February, and contests are in the air. Can you smell the LOVE? Time to contest! No pain no gain! No risk...no reward. Because it's February there's a Valentine package for one reader and for one writer. You know the rules. No lurking. For writers tell us what risk you're going to take this month.
Before we get started take a moment to go over to eHarlequin and registered for the May 8th, Happily-Editor-After Pitch Contest with Love Inspired Editors. Don't be a COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA WRITER. JUST DO IT!
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| Editor Emily Rodmell, Associate Editor Elizabeth Mazer and Associate Editor Shana Smith |
Published Author Contests
Inspirational Readers Choice. Deadline March 1.
Daphne du Maurier Award Published Division.
Deadline March 15.
Carol Award. Deadline March 15.
Unpublished Author Contests
The Sandy. This contest welcomes published and unpublished authors. Deadline February 10. All electronic. Entry consists of the first 20 double-spaced pages of your novel and up to a 2 page double-spaced synopsis for a total of 22 pages.
Romance - Katherine Pelz, Assistant Editor Berkley Mainstream Adult Fiction - Millicent Bennett, Senior Editor Free Press (Simon & Schuster) Suspense / Thriller / Mystery - Carlie Webber, Agent at Jane Rotrosen Literary Fantasy / Science Fiction - Amanda Ng, Assistant Editor Berkley Children's & YA - Christian Trimmer, Senior Editor Disney Hyperion
The Laurie. Deadline February 14. All electronic. First 25 pages.
Contemporary (ST, series, MS) Editor, Montlake (tba)
Historical (incl Regency) Aubrey Poole, Editor, Sourcebooks
Young Adult (All subgenres) Debra Dixon, Bell Bridge Books
Inspirational (All subgenres) Tina James, Senior Editor, Harlequin Love Inspired
Romantic Suspense (ST, series) Allison Lyons, Editor, Harlequin Intrigue
Paranormal (All subgenres) Liz Pelletier, Publisher and Editor, Entangled Publishing
The Cleveland Rocks Romance Contest. Deadline February 14, 2013. All electronic.Entry consists of the first 7000 words. A one page synopsis is optional and will not be counted as part of the entry. The synopsis will not be judged.
Contemporary Series Romance--Laura Barth, Harlequin
Single Title Contemporary--Elaine Spencer, The Knight Agency
Historical Romance--Jill Marsal, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Erotic Romance--Whitney Mihalik, Ellora's Cave
Paranormal Romance--Leis Pederson, Berkley
Romantic Suspense--Leonore Waldrip, Harlequin
Mainstream with Strong Romantic Elements--Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary
Young Adult--Leah Hultenschmidt, Sourcebooks
Linda Howard Award of Excellence. Deadline February 22. Submit the first 25 pages. All electronic. Category Series Romance:Alethea Spiridon-Hopson, Editor, Entangled Publishing
Single Title:Eleni Caminis, Editor, Montlake Romance
Historical:Chelsey Emmelhainz, Editor, Harper Collins
Paranormal/Urban Fantasy:Latoya Smith, Editor, Grand Central Publishing
The 2013 Genesis Contest. All electronic. Deadline March 15. Contest requires a completed manuscript. Submit the first 15 pages as your entry.
Contemporary-Sandra Bishop (MacGregor Literary), Dave Long (Bethany House), Jacque Alberta (Zondervan)
Romance-Steve Laube (Steve Laube Agency), Raela Schoenherr (Baker Publishing), Tina James (Harlequin Love Inspired)
Historical (through Vietnam era)-Greg Johnson (WordServe Literary), Terry Burns (Hartline Literary), Rick Steele (AMG Publishers)
Historical Romance (through Vietnam era)-Kim Moore (Harvest House), Mary Sue Seymour (The Seymour Agency), Charlene Patterson (Bethany House)
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller-Les Stobbe (Les Stobbe Agency), Dawn Anderson (Kregel Publications), Jan Stob (Tyndale House Publishers)
Romantic Suspense-Natasha Kern (Natasha Kern Literary Agency), Tamela Hancock Murray (Steve Laube Agency), Becky Philpot (Thomas Nelson)
Speculative-Amanda Luedeke (MacGregor Literary), Ramona Richards (Abingdon), Julie Gwinn (B&H Publishing)
Novella (15K-45K)-Annette Irby (Pelican Book Group), Sarah Freese (WordServe Literary), Jessica Barnes (Guideposts Publishing)
Category (45K-70K)-Melissa Endlich (Harlequin Love Inspired), Ami McConnell (Thomas Nelson), Sue Brower (Zondervan)
Young Adult-Molly Hodgin (Thomas Nelson), Kim Childress (Zondervan), Nancy Lohr (JourneyForth Books)
Everything But the Kitchen Sink. Deadline March 1. Electronic submissions only. The contest will be open to all authors of romantic fiction (including romantic elements), published, unpublished, self-published, so long as the work submitted is unpublished in any form. Each entry will be comprised of ALL of the following six components with each one being rated on a nine point scale, like the Golden Heart and RITA:
one page query letter
opening three pages
character introspection snippet — one to two paragraphs
dialogue scene — one page
romantic tension scene — one to two pages
last three pages
...for a total of no more than twelve pages. We will acknowledge the top three finalists for each component. The top finalist from each component (a total of 6 finalists) will have his/her ENTIRE entry judged by Harlequin Editor, Charles Griemsman.
Query Quandry Contest. Deadline March 1. Eligibility: In order to reflect the current publishing environment, entrants may be unpublished or published, and are not required to be RWA® members. In fairness to entrants, we encourage entries that focus on a romantic story arc.
