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2019 Melody of Love Contest

January 4, 2019 by in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Contests, Writing Contest tagged as , , ,

Sponsor: Music City Romance Writers
Fees: $22 for MCRW Members, $27 for other RWA Members, $32 for Non-RWA Members
Contest Opens January 1, 2019 
Deadline: February 28, 2019

Eligibility: Open to published and unpublished authors over the age of 18. The manuscript entered must be the author’s original work and be unpublished and uncontracted at the time of deadline and unpublished during the contest itself. Manuscript must also meet minimum word count lengths.

Entry: First 25 pages or a maximum of 7,500 words.

Categories: Contemporary, Mainstream/Women’s Fiction, FF&P (Futuristic, Fantasy, & Paranormal), Historical, Young Adult. All heat levels welcome.

Judges: Judging is on a point basis, with all manuscripts judged by three authors from a pool of PAN, PRO, and trained general members. Judges are highly encouraged to comment and critique each entry.

Final Round Judges:

Contemporary Romance: Megan Broderick (Assistant Editor, Harlequin) and Ann Rose (Agent, Prospect Agency)

Futuristic, Fantasy, & Paranormal Romance: Lexi Smail (Associate Editor, Hatchette Book Group, Forever Yours) and Marlo Berliner (Agent, The Jennifer De Chiara Agency)  

Historical Romance: Sarah Blumenstock (Assistant Editor, Penguin Random House) and Katelyn Uplinger (Agent, D4EO Literary Agency)

Young Adult Romance: Annette Pollert (Editorial Director, Bloomsbury) and Elizabeth Poteet (Agent, The Seymour Agency)

Mainstream/Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements: Norma Perez-Hernandez (Editor, Kensington) and Janna Bonikowski (Agent, The Knight Agency)

Three finalists per category. Finalist entries will be judged by one editor and one agent.  

Top Prize: Finalists in each category will receive a certificate and announcement in the RWR (RWA’s print and online publication), on the MCRW website, and across MCRW’s social media. The overall winner of each category will be announced at MCRW’s June meeting and will receive: a $50 cash prize, a 50-page critique by a published author or editor, and a commemorative Melody of Love pin.

FMI, check out our full rules at https://musiccityrwa.blogspot.com/p/melody-of-love-2019-rules-in-full.html and the simplified registration page at: https://musiccityrwa.blogspot.com/p/contest-registration.html  It is recommended you read the full rules and category descriptions and such before entering.

You can also mail our Contest Coordinators Jody Wallace and Dana Brantley-Sieders at contest@mcrw.com

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Time Is Running Out

April 25, 2018 by in category Writing tagged as , , ,

Short Story Award | Bethlehem Writers Group | A Slice of Orange

 

Time is running out to enter the

The DEADLINE is APRIL 30, 2018
 
We are looking for unpublished stories 
of 2000 words or fewer on the theme of
 
 
Send us your sweet, funny or strange stories about wizards, clairvoyants, other-worldly creatures, vampires, werewolves, telekenetics, ghosts, goblins, witches, mediums, poltergeists, the supernatural, and other paranormal experiences.
Our 2018 Guest Judge 
Kimberly Brower of
Brower Literary & Management, Inc.
 
Kimberly fell in love with reading when she picked up her first Babysitter’s Club book at the age of seven and hasn’t been able to get her nose out of a book since. She holds a BS in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge, and received her JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Although she loves all things romance, she is also searching for books that are different and will surprise her, with empathetic characters and compelling stories. She takes great pride in her client list, from the debut authors to #1 NY Times bestsellers, and likes to consider them all her favorite authors. 
Connect on Twitter:  @KimberlyBrower, or on their website: http://browerliterary.com 
For more information see Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Website.
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I’m Late!

February 6, 2016 by in category Pets, Romance & Lots of Suspense by Linda O. Johnston tagged as , ,

by Linda O. Johnston

 

Sorry, but I’m posting this late.  I let the beginning of February get away from me. 

And unfortunately, not only did I miss the first OCC meeting of the year, thanks to a wonderful family visit, but I won’t be at this month’s meeting either.    

Why?  Well, I’ll be in New York City that weekend at the Dog Writers Association of America’s seminar and awards event.  My first Barkery & Biscuits Mystery BITE THE BISCUIT is a finalist in the fiction category for the Maxwell Awards presented by the DWAA.  I’ve got some fierce competition, but whether or not I win I’m thrilled to be a finalist.  Plus, I look forward to meeting even more people who love to write about dogs.   

The event is on Valentine’s Day.  Guess I won’t be spending a special and romantic day with my husband this year, but he fortunately understands. 

So–will I be at the March meeting?  I certainly hope so!  I miss OCC this year.  And I have registered for RWA National in San Diego in July, so I’m sure I’ll see a lot of you there, too. 

In any event, have a wonderful Valentine’s Day–a very special holiday to all of us who write romances.
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