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2019 Melody of Love Contest

January 4, 2019 by in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Contests, Writing Contest tagged as , , ,

Sponsor: Music City Romance Writers
Fees: $22 for MCRW Members, $27 for other RWA Members, $32 for Non-RWA Members
Contest Opens January 1, 2019 
Deadline: February 28, 201
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Eligibility: Open to published and unpublished authors over the age of 18. The manuscript entered must be the author’s original work and be unpublished and uncontracted at the time of deadline and unpublished during the contest itself. Manuscript must also meet minimum word count lengths.

Entry: First 25 pages or a maximum of 7,500 words.

Categories: Contemporary, Mainstream/Women’s Fiction, FF&P (Futuristic, Fantasy, & Paranormal), Historical, Young Adult. All heat levels welcome.

Judges: Judging is on a point basis, with all manuscripts judged by three authors from a pool of PAN, PRO, and trained general members. Judges are highly encouraged to comment and critique each entry.

Final Round Judges:

Contemporary Romance: Megan Broderick (Assistant Editor, Harlequin) and Ann Rose (Agent, Prospect Agency)

Futuristic, Fantasy, & Paranormal Romance: Lexi Smail (Associate Editor, Hatchette Book Group, Forever Yours) and Marlo Berliner (Agent, The Jennifer De Chiara Agency)  

Historical Romance: Sarah Blumenstock (Assistant Editor, Penguin Random House) and Katelyn Uplinger (Agent, D4EO Literary Agency)

Young Adult Romance: Annette Pollert (Editorial Director, Bloomsbury) and Elizabeth Poteet (Agent, The Seymour Agency)

Mainstream/Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements: Norma Perez-Hernandez (Editor, Kensington) and Janna Bonikowski (Agent, The Knight Agency)

Three finalists per category. Finalist entries will be judged by one editor and one agent.  

Top Prize: Finalists in each category will receive a certificate and announcement in the RWR (RWA’s print and online publication), on the MCRW website, and across MCRW’s social media. The overall winner of each category will be announced at MCRW’s June meeting and will receive: a $50 cash prize, a 50-page critique by a published author or editor, and a commemorative Melody of Love pin.

FMI, check out our full rules at https://musiccityrwa.blogspot.com/p/melody-of-love-2019-rules-in-full.html and the simplified registration page at: https://musiccityrwa.blogspot.com/p/contest-registration.html  It is recommended you read the full rules and category descriptions and such before entering.

You can also mail our Contest Coordinators Jody Wallace and Dana Brantley-Sieders at contest@mcrw.com


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The Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2019 Short Story Award

January 1, 2019 by in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Contests, Writing Contest tagged as ,

Stories of 2,000 words or fewer about WILD ANIMALS, PETS, or IMAGINARY BEASTS will be welcome (so long as an animal is an important character or element of the story).

The winner will receive $200 and may be offered publication in BWG’s upcoming anthology, FUR, FEATHERS, & SCALES: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Animal Tales.

For more information and instructions for entering see: Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2019 Short Story Award.

Contest opens January 1, 2019


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Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2018 Short Story Contest

March 13, 2018 by in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Contests, Writing Contest tagged as , ,

 

 

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable
2018 Short Story Award

DEADLINE
APRIL 30, 2018
 
We are looking for unpublished stories 
of 2000 words or fewer
on the theme of
 
Tales of the Paranormal
 
Send us your stories about
wizards, clairvoyants, other-worldly creatures,
vampires, werewolves, telekenetics,
ghosts, goblins, witches, mediums,
poltergeists, the supernatural,
and other unexplainable experiences.

For more information or to enter please see Bethlehem Writers Roundtable

 

Winning stories from past contests appear in the following BWG anthologies

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Funny Stories

January 24, 2018 by in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Writing Contest tagged as , , , ,

BWG Short Story Award | A Slice of Orange

Announcing the
 
 
Opening on January 1, 2018
 
We are looking for unpublished stories 
of 2000 words or fewer
on the theme of
 
 
Send us your stories about funny
wizards, clairvoyants, other-worldly creatures,
vampires, werewolves, telekenetics,
ghosts, goblins, witches, mediums,
poltergeists, the supernatural,
and other unexplainable experiences.

Untethered | Short Story Award | A Slice of Orange
The First Place winner will receive a $200 cash award and publication of the winning story either in the Bethlehem Writers Group’s upcoming anthology of paranormal stories, Untethered: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of the Paranormal, or as a featured story in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. (Publication anticipated in late 2018).

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Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of the Unexplained

January 8, 2018 by in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Writing Contest tagged as , ,

Short Story Award | Bethlehem Writers Group | A Slice of Orange

Announcing the

2018 Short Story Award

Opening on January 1, 2018

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable is looking for unpublished stories of 2000 words or fewer on the theme of Tales of the Unexplained

Send us your sweet, funny, or strange stories about wizards, clairvoyants, other-worldly creatures, vampires, werewolves, telekenetics, ghosts, goblins, witches, mediums, poltergeists, the supernatural, and other unexplainable experiences.

Contest closes March 31, 2018

For more information: https://sites.google.com/site/bethlehemwritersroundtable/short-story-contest


Winning stories from the Bethlehem Writers Round Table Short Story Award have been featured in the following anthologies:

 

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