Historical: Tessa Woodward, AVON
Short Contemp/Novella: Patience Bloom, Harlequin
Contemporary Single Title: Megha Parekh, Grand Central Publishing
YA: Ginger Clark, Curtis Brown
Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal: Andrea Somberg, Harvey Klinger Assoc.
Queries must be constructed in standard query format and must be no longer than one page. For purposes of the contest, please use a generic "Dear Agent" or "Dear Editor" greeting. For a closing, in place of your name, please use "Author." Do NOT use a pseudonym or make up a name for purposes of the contest. Prizes: Amazon gift cards for all first-place finishers
Great Beginnings. Deadline March 1. Electronic entries. Submit the first five pages of your manuscript.Contemporary: Brenda Chin, Harlequin BlazeHistorical:Pamela G. Ahearn, The Ahearn AgencyParanormal: Carolyn Grayson, Ashley Grayson Literary AgencyMystery/Suspense: Laurie McLean, Nelson Pomada Literary AgentsYoung Adult: Cheryl Pientka, Jill Grinberg Literary Management
Fab Five. Deadline March 1. This contest now has an inspirational category. Let's not let them down! An entry consists of the opening pages of your unpublished novel, up to 2500 words.
Historical: Amanda Bergeron, Harper Collins
Inspirational: Natasha Kern, Natasha Kern Literary Agency
Paranormal: Latoya Smith, Grand Central Publishing
Romantic Suspense: Katherine Pelz, Berkley Publishing
Series Contemporary (L/S): Dana Hopkins, Harlequin Enterprises
Single Title: Nalini Akolekar, Spencerhill Associates
Women’s Fiction: Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Agency
Young Adult: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency
Daphne du Maurier Award Unpublished. Deadline March 15. Electronic.Submit one (1) Electronic Entry of no more than the FIRST 5,000 words of your manuscript & one (1) Electronic Synopsis in the same document with no more than 675
words. Final Round Judges have agreed to judge on the first fifteen pages (15 pages) of the
entry. The additional ten pages are for final round judges who wish to continue reading.
Categories & Final Round Judges
CATEGORY (SERIES)
Editor: Wanda Ottewell – Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Agent: Scott Eagan – Grayhaus Literary
HISTORICAL
Editor: Wendy McCurdy - Berkley Sensation
Agent: Courtney Miller-Callihan – Sanford J Greenburger Associates
INSPIRATIONAL
Editor: Elizabeth Bistrow – NAL
Agent: Diana Flegal – Hartline Literary Agency
MAINSTREAM
Editor: Faith Black - Berkley
Agent: Beth Campbell - BookEnds LLC
PARANORMAL
Editor: Denise Zaza – Mira
Agent: Amy Moore-Benson - AMB Literary Management
SINGLE TITLE
Editor: Kerry Donovan - NAL
Agent: Nephele Tempest - Knight Agency
Spring Into Romance. Deadline March 16. First 25 pages. Electronic.Contemporary Single Title Romance: Kate Studer (Editorial Assistant, Harlequin Mira and Overseas Editorial)
Novel w/ Strong Romantic Elements/Mainstream: Suzie Townsend (New Leaf Literary and Media, Inc.)
Contemporary Series/Category Romance: Alethea Spiridon Hopson (Editorial Director, Entangled Indulgence / Senior Editor Entangled Publishing)
Paranormal Romance: Dana Hamilton (Editorial Assistant, Harlequin Nocturne/Nocturne Cravings/Intrigue)
Historical Romance: Laura Bradford (Bradford Literary Agency)
Suspense/Adventure Romance: TBA
Young Adult Romance: Kevan Lyon (Marsal Lyon Literary Agency)
Fire & Ice. Opens February 16. Deadline March 22. Electronic. Submit the first 6,000 words.
Single Title Romance:
Sha-Shana Crichton, Agent, Crichton & Associates
Series Romance
Allison Lyon, Editor, Harlequin
Historical Romance
Jill Marsal, Agent, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Erotic Romance
Jeanne De Vita, Editor, Musa Publishing
Women's Fiction
Alex Logan, Editor, Grand Central Publishing
Paranormal Romance
Deb Werksman, Editor, Sourcebooks
Young Adult Romance
Kathleen Rushall, Agent, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Random Contest StuffMacmillan Children's is adding a "crowdsourced teen romance imprint that will work with both writers and readers to discover (and then publish) the best, most SW♥♥N-worthy, teen romance novels." Called Swoon Reads, it will be part of Feiwel and Friends. They will open for business next spring, and the website says manuscripts "chosen by the community and the SW♥♥N Reads publishing team" will get a $10,000 advance and a standard world rights contract.
Southern Writers Fiction Short Story Contest. Deadline March 1. All electronic. 2,500 words or less. Cash prizes.
Jeffrey Archer Short Story Contest. Deadline February 15. Electronic. 100 pages. One lucky winner will be awarded the grand prize of free enrollment in an upcoming Curtis Brown online novel writing course.
Seekerville is delighted to announce Debra Marvin as this month's Contest Diva. Kudos to her for her persistence and dedication on the contest circuit!
In honor of this month's Contest Diva, (because once a Contest Diva, always a Contest Diva) I am additionally giving away one copy of my April Love Inspired release, Mending the Doctor's Heart in print. Just mention it in the comments.
And this just in..Contest Diva Debra Marvin is offering a contest entry critique. That's one critique to one writer who is entering a contest this month-or entering a contest listed above. Winner announced in the Weekend Edition. Just tell us in the comments you want to win a critique!!
EXTRA!!! Author Gina Welborn is offering to do a free Genesis entry critique. Tell us you want it! Deadline is tonight when the Weekend Ed. goes up.
MORE!!!! Author Christina Rich is offering to do a Genesis entry crit!!
That's it! Now go forth and contest!
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