Get Your Stiletto Contest Published Entries in NOW!
~ 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 […]
Do you have a winning book? Win Day did!
~ 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 […]
Top Five Reasons You Should Enter the Stiletto Contest
~ 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 […]
Writing Contests — They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
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 […]
Five Reasons You Should Judge The Stiletto Contest
~ 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 […]
The Stiletto Contest is coming! Want to be a judge?
~ 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Romance Writers chapter’s annual contest, The Stiletto, opens for entries on March 9 and this year, we’ve expanded the ‘unpublished’ category! Authors may now submit unpublished works under the following guidelines: the work is a standalone or, if the work is part of a series, it must be the first […]
Bringing Back The Stiletto Contest
Dear Chapter Members, One of the major items that had been discussed last year, when the board was getting ready to transition into the 2017 year, was bringing back the Stiletto Contest. A contest that had been well known among RWA members as one of the best among RWA chapters to enter. But how did […]
Why We Should Enter Writing Contests
~ By Liza Keogh So, you’re thinking about entering a contest sponsored by RWA, or one of RWA’s local or online chapters? Good! I have some thoughts to nudge you along. Some of us are plotters, some are pantsers, and some of us have created a hybrid of the two that works. Some of us […]
The 2014 Stiletto Contest for Unpublished Contemporary Fiction is OPEN!
The 2014 Stiletto Contest for Unpublished Contemporary Fiction is OPEN! CLICK HERE for full details and to enter! Entries Due by September 5, 2014 Questions? Please contact our Contest Coordinator, Lisa Siefert at lisalisalisalisalisa (at) gmail (dot) com. ***JUDGES NEEDED: PLEASE CONTACT LISA SIEFERT AT THE ABOVE EMAIL!*** CATEGORIES AND FINAL JUDGES: Single Title Contemporary […]
To Contest or Not to Contest, That Was the Question
~ By Emelle Gamble I used to believe that contests would not help a writer’s career. I told fellow writer’s when the topic came up that I just didn’t think they were useful . Why put yourself through it, I asked? Doesn’t it hurt you more if you lose one, or get stressful or inane remarks, […]
The Stiletto Opened a Door
~ By Kim Sanders I love to read romance. So when my husband took a new job in another state a couple of years ago, I suddenly found myself with the time to pursue the career I’d always wanted—writing Chick Lit. I’d been working on a novel for a while so I pulled it out […]
Ready. Set. Stiletto!
Hello All! Can you believe it? The Get Your Stiletto in the Door Contest is almost upon us. Stay tuned for posts and interviews that highlight personal experiences with the contest, and general contest information. In the meantime, click here for past Stiletto related posts, and here for more details. And no, you don’t have to […]
