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The OVRWA Enchanted Words Contest- the perfect pitch contest is low
on entries and have extended their deadline by 1 week. You still
have time to polish that query and synopsis.
The OVRWA chapter announces their thirteen annual
ENCHANTED WORDS CONTEST
"The Perfect Pitch" - New Format!
All-electronic entries now being accepted
New - SPECIAL AWARD -
Entries with the top 20 scores will go into a drawing for a first
chapter critique
(up to 25 pages) by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth
Bevarly!
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY November 8, 2007
Enchant us with your submission packet, and send us your query
letter, synopsis (up to 7 pages), and the first five pages of your
unpublished romance novel. (all three elements will be judged).
CATEGORIES AND FINAL JUDGES:
CONTEMPORARY (INCLUDES CATEGORY LENGTH BOOKS) - JUDGED BY
LEIS PEDERSON, BERKLEY
• HISTORICAL - JUDGED BY TOYA SMITH, GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING
(FORMERLY WARNER)
• PARANORMAL/FANTASY/ SCI-FI/TIME TRAVEL - JUDGED BY LAURIE
RAUCH, SAMHAIN PUBLISHING
ELIGIBILITY: You must be a RWA member in good standing, not
contracted or published in book-length romantic fiction by an RWA-
recognized publisher in the last three years.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00 Made payable to OVRWA. This fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.
Visit the chapter website at www.OVRWA.com for complete rules and
information on entering.