*PERMISSION TO FORWARD,
GRANTED*
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have four categories for unpublished authors and published authors with unpublished manuscripts.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must be unpublished and un-contracted in any form, including self-publishing.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submission(s) will be withdrawn from consideration and your entry fee(s)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
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