Enter Celtic Hearts Romance Writers Chapter contest The Golden Claddagh!
We have four categories for unpublished authors and published authors with unpublished manuscripts.
* Historical
* Fantasy-Futuristic-Paranormal
* Contemporary
* Young Adult/New Adult
* Fantasy-Futuristic-Paranormal
* Contemporary
* Young Adult/New Adult
Our contest due date is May 10th. Finalists will be notified by June
15th and winners notified by August 1st–Winners will be announced at the CHRW Annual General Meeting at RWA National Convention in San Antonio, TX in July 2014.
Eligibility
The competition is open to RWA members ONLY.
Manuscripts
must be unpublished and un-contracted in any form, including
self-publishing. The manuscript rights must belong to the author and be
available to contract, should a final judge wish to offer publication.
The GC entry must be a full-length novel (more than 40K). Novellas or Short stories will not be accepted.
Manuscripts
must be completed by the time results are returned. Entrant must retain
all rights to the entry and not have granted any of them to a publisher
or any other party by the contest entry deadline.
If
your manuscript is accepted for publication during the time of our
contest (dates will be specified) you must notify the contest
coordinator; your submission(s) will be withdrawn from consideration and
your entry fee(s) returned.
Please Note:
- Previously entered manuscripts may be entered again, but no previous winningmanuscript
shall be re-entered, even if revised. - You may submit multiple entries so long as you pay an entry fee and submit a completed entry form for each submission.
- You may not enter the same manuscript in more than one category. *Entry fee per entry: $10.00 CHRW members and $15.00 non-member CHRWA members.
CHRW
reserves the right to discard all electronic entries and return fees if
a minimum number of three (3) entries are not received in any category.
Entrants will be contacted before
the entries are returned and given the option to place their entry in
another category if it is eligible. We may also refuse an entry that
does not follow the rules stated here in the guidelines.
All Payments are Electronic through PayPal. The easy link is here:
If you wish to go directly to PayPal, please use Paypal
address: treasurer@ celtichearts.org
Entry fee: $10.00 CHRW members and $15.00 non-member CHRWA members.
All
entries will be read and scored for the first round by
two trained judges and one published author, and the lowest score
dropped. The three entries with the highest total scores in each
category will move to the final round. An editor/agent will judge the
final round and select a winner from the finalists in each category.
Categories:
Future, Fantasy & Paranormal: Romance
novel where the mains focus is on the romantic relationship, but the
future, fantasy or paranormal elements are integral to the story
(includes time-travel).
Contemporary: Includes,
single title, long and short romantic fiction with a contemporary
setting set after 1945. Main focus is the romantic relationship between
the hero and heroine.
Historical: Romance novel set primarily before 1945 — any location. Please specify your time period and setting in your entry.
Young Adult/New Adult:
Romance novels in which young adult or new adult themes constitute an
integral part of the plot. *Romance subplot not required*
Entries
Entry Composition: No Synopsis required! Your entry must have the following:
1. An email “cover page” which includes the author’s real name, address, telephone number(s), e-mail address, submission
title, category, manuscript word count and PayPal confirmation # should be submitted in text of the e-mail. Do not include the cover page in the same attachment as your manuscript.
2. The beginning of your manuscript, including prologue, cannot exceed thirty (30) pages. Standard manuscript format must be followed:
- 1 inch margins
- Double spaced in a standard font and size 12-point.
- The TITLE of the manuscript, the category, and any subcategory should be placed on the top left hand side of the entry. The PAGE NUMBER should be on the top right side of the entry.
- We will not accept entries that have colored, or designer fonts. DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON THE MANUSCRIPT.
3. Manuscript must be in a .doc or .rtf file format.
NOTE: Your entry must not exceed thirty (30) pages total.
SUBMIT ENTRIES TO:
Contemporary Category - contempcat@celtichearts.org
FFP Category - ffpcat@celtichearts.org
Historical Category - historicalcat@celtichearts. org
Young Adult/New Adult Category - yacat@celtichearts.org
Final Round Judges
FF&P
Angela James – Carina Press
Kerry Buckley – Carina Press
TBA
Kerry Buckley – Carina Press
TBA
Historical
Laurie McLean – Forward Literary, Inc
Beth Miller – Writers House
Leis Pederson – Berkley Publishing
Beth Miller – Writers House
Leis Pederson – Berkley Publishing
Contemporary
Julie Mianecki – Penguin Books
Alissa Davis – Carina Press
Elizabeth Bistrow – Penguin Books
Alissa Davis – Carina Press
Elizabeth Bistrow – Penguin Books
Young Adult/New Adult
Nicole Fischer – Avon Press
TBA
TBA
Awards
The FIRST PLACE winners in each category will receive a $50 dollar cash prize and a commemorative pin.
The SECOND and THIRD PLACE winners in each category will receive free workshops through Celtic Hearts Romance Writers.
Questions
For questions please contact the contest chair, Alisa Walker at: contests@celtichearts.org
Thank you!
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