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2014 Hot Prospects Contest
Sponsor: Valley of the Sun Romance Writers

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Looking to sign your first book contract, switch from a small press to a large
publisher or simply explore another genre of romantic fiction? Turn up the heat
on your writing career with the Hot Prospects Contest.

GRAND PRIZE: The grand prize winner of the contest will have their entire manuscript (400 pages, Courier, 12pt, Double spaced) reviewed by two professional editors at Novel Needs http://novelneeds.com

Announcement by a former winner:

“After finaling and winning the hot prospects romantic suspense category with my entry The Gilded Cuff, Lauren Plude from Grand Central made a three book offer for my series. I just wanted to extend my thanks and gratitude to your chapter for hosting the contest and bringing in such great final judges! Thank you!” ~ Lauren Smith

Fee: $25 for Valley of the Sun RW chapter members
$30 for non-chapter members
Chapter website has PayPal capability. www.valleyofthesunrw.com http://www.valleyofthesunrw.com


Postmark Deadline: September 1st, 2014
E-Submit Deadline: Midnight, September 1st, 2014

Eligibility: The Hot Prospects Contest is open to any work that is not under contract and
is unpublished at the time of entry.

Enter: 3-5-page synopsis and up to the first 25 pages of story (30 pages max). Entry or
synopsis may be shorter, but neither may be longer than specified.

Categories/Judges: Trained judges for preliminary round

Final round judges

1) Historical/Regency
Editor—Esi Sogah, Kensington
Editorial Director - Angela James, Harlequin Carina Press

2) Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal
Editorial Assistant –Kristine Swartz, The Berkley Publishing Group
Editor—Amy Stapp, Tor /Forge

3) Romantic Suspense
Associate Editor- Lauren Plude, Grand Central Publishing
Editor -Tera Cuskaden, Samhain

4) Contemporary Long/Single Title
Editor at Large – Sue Grimshaw, Random House
Editor—Cat Clyne, Sourcebooks

For More Information, entry form, and rules, see website at
www.valleyofthesunrw.com http://www.valleyofthesunrw.com For questions please email Voshotprospects@yahoo.com mailto:Voshotprospects@yahoo.com

Those entries that do not final will be returned approximately October 30th,
2014 to help those who plan to enter RWA's Golden Heart.

Lena Jakes and Lisa Heartman
Valley of the Sun Hot Prospects Co-Chairs

Hot Prospects Contest

2014 Hot Prospects Contest
Sponsor: Valley of the Sun Romance Writers

****Permission to forward****

Looking to sign your first book contract, switch from a small press to a large
publisher or simply explore another genre of romantic fiction? Turn up the heat
on your writing career with the Hot Prospects Contest.

GRAND PRIZE: The grand prize winner of the contest will have their entire manuscript (400 pages, Courier, 12pt, Double spaced) reviewed by two professional editors at Novel Needs http://novelneeds.com

Announcement by a former winner:

“After finaling and winning the hot prospects romantic suspense category with my entry The Gilded Cuff, Lauren Plude from Grand Central made a three book offer for my series. I just wanted to extend my thanks and gratitude to your chapter for hosting the contest and bringing in such great final judges! Thank you!” ~ Lauren Smith

Fee: $25 for Valley of the Sun RW chapter members
$30 for non-chapter members
Chapter website has PayPal capability. www.valleyofthesunrw.com http://www.valleyofthesunrw.com


Postmark Deadline: September 1st, 2014
E-Submit Deadline: Midnight, September 1st, 2014

Eligibility: The Hot Prospects Contest is open to any work that is not under contract and
is unpublished at the time of entry.

Enter: 3-5-page synopsis and up to the first 25 pages of story (30 pages max). Entry or
synopsis may be shorter, but neither may be longer than specified.

Categories/Judges: Trained judges for preliminary round

Final round judges

1) Historical/Regency
Editor—Esi Sogah, Kensington
Editorial Director - Angela James, Harlequin Carina Press

2) Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal
Editorial Assistant –Kristine Swartz, The Berkley Publishing Group
Editor—Amy Stapp, Tor /Forge

3) Romantic Suspense
Associate Editor- Lauren Plude, Grand Central Publishing
Editor -Tera Cuskaden, Samhain

4) Contemporary Long/Single Title
Editor at Large – Sue Grimshaw, Random House
Editor—Cat Clyne, Sourcebooks

For More Information, entry form, and rules, see website at
www.valleyofthesunrw.com http://www.valleyofthesunrw.com For questions please email Voshotprospects@yahoo.com mailto:Voshotprospects@yahoo.com

Those entries that do not final will be returned approximately October 30th,
2014 to help those who plan to enter RWA's Golden Heart.

