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20th Annual
2012 Heart of the West Writers Contest
Sponsored by the Utah Chapter of Romance Writers of America®
TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR ENTRIES! Our numbers are low, so this is a great opportunity to win!
2012 Finalist Judges
- Contemporary, Jennifer Lawler, Crimson Publishing
- Historical, Rachael Ekstrom, Irene Goodman Literary and Film Agency
- Paranormal, Andrea Somberg, Harvey Klinger Agency
- Mystery/Suspense, Loretta Barrett , Loretta Barret Literary Agency *Attending Heart of the West Conference
- Young Adult, Adrienne Rosado, NY Literary
- Published, Cheryl Pientka, Jill Grinburg Literary Managers *Attending Heart of the West Conference
- Golden Pen, Anita Mumm, Kristen Nelson Agency
Contest Timeline:
- Entry deadline July 15, 2012
- August 31, 2012 – Finalists notified by telephone or email
- October 6, 2012 – Winners announced at the HOW Conference Awards Banquet (Heart of the West Conference)
- October 15, 2012 – Finalist score sheets returned
Enter the opening twenty (20) pages of romance novels of all sub-genres (projected length of at least 50,000 words). Contest is open to published and unpublished authors. Unpublished authors are ranked separately from published authors. Published authors may submit only unpublished, uncontracted manuscripts. NOTE: If you have a romance novel published by a traditional publisher, Utah RWA Considers you to be published.
Categories:
- Contemporary: Single title; category; mainstream, inspirational in a contemporary setting.
- Historical: Single title; category; Regencies; suspense, mainstream, inspirational in an historical setting.
Paranormal: Time travel, ghost, futuristic, paranormals of all other kinds.
- Mystery/Suspense: Single title; category; suspense, mainstream, or inspirational.
- Young Adult: Single title; category; historical, inspirational, paranormal or contemporary.
- Published: Single title; category; historical, inspirational, paranormal, erotic, YA, suspense or contemporary.
**Published Will Be Judged Collectively**