, Long Historical, Romance Novella, Short Paranormal, Long Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Erotic Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Futuristic/Time-Travel Romance, Mainstream Women’s Fiction, Young Adult, Best First Book. For more info
RWA Chapter Conferences and Workshops
Supercharge Your Writing: Serious Tools, Tips and Tricks for Publishing Success with Kara Lennox, January 22, 2011, Holiday Inn Worthington (Columbus), 7007 North High St., Worthington, Ohio 43085. Topics to be presented include: 15 most common plot problems and how to fix them; The Synopsis Queen Tells All; Queries and Pitches; Practice Pitches; Writer’s Mind-Body Connection; Yes, You Can Quit Your Day Job. Electronic registration open
RWA’s Mystery/Suspense Chapter is announces its online workshops for February 2011. Writing with the Anxiety Curve – instructor: Sally J. Walker. For more information check out our website
Freeze or Name Your Beneficiary – John Foxjohn takes a comprehensive look at the areas of law enforcement, police procedures, and homicide investigations that writers need and ask about continuously. For more information check out our website
Susan Meier will teach her Story, Theme and Vehicle workshop in February. This is the only time this year she will be doing this workshop. This is a fun workshop, filled will information about coming up with a story and assuring that you have enough material for a story. http://www.midwillamettevalleyrwa.com/online.classes.htm
Dunes & Dreams RWA presents an online workshop February 1 – 28 in the Dunes & Dreams Forum. Where the Streets Have No Name: How Setting Shapes our Characters, with Sherry Peters. This workshop is designed to teach writers to use the physical and cultural environment of a novel, to influence the personality of the characters and add depth to the characters and their conflicts. Registration form and more information
Elements of RWA Online Workshops presents Walking the Tightrope — How to Juggle Family, Career, Writing and Life in General and Keep your Creativity and Sanity Intact, by Mary O’Gara, Ph.D. Writers do thrive on paradox. It’s the essence of creativity. And we make more decisions per computer-hour than most people make in a month. So how do you have a great writing year and still fulfill at least the important parts of all the other roles that make your life work? And how do you sort through all the self-help ideas to find the ones that work for you in your life with your style of living? February 7- March 4, 2011. To register for this workshop
Desert Rose Online Workshop: His Personality Ladder. Instructor: Laurie Schnebly Campbell January 17-28, 2011. Every hero needs to move through seven steps, comparable to climbing a ladder with a few detours here and there, along his journey to a triumphant ending. Of course, the heroine has her own ladder to climb in parallel stages…until the end, when they overcome the Black Moment together. There’s even a ladder for the villain, although in most books he never makes it to the top! FMI
Southern Tier Authors of Romance (STAR) announce their February workshop. February 1-26: Muscling-Up the Gut of Your Story, Instructor: Susan Wingate. This workshop will instruct how to avoid writing boring middles of any story. Moving through each part of storytelling: The beginning, the middle and the end, participants will walk away from this class understanding how to develop a strong middle section to their novel.
Southwest Florida Romance Writers has combined the best of craft and industry to bring aspiring authors and veteran writers the contacts and information they need at its January 29th Annual Conference. Industry Professionals attending include Alex Logan (Grand Central Publishing), Christine Witthohn (Book Cents Literary Agency), Miriam Kriss (Irene Goodman Literary Agency), Roberta Brown (Brown Literary Agency), Susan Crawford (Susan Crawford Literary Agency), Marlene Stringer (The Stringer Literary Agency). Workshop Presenters include Roxanne St. Claire, Karen Rose, Kristen Painter. www.swfrw.org
Maryland Romance Writers presents Screenwriting Tricks for Authors with Alexandra Sokoloff, March 18-20 2011 (an intimate interactive workshop), at the Historic Gettysburg Hotel, Gettysburg, PA. For complete information, registration form and PayPal link
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Thank you so much for posting this workshop. I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to this online venue and meeting the participants.
All my best, Susan Wingate.