The Write Stuff Contest 2009-2010

Sponsored by Connecticut RWA

The Write Stuff Contest promotes the work of unpublished and non-PAN writers (those who have not earned more than $1000 in royalties or advances).

Entry deadline: December 1, 2009

Now Closed To Submissions! Thank You!

Fee:  $20.00 for CTRWA* Members

$30.00 for non-CTRWA Members

All entries are to be submitted by email to:

writestuffctrwa@yahoo.com

Entry: The first 20 pages of your manuscript (double spaced) and an optional one page synopsis (single spaced). The synopsis will not be judged.

Categories: series contemporary, single title, romantic suspense,

historical, paranormal, young adult, and mainstream with romantic elements.

Books with erotic content are welcomed, but there is no separate category.

Entries will be limited to the first 85 submissions.

Final judges:

Victoria Curran, Harlequin/Silhouette: Series Contemporary Romance

Karen Solem,  Spencerhill Associates, Paranormal Romance

Megan Records, Kensington Books, Historical Romance

Leis Pedersen, Berkley, Single Title Romance

Holly Blanck, St. Martin’s Press, Maintream with Romantic Elements

Jennifer Schober, Spencerhill Associates, Young Adult

Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks, Romantic Suspense

Top prize: $100.00 in each category.

Winners will be announced at the 2010 Connecticut Fiction Fest Conference in April.

Questions? E-mail writestuffctrwa@yahoo.com .

*Member rate extended to CORW and CoLoNY members as well.