Lena Jakes and Lisa Heartman
Valley of the Sun Hot Prospects Co-Chairs

Romance Writing Contest

2014 Hot Prospects Contest

Sponsor: Valley of the Sun Romance Writers

****Permission to forward****

Looking to sign your first book contract, switch from a small press to a large

publisher or simply explore another genre of romantic fiction? Turn up the heat

on your writing career with the Hot Prospects Contest.

GRAND PRIZE: The grand prize winner of the contest will have their entire manuscript (400 pages, Courier, 12pt, Double spaced) reviewed by two professional editors at Novel Needs

Announcement by a former winner:

“After finaling and winning the hot prospects romantic suspense category with my entry The Gilded Cuff, Lauren Plude from Grand Central made a three book offer for my series. I just wanted to extend my thanks and gratitude to your chapter for hosting the contest and bringing in such great final judges!  Thank you!” ~ Lauren Smith

Fee: $25 for Valley of the Sun RW chapter members

$30 for non-chapter members

Chapter website has PayPal capability. www.valleyofthesunrw.com

Postmark Deadline: September 1st, 2014

E-Submit Deadline: Midnight, September 1st, 2014

Eligibility: The Hot Prospects Contest is open to any work that is not under contract and

is unpublished at the time of entry.

Enter: 3-5-page synopsis and up to the first 25 pages of story (30 pages max). Entry or

synopsis may be shorter, but neither may be longer than specified.

Categories/Judges: Trained judges for preliminary round

Final round judges

1) Historical/Regency

Editor—Esi Sogah, Kensington

Editorial Director - Angela James, Harlequin Carina Press

2) Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal

Editorial Assistant –Kristine Swartz, The Berkley Publishing Group

Editor—Amy Stapp, Tor /Forge

3) Romantic Suspense

Associate Editor- Lauren Plude, Grand Central Publishing 

Editor -Tera Cuskaden, Samhain

4) Contemporary Long/Single Title

Editor at Large – Sue Grimshaw, Random House

Editor—Cat Clyne, Sourcebooks

For More Information, entry form, and rules, see website at

www.valleyofthesunrw.com For questions please email Voshotprospects@yahoo.com

Those entries that do not final will be returned approximately October 30th,

2014 to help those who plan to enter RWA's Golden Heart.

Lena Jakes and Lisa Heartman

Valley of the Sun Hot Prospects Co-Chairs

Writing Contest

2014 Hot Prospects Contest

2014 Hot Prospects Contest

Sponsor: Valley of the Sun Romance Writers

For full details go to http://valleyofthesunrw.com/hot-prospects-contest/

Looking to sign your first book contract, switch from a small press to a large publisher or simply explore another genre of romantic fiction? Turn up the heat on your writing career with the Hot Prospects Contest.

PRIZES

Grand Prize Winner

• The grand prize winner of the contest will have their entire manuscript (400 pages, Courier, 12pt, Double spaced) reviewed by two professional editors at Novel Needs http://novelneeds.com

Finalists

• All finalists in each category will receive a certificate, a graphic for their website and an acknowledgement in the Romance Writers Report. Approximate date of winner notification is December 15th, 2014.

ENTRY FEE

Valley of the Sun RW Members

• $25

Non-Chapter Members

• $30

Payment Options

• Checks and money Orders must be made out to VOS Hot Prospects Contest
• Paypal via: www.valleyofthesunrw.com
• Cash

Refunds

• Valley of the Sun RW reserves the right to return all entries and fees if the minimum entry number for each category (5) is not received. Entrants will be contracted to see if they wish to place their entry in another category before entries are returned.

DEADLINE INFORMATION

Postmark Deadline: September 1st, 2014
E-Submit Deadline: September 1st, 2014

ELIGIBILITY

The Hot Prospects Contest is open to any work uncontracted and unpublished at the time of entry.

CATEGORIES / JUDGES

Trained judges for preliminary round, Editors for final round.
Single Title Contemporary-
Romantic novels released as individual titles, not usually part of a series. Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Editor – Sue Grimshaw, Random House
• Assistant Editor – Cat Clyne, Sourcebooks, Inc

Romantic Suspense-
a suspense/mystery/thriller plot is integrated within a romantic novel. Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Editor – Associate Editor- Lauren Plude, Grand Central Publishing
• Editor -Tera Cuskaden, Samhain

Historical/Regency-
Romantic novels set in a time period prior to 1945. Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Senior Editor – Esi Sogah, Kensington

Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal-
futuristic, fantasy, or paranormal elements are integrated within the love story. Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Editor – Editorial Assistant –Kristine Swartz, The Berkley Publishing Group
• Editor – Amy Stapp, Tor /Forge

Those entries that do not final will be returned approximately October 30th, 2014 to help those who plan to enter RWA’s Golden Heart.

