Want to know the best part? The grand prize winner will receive free registration to the Romance Writer’s of America National Conference from July 15 to July 18, 2009 in Washington DC.

Contest details

Eligibility: All unpublished and published authors are welcome to enter into the following categories:

• Contemporary
• Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal
• Romantic suspense
• Chick Lit/Romantic Elements
• Historical
• Young Adult
• Inspirational
• Erotic Romance

Non-RWA authors are encouraged to submit their work.

Prizes

The first place winner of each category will receive a reading from an acquiring agent or editor. The overall grand prize will be the registration fee for the 2009 Romance Writers of America National Conference in Washington DC.

Entry

E-mail the entry form, query letter, short synopsis and long synopsis documents to mwvrwa@gmail.com. See the contest rules for more information about submission.

Forms (coming soon!)

• Entry form
• Contest rules
• Sample scoresheet

Judging

Each category will be judged by four published authors or trained unpublished authors. The lowest score will be dropped.

The top three overall scoring entries will advance to the final round. The final round judge for that category will rank the three entries. Those rankings will be assigned a pre-determined point value, which will then be averaged with the top three scores from the first rount. The entry with the highest average score will be named the grand prize winner. Entries ranked first in their category will be named category winner.

Contest Deadline

Contest Deadline: Sept. 30, 2008. Category finalists will be announced Nov. 1, 2008. The grand prize and category winners will be announced by Dec. 5, 2008.

Contest Fee

$15.00 for Mid-Willamette Valley Romance Writers of America members; $20.00 for all other entrants.

Questions?

For any questions e-mail mwvrwa@gmail.com.