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The final round judges (agents and editors) will be announced soon.
Single Title Romance:
Celina Summers, Musa Publishing
Series Romance
Megan Long, Harlequin
Historical Romance
Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks
Women's Fiction w/Romantic Elements
Cori Deyoe, 3 Seas Literary Agency
Paranormal Romance
Cindy Davis, Wild Rose Press
Young Adult Romance
Emily Easton, Walker Books
* Judges subject to change.
Two experienced critiquers and published authors of the Chicago-North RWA® Chapter will score each entry in the first round.
Any entry receiving a point spread of more than 20 points where the highest score is at least 80 percent of the total possible points, will receive a third judge and the lowest of the three scores will be dropped.
The top three entries in each category will be judged and ranked by an editor or agent in the final round.
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Does your novel light a FIRE in the heart of the reader?
Is it hot enough to melt ICE?
Does your book have what it takes to be the
next bestselling romance?
Then you don't want to miss the 14th annual
Fire & Ice Contest
sponsored by the Chicago-North RWA® Chapter!
The Fire & Ice Contest is open to all authors not published or contracted in novel length fiction of 20,000 words or more, within five years of the contest deadline. The entry must have a projected minimum length of 50,000 words.
Contest submissions will be accepted beginning December 15, 2011.
The 2012 Fire & Ice Contest is now closed to entries.
The contest has a non-refundable entry fee of
$25 ($30 for non-RWA members). Electronic entries only will be accepted.
First place winners in each category will receive $30 (US dollars). All finalists will
receive certificates and will be mentioned in the Romance Writers Report. Contest winners will be announced at the Saturday Gala Dinner at Chicago-North’s 2012 Spring Fling Writers’ Conference, April 27-28, 2012.
All contestants will
receive a score sheet. In addition, judges are encouraged (but not required) to write comments on the manuscript.
For questions and/or additional information, please email the contest coordinator, Vivienne Courtoise, at: contest@chicagonorthrwa.org.
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“Participating in Fire & Ice was the motivation I needed to take my manuscript and writing to the next level. I received excellent critiques from your judges and a lot of encouragement.
That manuscript evolved into Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life. It spent 7 weeks on the NYT Bestseller List and my publisher, Simon & Schuster, just purchased Books 3 and 4.”
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