ENTRY CONTENTS

Synopsis

• Your synopsis should be between 3-5 pages.

Manuscript

• Up to 25 pages of your manuscript.

Total Submission

• Entry should be 30 pages max.  Entry or synopsis may be shorter, but neither may be longer than specified.

A Writing Contest That Fights Cancer

I received the email letter below from Margaret Turley who has been so pivotal in making this event a success. I know the deadline is close but if you have a short story or are in the mood to write one (page limit 4000 words), then here's a place to do that and also help out a very deserving charity.  Please support them if you can.

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The 2013 WUFC Writing Contest is open for entry submissions from April 16th, 2013–midnight August 15th. PRESS RELEASE

This year’s theme is The Drive to Thrive, with emphasis on Thriving verses merely surviving life’s challenges and obstacles.

Everyone over age 18 is eligible to enter. Subject matter may be on any topic as long as it follows the theme of The Drive to Thrive  Entry Fee is $30.00 per submission.

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Dear WUFC authors and supporters:  Today's Blog article is about the 2013 WUFC writing contest: The Drive to Thrive.  The submission deadline is only two weeks away, Midnight on August 15th, 2013. Here is the link for the blog article: http://margaretturley.com/the-drive-to-thrive-writing-contest.htm . This is the link for the WUFC (Writers Unite to Fight Cancer) website writing contest page:  http://writersunitetofightcancer.com/events/annual-writing-contest . Here is the link for the WUFC Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/440020176095884/ .

Please tell your family, fans and friends who may be interested in sharing their stories with a chance for publication.  Contestants must be 18 or older. They can enter any category they like. Fiction includes Middle Grade, YA, Mystery, Fantasy, Inspirational, Paranormal, Speculative, Romance, Suspense and Western. Non-fiction categories include Essay, Editorial, Inspirational,

The entry fee is $30.00 per submission. The entry fee will be waved for cancer patients upon request. There is no limit to the number of submissions a contestant may enter in the contest. Winners and Finalists will be published in THE DRIVE TO THRIVE Anthology - they must be willing to work with an editor at no charge to them - to polish their piece so that is publish worthy. Judges, editors and publishers donate their time and services so that all the money we gather from entry fees and the profits we make from the sales of the anthology can be donated to natural cancer research.

Mark your calendar for the WUFC Writing Contest Awards Ceremony on Tuesday September 24th, 2013 from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm.  Plan to come support your friends who will be acknowledged as winners and finalists for The Drive to Thrive. James A. Owen will be our guest speaker and Vanessa Joy will perform songs from The Voice CD / DVD. A Keepsake poster is available to anyone who would like to pre-order before the Awards Ceremony.

Thank you for your support,

Margaret L. Turley, administrator 

Writers Unite to Fight Cancer 

Donate to Cancer Research     

Twitter: @ WritersCanFight                               

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Get Your Work Before an Editor or Agent

Don't miss this exciting opportunity!

Attendees of the Desert Dreams Writers' Conference,

published or not, can enter the

Realizing the Dream Contest.

Only 50 entries are accepted

and every entry is judged by an editor or agent

attending the conference!

The five highest scoring entries will receive a

face-to-face meeting with the agent or editor of

his/her choice during the agent/editor

meeting time at the conference.

For more information go to

http://desertroserwa.org/contests/Phoenix-Romance-Writers-Realizing-The-Dream.php

and register for the conference today! The early

registration price is only available through the end of 2011.

http://www.desertroserwa.org/

The Phoenix Rattler Writing Contest

Christian Writers of the West (CWOW) – Arizona’s ACFW chapter - Announces

The Phoenix Rattler 2011-2012 writing contest - “Does your story have bite?”


Contest open to all unpublished novelists

Send the first scene, up to 10 pages, double spaced

Deadline Oct 29th 2011, winner announced Feb 11th 2012, fee $25

Category winners receive $25 prize - All Finalists receive an award certificate

Grand Prize (worth $515) paid registration to 2012 ACFW Conference (minimum 150 entries)

