GROUP NEWS & EVENTS
♥ Jan 2012
28th - Jocelyn Ryan from the Collier County morgue comes in to talk shop.
♥ Feb 2012
25th - SWFRW Annual Conference - The Hyatt Place, Estero, Feb 24, 25th - more soon.
24th - Friday Social Dinner -- in the main conference room at THE HYATT PLACE In the Coconut Point Mall, Estero, FL. Food and complementary wine. Cash bar for alcohol. 6:00 sharp for cocktails. Buffet dinner at 6:30.
♥ Mar 2012
24th - Fresh from Sleuthfest, Nancy Cohen will speak to us about writing mystery novels.
♥ Apr 2012
28th - Tony Sanchez - Back by popular demand - Deputy Chief of Police for the Opa-locka Police Department - Real Procedural Info from a Real Police Officer
♥ May 2012
26th - New York Times bestselling mystery author and forensics expert Lisa Black will share her expertise with the group.
♥ Aug 2012
25th - Annual "Hold Me, Thrill Me" Contest Preparation
♥ Nov 2012
17th - Members only in-house critique session
♥ Dec 2012
22nd - Members only holiday party - date TBA

21st Annual "HOLD ME! THRILL ME!" Writing Contest

ALL ELECTRONIC!!

NEW DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted and payment received by midnight September 11th, 2011

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all unpublished authors: Romance Writers of America members and non-members.
                        International entries are welcome in English.

ENTRIES: The first 20 pages of an unpublished manuscript featuring romantic elements.
                  Contestants can enter an MS in each category, but no more than one MS per category.

FORMAT: Only files in Rich Text Format (*.rtf) will be accepted. RTF is an industry accepted format supported by all major word-processing software. Check the Help Menu of your word processing software for how to use 'Save As' to create an RTF document. Manuscripts must be in standard manuscript format: double spaced, one inch margins, page numbers, headers, and use Times New Roman or Courier 12. Entries that do not meet these formatting requirements will be returned.

FEE: $25

  • 5 GREAT CATEGORIES & FINAL JUDGES:
  • Contemporary: Amanda Bergeron, Avon
    Historical: Elizabeth Bistrow, New American Library
    Paranormal: Meredith Giordan, Berkley
    Romantic Suspense: Alex Logan, Grand Central
    Young Adult: Kristin Rens, Balzer & Bray

AWARDS: (in addition to getting your MS in front of a top industry editor)
1st Place $50 and a Certificate of Achievement
2nd Place $20 and a Certificate of Achievement
3rd Place a Certificate of Achievement

PLUS - the winner in each category will receive one free admittance to our Annual Super Saturday Conference on Feb 25th @ The Hyatt Place, Estero, FL. (transportation and hotel excluded)

SPONSOR AND JUDGES: Southwest Florida Romance Writers

(CLOSED TO NEW ENTRIES - DEADLINE WAS SEPT 11th. Thank you for your interest. Please try again next year.)

Continued success and congratulations to our 2010
"HOLD ME! THRILL ME!" CONTEST FINALISTS
A special thanks goes out to our final judges!


Contemporary – Final Judge, agent Roberta Brown, Brown Literary Agency Historical – Final Judge, agent Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency Paranormal – Final Judge, agent Joe Veltre, The Veltre Company Romantic Suspense – Final Judge, agent Elaine English, Elaine English Literary Agency Young Adult – Final Judge, agent Kristin Nelson, Nelson Literary Agency
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