May/June Contest Deadlines
May 20, 2012 by Marianne H. Donley in category Archives tagged as Contest Deadlines, Donna Caubarreaux, Pepper Phillips
by Donna Caubarreaux and Pepper Phillips
MAY CONTEST DEADLINES
The Molly
Entry Deadline: May 25, 2012
First pages up to 30. Synopsis: Up to five pages max.
http://www.hodrw.com/contests/the-2012-molly-unpublished-writer-contest/
Emerald City Opener
Greater Seattle RWA
Deadline: May 31, 2012
First seven pages of your manuscript.
http://gsrwa.org/contest.php
JUNE CONTEST DEADLINES
The Catherine
Toronto Romance Writers
Due by June 1, 2012 – 11:59 EST
Enter no more than thirty pages. Beginning + Synopsis.
http://www.torontoromancewriters.com/contest.html
Colorado Gold Writing Contest
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Deadline: June 1, 2012 – 11:59pm
First twenty pages and eight page synopsis.
http://www.rmfw.org/contest
Minuet of Love Novella Contest
Music City Romance Writers
Deadline: before Midnight, June 1, 2012
First ten pages.
http://www.mcrw.com/index.php/minuet-of-love-novella-contest/
Lone Star Contest
Northwest Houston RWA
Received by Midnight, June 9, 2012
First twenty-five pages.
http://nwhrwa.com/writers-events/lonestar-contest/
Maggie for Unpublished Authors Contest
Georgia Romance Writers
Received by June 10, 2012
Beginning and synopsis not to exceed thirty-five pages.
http://www.georgiaromancewriters.org/the-maggies/2011-maggie-awards-for-unpublished-romance-novelists-rules/
Aspen Gold for Published Authors
Heart of Denver Romance Writers
Received by June 15, 2012
Copyright of 2011
http://www.hodrw.com/contests/welcome-to-the-2012-aspen-gold-published-writers-contest/aspen-gold-entry-forms/
Heart of Excellence for Published Authors
Ancient City Romance Authors
Postmarked by June 15, 2012
Copyright of 2011
http://acrarwa.com/Heart_of_Excellence.html
RWA Region 1 – Golden Leaf Contest for Published Authors
New Jersey Romance Romance Writers
Postmarked by June 20th, received by June 25, 2012
Copyright date of July 2011 – June 2012
http://njromancewriters.org/index.php?/njrw_contest/golden_leaf_contest/
Beacon Contest for Published Authors
First Coast Romance Writers
Postmarked by June 30, 2012
Copyright of 2011
http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=215
Novel Contest: Great Beginnings
Maryland Writers’ Association
Ends June 30, 2012
First 7000 words of your novel and a 300-500 word synopsis of the novel.
http://www.marylandwriters.org/
Deadline June 30, 2012
Opening 5k words.
http://www.leranm.com/
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Donna Caubarreaux is a member of Coeur de Louisiane, Scriptscene Chapter, NOLA Stars, Heart of Louisiana, ESPAN and EPIC. She received a RWA Service Award in 1997.
Pepper Phillips is the author of “The Devil Has Dimples”.
PARTY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2012 by A Slice of Orange in category ArchivesMona Karel, member at large
Yep, it’s time for the launch party for “Teach Me to Forget,” the second rose I received at the April meeting. Release was actually last Saturday, with Amazon jumping the gun by a couple of days. Since everyone I know was busy doing something else, I had a party by myself. Sort of.
I got a case of Black Opal wine.
My very prettiest wine goblet, and brought up Teach Me To Forget on the computer.
Didn’t actually open the wine, I’ll wait until some friends come over. But I did stage a wicked party, don’t you think???
“Teach Me To Forget” came from the first time we rented a motor home. Lying snuggled up in the top bunk, rain pattering on the roof just a few inches above our heads, was amazingly cozy and romantic. The story grew from that moment. Of course I made Jonathan and Bethany go through a long “getting to know you” span of time before they could really enjoy that bunk.
An abused child-bride of a dissolute jet setter, Bethany Acton has come a long way. Now divorced and single, she writes for a lifestyles magazine, lives out of her motor home, and answers only to her boss—when he can find her. She has overcome her horrendous past and taken control of her own life. But when she meets Jonathan Merritt, a wildlife photographer, she learns that control is a tenuous thing.0 0 Read more
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