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Contest
Breakup
Deadline: May 1, 2008
Fee: $25
Sponsored by: Alaska Chapter
Eligibility: Have not been published as of deadline.
What to enter: Best breakup, darkest moment, big fight, or makeup scene (10 pages max).
Setup/synopsis (3 pages max; not judged)
Categories: Any category.
Judges: Published, trained, PRO.
Final Judge: Editor-in-chief, Dark Eden Press.
Prize: Reading by agent Laurie Mclean, AKRWA pin, certificate.
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to
www.akrwa.org
Contest
Molly 2008: Unpublished
Deadline: May 14, 2008
Fee: $25-35
Sponsored by: Heart of Denver Romance Writers
What to enter: Up to the first 25 pages, synopsis (5 pages max).
Categories: Contemporary, RS, YA, erotica, historical, ST, F&P/TT.
Judges: Experienced, published.
Final Judges: Editors, agents.
Top Prize: Plaque, announcement in RWR and on the HODRW web site.
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to
www.hodrw.com
Contest
Big Black Moment
Postmark Deadline: June 7, 2008
Fee: $20
Sponsored by: Grand Rapids Region RWA
Eligibility: Published, unpublished, uncontracted entries.
What to enter: Big, black moment scene (10 pages max), setup (1 page; not judged).
Final Judge: Linda McFall, Harlequin.
Top Prize: $20, certificate.
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to
www.grrwa.org
Contest
Put Your Heart In A Book
Postmark Deadline: June 15, 2008
Fee: $25-35
Sponsored by: New Jersey Romance Writers
Eligibility: RWA members not contracted/published in the last 5 years.
What to enter: Synopsis, prologue/first chapter (30 pages total, max).
Categories: Paranormal, historical, short contemporary, ST contemporary, romantic elements.
Judges: Published.
Final Judges: Agent, editor, author.
Top Prize: $50, and a plaque.
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to
www.njromancewriters.org
Contest
10th Annual Melody of Love
Receipt/E-Receipt Deadline: July 1, 2008
Fee: $25-35
Sponsored by: Music City Romance Writers
Eligibility: Not contracted/published in category entered in the last 5 years.
What to enter: First chapter (25 pages max).
Categories: Contemporary, historical, paranormal.
Final Judges: Agent, Holly Root; from Dorchester, Leah Hultenschmidt; agent, Laura Bradford.
Top Prize: $50, certificate.
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to
www.mcrw.com
Contest
Write Hook Query Contest
Postmark Deadline: July 7, 2008
Fee: $15
Sponsored by: Pocono/Lehigh Romance Writers
Eligibility: Not published by RWA-recognized publisher in novel-length romance in the last 3 years.
What to enter: Industry standard query letter for completed MS.
Top Prize: Reading by Rhonda Penders, Wild Rose Press, Scribbling Woman T-shirt.
To find out more, or to get the rules and an entry form, go to
www.plrw.org
Workshop - Online
Brainy, Brawny, and Beautiful: Creating Kick-Butt Heroines Using the Diana Archetype
When: June 2008
Fee: $15-20
Sponsored by: Southern Tier Authors of Romance
Presented by: Caridad Pineiro
To find out more go to
www.members.aol.com/STARRWA/workshop.html
Workshop - Online
Happy Hookers
When: June 16 - July 14, 2008
Fee: $10-15
Sponsored by: Celtic Hearts Romance Writers
Presented by: Jenna Petersen
To find out more go to www.fthrw.com/workshops
Workshop - Online
World Building 101: No, Not Every Planet Speaks English
When: June 2-13, 2008
Fee: $15
Sponsored by: RWA Online Chapter
Presented by: Linnea Sinclair
To find out more go to www.rwaonlinechapter.org/campus.htm
Workshop - Online
Deconstructing Emotion: The Art of Pouring Feelings onto the Page
When: June 1-30, 2008
Fee: $15-20
Sponsored by: Heart of Carolina Romance Writers
Presented by: Suzanne McMinn
To find out more go to www.heartofcarolina.org/online_classes.html
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