Looking for a great contest for feedback on your next novel. Well look no more! :)
Entry fee: $20 NWH members; $25 non-NWH members,
Early bird entry: $5 discount on all entries submitted by midnight May 26, 2012
Deadline: Electronic entries must arrive by midnight June 9, 2012. Any entries received after the deadline will be deleted unopened.
Finalists will be announced on August 19, 2012. Non-finalists will have entries returned by August 28, 2012.
NEW !!! Special Prize !!! All entrants will be entered into a drawing for a 50 page edit by one of NWHRWA’s published authors. There will be 7 winners, one for each category.
Winners will be announced at the Lone Star Conference on October 13, 2012.
Eligibility: Unpublished may enter any category. Published may enter any category in which they’re not published, or in which they’ve not been contracted for five years. Open to RWA and non-RWA members.
Rules and Formatting: (see Rules and Entry form for more specific information.)
1) First 25 pages, including prologue, if desired.
2) All entries must be in the standard submission form: 1” margins all around, 12 pt. font, double space, 25 lines per page.
3) Save as .RTF
4) Manuscripts can be entered in only one category, however multiple manuscripts are allowed.
5) Entry form must be complete and payment made by PayPal.
Scoring: All entries will be sent to three first round judges: two published authors and one unpublished author. The lowest score will be tossed and final round contestants will be chosen by the average of the final two scores. In the event of a tie, the dropped score will be considered.
Finalists will be given one week to edit manuscript using the comments and score sheets from the first round judges before sending to final judges. Top three high scorers in each category will be category finalists. Those entries will be sent to both an agent and an editor for placement.
For more information please vist: http://www.nwhrwa.com/
Lone Star Contest
The 20th Annual Lone Star Writing Competition
Entry fee: $20 NWH members; $25 non-NWH members,
Early bird entry: $5 discount on all entries submitted by midnight May 26, 2012
Deadline: Electronic entries must arrive by midnight June 9, 2012. Any entries received after the deadline will be deleted unopened.
Finalists will be announced on August 19, 2012. Non-finalists will have entries returned by August 28, 2012.
NEW !!! Special Prize !!! All entrants will be entered into a drawing for a 50 page edit by one of NWHRWA’s published authors. There will be 7 winners, one for each category.
Winners will be announced at the Lone Star Conference on October 13, 2012.
Eligibility: Unpublished may enter any category. Published may enter any category in which they’re not published, or in which they’ve not been contracted for five years. Open to RWA and non-RWA members.
Rules and Formatting: (see Rules and Entry form for more specific information.)
1) First 25 pages, including prologue, if desired.
2) All entries must be in the standard submission form: 1” margins all around, 12 pt. font, double space, 25 lines per page.
3) Save as .RTF
4) Manuscripts can be entered in only one category, however multiple manuscripts are allowed.
5) Entry form must be complete and payment made by PayPal.
Scoring: All entries will be sent to three first round judges: two published authors and one unpublished author. The lowest score will be tossed and final round contestants will be chosen by the average of the final two scores. In the event of a tie, the dropped score will be considered.
Finalists will be given one week to edit manuscript using the comments and score sheets from the first round judges before sending to final judges. Top three high scorers in each category will be category finalists. Those entries will be sent to both an agent and an editor for placement.
For more information please vist: http://www.nwhrwa.com/