CATEGORIES & FINAL-ROUND JUDGES:
Contemporary Fiction Don Pape, Publisher, David C Cook
Bill Jensen, Owner, William K Jensen Literary Agency
Historical Fiction Karen Schurrer, Acquisitions Editor, Adult Fiction, Bethany House
Joyce Hart, Agent, Hartline Literary Agency
Suspense/Thriller/Mystery Sue Brower, Executive Editor for Fiction, Zondervan
Elizabeth Mazer, Assistant Editor, Love Inspired Suspense
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Allegory Jeff Gerke, Owner, Marcher Lord Press, Author, Jefferson Scott
Amanda Luedeke, Agent, MacGregor Literary
Young Adult Becky Monds, Associate Editor, Fiction, Thomas Nelson
Rachel Kent, Agent, Books & Such LiteraryAgency
Joanna MacKenzie, Browne & Miller Literary Associates
Women’s Fiction Ami McConnell, Sr Acquisitions Editor, Fiction, Thomas Nelson
Sandra Bishop, Agent, MacGregor Literary
Judy Mikalonis, Senior Agent, Andrea Hurst & Associates
Romance included in all categories


Watch website for details and entry form: www.ChristianWritersOfTheWest.weebly.com

Contest Coordinator: DL Shipley – Rattler@dlshipley.com

2010 Hot Prospects Contest

2010 Hot Prospects Contest
Sponsor: Valley of the Sun Romance Writers


Looking to sign your first book contract, switch from a small press to a large publisher or simply explore another genre of romantic fiction? Turn up the heat on your writing career with the Hot Prospects Contest.
Fee: $25 for Valley of the Sun RW chapter members
$30 for non-chapter members
Chapter website has PayPal capability… www.valleyofthesunrw.com

Postmark Deadline: September 1st, 2010
E-Submit Deadline: September 1st, 2010

Eligibility: Any uncontracted work by an RWA member in good standing, who is able to enter RWA National Golden Heart or Rita contests may enter any category. This includes both published and unpublished authors.

Enter: 3-5-page synopsis and up to 25 pages of story (30 pages max). Entry or synopsis may be shorter, but neither may be longer than specified.

Categories/Judges: Trained judges for preliminary round,
Editors and Agents for final round.

1) Historical/Regency
Editor - TBA
Agent - Sharene Martin-Brown, Author Representative, Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency
2) Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal
Editor - Jennifer Enderlin, St. Martins' Press
Agent - Amy Boggs, Associate Agent, Donald Maass Literary Agency
3) Romantic Suspense
Editor - Katherine N. Pelz, The Berkley Publishing Group
Agent - TBA
4) Contemporary Long/Single Title
Editor - Deb Werksmen , Sourcebooks, Inc.
Agent - Elaine Spencer, Associate Agent, The Knight Agency
5) Series Contemporary
Editor - Johanna Raisanen, Harlequin
Editor - Leanne Morgena, Senior Editor, The Wild Rose Press

GRAND PRIZE: The winner can choose between a book trailer, static banner and active banner from Bella Entertainment for the book of their choice (a $300.00 value) or $100.00 USD.

For More Information, entry form, and rules, see website at www.valleyofthesunrw.com.

Linda Andrews
Valley of the Sun Hot Prospects Chair

2009 Hot Prospects Contest

2009 Hot Prospects Contest Sponsor:

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers

Looking to sign your first book contract, switch from a small press to a large publisher or simply explore another genre of romantic fiction? Turn up the heat on your writing career with the Hot Prospects Contest.



Fee: $25 for Valley of the Sun RW chapter members

$30 for non-chapter members



Postmark Deadline: September 1st, 2009

E-Submit Deadline: September 1st, 2009



Eligibility: Any uncontracted work by an RWA member in good standing. This includes both published and unpublished authors.



Enter: 3-5-page synopsis and up to 25 pages of story (30 pages max). Entry or synopsis may be shorter, but neither may be longer than specified.



Categories/Judges: Trained judges for preliminary round

Editors and Agents for final round.



Historical/Regency

Editor-TBA

Agent - TBA

Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal

Editor – TBA

Agent - Michelle Grajkowski, 3 Seas Literary Agency

Romantic Suspense

Editor - Deb Werksman, editor, Sourcebooks

Agent - JL Stermer, agent, Donald Maass Literary Agency

Contemporary Long/Single Title

Editor - TBA

Agent - TBA

Series Contemporary

Editor - Johanna Raisanen, Harlequin Enterprises'

Editor - Leanne Morgena, Senior Editor, the Wild Rose Press

Erotica Editor - Theresa Stevens, editor, Red Sage Publishing

Editor - Kelli Collins, editor-in-chief, Ellora's Cave



GRAND PRIZE: The winner can choose between a book trailer, static banner and active banner from Bella Entertainment for the book of their choice (a $300.00 value) or $100.00 USD. For More Information, entry form, and rules, see website at http://www.valleyofthesunrw.com/.

Linda AndrewsValley of the Sun Hot Prospects Co-chair