Hold Me! Thrill Me! Writing Contest

"HOLD ME! THRILL ME!" Writing Contest 

Sponsored by Southwest Florida Romance Writers

ALL ELECTRONIC!!

http://www.swfrw.org/2011_contest.php

DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted and payment received by midnight September 1st, 2011

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all unpublished authors: Romance Writers of America members and non-members. International entries are welcome in English.

ENTRIES: The first 20 pages of an unpublished manuscript featuring romantic elements. Contestants can enter an MS in each category, but no more than one MS per category.

FORMAT: Only files in Rich Text Format (*.rtf) will be accepted. RTF is an industry accepted format supported by all major word-processing software. Check

the Help Menu of your word processing software for how to use 'Save As' to create an RTF document. Manuscripts must be double spaced, have one inch

margins, and use Times New Roman or Courier. Entries that do not meet these formating requirements will be returned.

FEE: $25

CATEGORIES & FINAL JUDGES:

Contemporary: Amanda Bergeron, Avon

Historical: Elizabeth Bistrow, New American Library

Paranormal: Meredith Giordan, Berkley

Romantic Suspense: Alex Logan, Grand Central

Young Adult: Kristin Rens, Balzer & Bray

AWARDS: (in addition to getting your MS in front of a top industry editor)

1st Place $50 and a Certificate of Achievement

2nd Place $20 and a Certificate of Achievement

3rd Place a Certificate of Achievement

Enter Now!

http://www.swfrw.org/2011_contest.php