Once Upon A Romance - Workshops, Conferences, Writing Contests

Writing Workshops, Conferences, Writing Contests

Find out who is sponsoring writing contests.
Find out where there are online writing workshops.

All Contests and Workshops are offered and/or sponsored by RWA Chapters

(April) Contest
27th Annual Orange Rose Contest
Deadline: April 10, 2010
Fee: $25-35
Sponsored by: Orange County Chapter
What to enter: 55 pages including a synopsis
Open to: Published and Unpublished
Judges: Published authors
Final Judges: Acquiring editors, RWA recognized publishers
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to www.occrwa.org/contest.htm

(May) Contest
2010 Magic Moments Contest
Deadline: May 1, 2010
Fee:
Sponsored by: Heart and Scroll
What to enter: First 10 pages or a 10 page scene of h/h meeting (the "magic moment")
Open to: Published and Unpublished
Judges: Experienced, published, unpublished
Final Judge: Miriam Kriss, Irene Goodman Agence
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to the contest page at www.heartandscroll.com

(May) Contest
Romancing the Script
Deadline: May 1, 2010 (Electronic entries in PDF or RTF - standard industry format)
Fee: $20 for Scriptscene members $25 for all other RWA chapter members
Sponsored by: Scriptscene RWA
What to enter: First act - not to exceed 30 pages (if you are one of the three finalists, a full, completed script must be submitted.
Open to: Published and Unpublished
Judges: Industry professionals
Final Judges: Produced screenwriter
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to www.scriptscene.org

(May) Contest
Ignite the Flame Contest
Deadline: May 8, 2010
Fee: $27 - $20 COFW members
Sponsored by: Central Ohio Fictional Writers
What to enter: Hero and heroine's first meeeting (15 pages max), optional one page unjudged steup
Open to:
Judges: Published authors and RWA PRO
Final Judge: Agent or editors
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to www.cofw.org

(May) Contest
2010 Molly Contest
Deadline: May 15, 2010 (Electronic entries only)
Fee: $25-35
Sponsored by: Heart of Denver Romance Writers
What to enter: Synopsis (five page max), first 30 pages
Open to: Published and Unpublished
Judges: Experienced published authors
Final Judges: Editors, agents TBA
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to www.hodrw.com

(June) Contest
18th Annual Lone Star Writing Competition
Deadline: June 6, 2010 (Electronic entries only)
Fee: $20-25
Sponsored by: Northwest Houston RWA
What to enter: First 25 pages
Open to: Two published and one npublished authors
Judges: Experienced published authors
Final Judges: An editor and agent for each category
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to www.nwhrwa.com

(April) Workshop - Online
Let's Talk Dialogue
When: April 1-30, 2010
Fee: $15-30
Sponsored by: Kiss of Death (KillerInstincts)
Presented by: Stephen D. Rogers
To find out more go to www.rwamysterysuspense.org/coffin.html

(April) Workshop - Online
Behind the Scenes: The Research Before the Book
When: April 5-30, 2010
Fee: $16
Sponsored by: Lowcounrty RWA
Presented by: Jacqui Jacoby
To find out more go to www.lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops

(April) Workshop - Online
Infusing the Romance Novel with Emotional and Sexual Tension
When: April 5-30, 2010
Fee: $16
Sponsored by: Lowcounrty RWA
Presented by: Laurie Sanders
To find out more go to www.lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops

(April) Workshop - Online
Fixing Your Fiction
When: April 11-24, 2010
Fee: Free to members, $10 to all others
Sponsored by: From the Heart Romance Writers
Presented by: Jean Eddy
To find out more go to www.fthrw.com/workshops

(May) Workshop - Online
Revision and Publishing
When: April 26-May 16, 2010
Fee: $15 for Passionate Ink members - $25 for non-members
Sponsored by: Passionate Ink Chapter
Presented by: Lynn Kerstan
To find out more go to www.passionateink.org/worshops

(May) Workshop - Online
Fat-Free Writing, or How to Eliminate Wordiness in the Editing Stage
When: May 3-14, 2010
Fee: $9 for members, $15 to all others
Sponsored by: Elements of RWA
Presented by: Annie Oortman and Darlene Buchholz
To find out more go to www.elementsofrwa.com

(May) Workshop - Online
Creating Memorable Characters
When: May 3-28, 2010
Fee: $16
Sponsored by: Lowcountry RWA
Presented by: Sue Viders and Rebecca G. Martinez
To find out more go to www.lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops

(May) Workshop - Online
Demystify the Query Letter
When: May 3-28, 2010
Fee: $16
Sponsored by: Lowcountry RWA
Presented by: Beth Baramy
To find out more go to www.lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops

(May) Workshop - Online
Prune Your Prose
When: May 3-30, 2010
Fee: $10 for FF&P members, $25 for non-members
Sponsored by: Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter
Presented by: Linnea Sinclair
To find out more go to www.romance-ffp.com/workshops.cfn

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