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Virginia Romance Writers Fool for Love Contest

I just received this from an historical romance writer friend. Apparently the contest has received an unusually low number of entrants this year. If your novel has a hint of romance and you’ve got the entry fee stuck in your couch, go for it and good luck!

Contest TImeline:
April 30, 2010 – Electronic entries must be received by midnight EST
June 20, 2010 – First-Round Finalists Notification
July 31, 2010 – Final-Round Winners Announced

Awards:
1st Place in each category – $50

Entries:
First chapter (up to 20 pages maximum) and optional synopsis (5 pages maximum). A prologue may be included with the first chapter as long as the entry does not exceed 20 pages.

ENTRIES SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY COORDINATOR:

Long Contemporary / Romantic Suspense
General Questions
Alleyne Dickens, Contest Coordinator
foolforlove2010@verizon.net

Historical
Beth Trissel
bctrissel@yahoo.com

Inspirational
Judith Kohnen
jgkwriter@verizon.ne

tParanormal
Pam Roller
paranormalpam2010@gmail.com

Short Contemporary
Judy Butler
jb24lion@verizon.net

ENTRY FEE:
Payment for electronic entries may be received either through PayPal or by check made payable to Virginia Romance Writers. Again, all payments must be received by April 30, 2010.

$20 for all current VRW members; $25 for non-members. (Entrants do not have to be members of Romance Writers of America.)

CATEGORIES AND FINAL ROUND JUDGES:

Short Contemporary – Jonathan Clements, Agent, Wheelhouse Literary Group

Long Contemporary – Katelynn Lacopo, Literary Assistant, BookEnds, LLC

Historical – Lucy Gilmour, Harlequin Editor

Paranormal/Futuristic/Fantasy/Time Travel – Amanda Barnett, Senior Editor, The Wild Rose Press

Inspirational – Elizabeth Mazer, Assistant Editor, Steeple Hill

Romantic Suspense – Keyren Gerlach, Associate Editor, Harlequin

For more information, visit www.virginiaromancewriters.com

New Good News!

My online buddy, Jeannie Lin (see blogroll below) has had an AMAZING week. She just signed a contract with Harlequin for “Butterfly Swords”. “Butterfly” is a romance set in ancient China, so I’m delighted for many reasons. And on top of that, last weekend Jeannie Lin won the Golden Heart Historical Genre contest (http://www.rwanational.org/cs/contests_and_awards/golden_heart_awards). How cool is that? Well done, Jeannie Lin!