Daily Archives: February 13, 2015

The Orange Rose Contest for Unpublished Writers is OPEN

Welcome to the Orange County Chapter/RWA’s 32nd annual Orange Rose Contest for Unpublished Writers! This year’s contest will be bigger and better than ever, with a revamped score sheet and final round judging by acquiring editors and agents. Have a look at this fantastic roster:

• Bess Cozby, Editorial Assistant, Tor/Forge Books
• Cat Clyne, Editor, Sourcebooks
• Katherine Pelz, Assistant Editor, The Berkley Publishing Group, div. of Penguin Random House
•  Brenda Chin, Editorial Director, ImaJinn (an imprint of BelleBooks)
• Jill Limber, Editor, Boroughs Publishing group
• Priyanka Krishnan, Associate Editor, Ballantine Bantam Dell of Random House
• Tera Cuskaden, Editor, Samhain
• Alycia Tornetta, Editorial Director, Entangled
• Raela Schoenherr, Editor, Bethany House
•  David Long, Executive Editor, Bethany House
• Flo Nicoll, Editor, Harlequin UK/Mills and Boon
•  Karen Reid, Associate Editor, Harlequin
• Nicole Fisher, Editorial Assistant, Avon Books and Avon Impulse
• Courtney Miller-Callihan, Agent, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
• Nalini Akolekar, Literary Agent, Spencerhill Associates

Also new this year: Finalists are chosen by their overall score in each category, so we’ll have a first, second and third-place winner in each category. The contest deadline is April 15, 2015, so polish up those opening pages (maximum 35 pages including a synopsis, electronic submission) and check out all the contest rules and other details at www.occrwa.org/orangerosecontest . While you’re there, read the story of the Charlotte Award (our top prize) and don’t miss the informative editor/agent Q & A blogs and stories from past contest winners and finalists. Make the Orange Rose Contest for Unpublished Writers your goal for 2015. You won’t want to miss out on this one!

Contest Chairs:
Maria Powers
Jann Ryan
Barb DeLong
OCC/RWA