[Hello, authors! Here's a potential, affordable contest
opportunity for your sci-fi romance/SFR-paranormal romance hybrids courtesy of author Corrina Lawson (PHOENIX LEGACY)!]
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The
Golden Acorn Quick Look Hook
What does an editor or reader look
at when they pick up your book? The query letter or the back-cover copy! And then,
if you’re lucky, the first couple of pages.
Announcing the contest designed to
help the self-published author or the writer trying to grab the eye of an
editor or agent.
Each entry includes:
1. The back cover copy, or meat of your query letter (limit 200
words)
2. The first three pages of your manuscript, double spaced.
For finalists, a synopsis will be
required.
Fabulous Final Judges!
Deadline: Entries are open now. All entries must be received no later than midnight May 20
Submissions: This contest is 100% electronic.
For the first round you may include
a short synopsis (not to exceed 3 pages) that will not be judged.
Finalists will be notified by
mid-July
Finalists will be
given five days to polish their entries before they are submitted to the Final
Judges.
Judges: Entrants will receive a detailed score sheet from three qualified judges which may include trained judges and/or published authors. The lowest score will be dropped before determining the final score. Ties are broken using the dropped low score. The top five entries in each category will advance to the finals. Contest is open to unpublished and published authors who may enter only with an unpublished manuscript.
Judges: Entrants will receive a detailed score sheet from three qualified judges which may include trained judges and/or published authors. The lowest score will be dropped before determining the final score. Ties are broken using the dropped low score. The top five entries in each category will advance to the finals. Contest is open to unpublished and published authors who may enter only with an unpublished manuscript.
Categories and Final Round Judges:
Paranormal Romance - Chris Keeslar, editor Boroughs
Publishing
Historical (short or long and Regencies) - Linda
Ingmanson, editor Samhain
Contemporary - Rebecca Strauss, agent McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
Mainstream with Romantic Elements – Susan Litman,
Harlequin Special Edition editor
Young Adult – Eric Ruben, agent
Entry fee - $15 U.S. funds Fees are non-refundable. Electronic payment accepted at CORW2013@aol.com. Please include: Number of entries @ $15 per entry, entry name and genre, your real name, your pseudonym if applicable, and your PayPal account name. Make checks payable to CORW. Send to CORW, P.O. BOX 215, Southwick, MA, 01077 along with a copy of your entry form.
.Any questions? For complete rules, contest time line, judge's score
sheet, and entry form, visit our website www.charteroakromancewriters.org. If you still have questions, please email gacontest@hotmail.com.
LET US HELP YOU GRAB YOUR READER