Contemporary Romance Writers is pleased to announce the unpublished finalists for the 2019 Stiletto Contest. Thank you to all who entered. Good luck to our unpublished finalists! Short Contemporary Final Round Judges: Meghan Farrell (editor – Tule Publishing) and Veronica Park (agent – Fuse Literary) Fit For Love by Karina Coldrick Bidding On Her Ex by Betsy […]
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That’s exactly what Leanne got! Hi! My name is Leanne Farella. I’ve been seriously writing for ten years. The reason I started? I’m a reader and when reading it never ceases to amaze me when an author writes a story I can’t put down. I think the proper word for it is “Reader Addiction.” I
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~ By Mary E. Thompson You’ve been working hard. Now it’s time to get rewarded. Enter your unpublished manuscript in the 2018 Stiletto Contest now! I know, I know, it’s another contest. What’s the big deal? Well, first of all, any author can enter. Yes, that’s right. You, published author, you can enter the unpublished book
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~ By Mary E. Thompson The 2018 Stiletto Contest is winding down, but we need your help now more than ever! We have a huge task of assigning all the entries to judges for the contest. With five judges per entry, we need lots and lots of judges. Will you help us? Be Honest It’s not
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~ By Mary E. Thompson The 2018 Stiletto Contest is open and ready for your entry, but don’t wait too long to submit! The most popular categories are filling up, and you’ll be left out. This year there are six categories in the Stiletto Contest. If you’re into contemporary romance, you’ll find your spot here. Short
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~ Interview By Mary E. Thompson Contemporary Romance Writers brought the Stiletto Contest back in 2017! We had a great response and fabulous authors who entered to help make the Stiletto one of the most sought-after contests again. Today, we’re talking to Win Day, author of On A Whim, the 2017 Stiletto winner for Best First
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~ By Mary E. Thompson The 2018 Stiletto Contest is open now! If you’ve been on the fence about entering, we have a few suggestions for you to push you over the edge! 5. You’re looking for an agent or editor. We have some great agents and editors for the final round of judging for the
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Why Pay an Anonymous Judge to Smack Me Down? ~ By Jeff Salter I could write a book about contests. So today’s little excerpt will be just a few of my rants and raves. But first a disclaimer: For those talented and fortunate few writers with positively golden entries which win or ‘final’ — contests are
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~ By Mary E. Thompson The 2018 Stiletto Contest opens March 9. To make the contest a success, we need lots and lots of judges! Judging isn’t an easy job, but it’s a great job. We think you’d be perfect for it! You Get Free Books Who doesn’t love free books? You don’t get to pick
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~ By Liza Keogh The Contemporary Romance Writers chapter’s annual contest, The Stiletto, opens for entries on March 9 and this year, we’ve expanded the ‘unpublished’ category! Authors may now submit unpublished works under the following guidelines: the work is a standalone or, if the work is part of a series, it must be the first
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~ By Laura Trentham This is Part 2 of my observations from judging lots of RWA contests for unpublished manuscripts. I really love judging, not only to give back to a process that gave me my start in publishing, but by critiquing someone else’s writing, I discover weakness in my own. Part 1 focused on
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~ By Laura Trentham I really love judging RWA chapter contests for unpublished writers (both contemporary and historical manuscripts), mainly because I got so much out of the contests when I was pre-published, including my agent! I credit contest feedback for teaching me to write. That sounds hyperbolic, but it really isn’t. My degree is
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