NORTHWEST HOUSTON RWA

Presents The Sixteenth Annual

LONE STAR WRITING COMPETITION

2008 Contest Rules

 

ENTRY FEE: $20 NWH members; New lower fee! $25 non-NWH members

ELIGIBILITY:

Competition is open to published and unpublished.

Unpublished may enter any category.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.

ENTER: First 25 pages, including prologue, if desired. All entries must be in the standard submission form: 1” margins all around, 12 pt. font, double space, 25 lines per page.

All entries will be sent to three first round judges: two published authors and one unpublished author.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 combined total of the final two scores.

Finalists will be sent to both an agent and an editor for placement.

Final judges:

Inspirational Category: (review score sheet)

  • Editor - Charlene Patterson, Bethany House Publishers
  • Agent - Mary Sue Seymour, The Seymour Agency

Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Category: (review score sheet)

  • Editor - Ami Russell, The Wild Rose Press
  • Agent - Taryn Fagerness, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

New this year! Young Adult Romance Category: (review score sheet)

  • Editor – Karen Chaplin, Puffin Books
  • Agent - Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency

Single Title Category: (review score sheet for single title , woman's fiction and chick lit)

  • Editor - Lindsay Nouis, Penguin Group
  • Agent – Carolyn Grayson, Grayson Literary Agency

Romantic Suspense Category: (review score sheet)

  • Editor - Patience Smith, Harlequin Silhouette
  • Agent - Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency

Contemporary Series Category: (review score sheet for long and short)

  • Editor - Faith Black, Avalon Publishing
  • Agent - Pam Strickler

Historical Category: (review score sheet)

  • Editor: Hilary Sares, Kensington Publishing
  • Agent: Michelle Grajkowski, 3 Seas Literary Agency

Important Dates:

DEADLINE :  

  •   Submission must be postmarked by June 6, 2008
  • Entries postmarked after the deadline will be returned unopened.
  • Electronic Submissions: e-mail to category coordinator at e-mail addresses given below. Any received after midnight the deadline will be deleted unopened. Put LONE STAR ENTRY in subject line.
  • Paypal payments accepted for both electronic and mailed entries.

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