Hello, Fellow Writers!

Thank you for your interest in the SIRC 2012. Our contest has a positive reputation for constructive and valuable feedback. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, come up with a great hook, edit, and polish the first 25 pages of your manuscript then enter the Spring Into Romance Contest!

Below are some details. For the entire scoop, please read the following documents (PDF format):

Submission: First 25 pages (maximum) of manuscript, including prologue if applicable. Standard formatting as stated in rules.

Fee: $20 RWASD members; $25 non-members; $35 for international entries (covers international postage and or conversion fee)

RWA-SD Members Pay Here: $20

 

Non-Members Pay Here: $25

 

International Submissions Pay Here: $35



Postmark deadline:March 16, 2012
In Person Submission: March 18, 2012 (at the RWASD monthly meeting)

Eligibility: Not published in book-length fiction within three years of deadline

First-round judges: Trained or published. Every attempt will be made to assign each entry a published judge.

Final judges:

  • Contemporary Single Title Romance: Angela James (Executive Editor Carina Press)

  • Novel w/Strong Romantic Elements/Mainstream: Kevan Lyon (Marshal Lyon Literary Agency)

  • Category or Series Romance: Sarah McDaniel-Dyer (Editorial Assistant Harlequin)

  • Paranormal Romance: Sue Grimshaw (Category Specialist & Editor at Large Random House)

  • Historical Romance: Laura Bradford(Bradford Literary Agency)

  • Romantic Suspense: Leis Pederson (Associate Editor Berkley Publishing Group)

  • Young Adult (YA): Suzie Townsend (Nancy Coffey Literary & Media)

Read more details about the categories in the Contest Rules document.

Questions?

 Contact Pamela Schiebe, rwasd.contests@gmail.com
  SIRC Coordinator