Sunday, July 01, 2012

July Contest Deadlines by Pepper Phillips and Donna Caubarreaux

Updated and all sites tested...Compiled by Donna Caubarreaux and Pepper Phillips....May be forwarded with credits.
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JULY CONTEST DEADLINES
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New Jersey Romance Writers
Deadline: Midnight, July 1, 2012
Synopsis plus first chapter, thirty page max.
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Chick Lit Writers
Deadline: Received before Midnight July 6, 2012
Enter the first 5K words + synopsis of 500 words or less.
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Indiana RWA
Received by July 8, 2012
Synopsis up to ten pages and beginning of manuscript not to exceed 55 pages total.
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Colorado Romance Writers
Received by midnight July 13, 2012
First two chapters and the complete 1-5 page synopsis, up to 35 double-spaced pages.
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Heart of Louisiana
Deadline July 13, 2012
First chapter - 4k words max., plus synopsis.
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Utah RWA
Entry Deadline July 15, 2012
Opening twenty pages.
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SOLA
Deadline: July 16, 2012
First five pages + one page unjudged synopsis.
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Las Vegas RomanceWriters
Deadline: July 31, 2012
4,500 word max.
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AUGUST CONTEST DEADLINES
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Rose City Romance Writers
Deadline: August 1, 2012 - 11:59PM
First fifty pages + two page unjudged synopsis.
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Florida Romance Writers
Deadline: Midnight EST, August 15, 2012
First 25 pages.
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The Golden Network
Deadline: August 15, 2012 - Midnight
Beginning of manuscript + synopsis not to exceed 55 pages.
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First Coast Romance Writers
Deadline:  August 31, 2012
First 25 pages of the manuscript. The entrant may also include an optional 5 page synopsis for a maximum of 30 pages. (Synopsis will not be judged.)
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San Francisco Area RWA
Deadline: August 31, 2012
Enter fifteen pages where the hero and heroine first meet.
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Volusia County Romance Writers
Received by August 31,2012
Copyright of 2011
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Heartland Romance Authors
Deadline: August 31, 2012, Midnight CST
First chapter, max of 3,500 words.
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SEPTEMBER CONTEST DEADLINES
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SWFRW
Deadline:  Midnight - September 1, 2012
First twenty pages.
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Valley of the Sun
Deadline:  September 1, 2012
3-5-page synopsis and up to 25 pages of story (30 pages max).
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Music City Romance Writers
Received by September 5, 2012
First twenty-five or fewer pages.
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Missouri RWA
Deadline:  by Midnight - September 7, 2012
Send up to 7K words. 
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NYCRWA
Deadline:  Midnight - September 10, 2012
A maximum of 20 pages between hero and
heroine that shows your hero in the best light as well
as a brief synopsis (two pages maximum, not judged)

http://www.rwanyc.com/HeroContest.html
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East Valley Authors
Deadline:  September 15, 2012
One-page query letter, a synopsis (no more than 5 pages), and a writing sample of the first 5 pages of the manuscript (not to be used for judging)
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SpaceCoast Authors of Romance
Deadline: September 15, 2012
Couldn't find the details on the website...
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OCTOBER CONTEST DEADLINES
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Maryland Romance Writers
Received by October 1, 2012
Up to 20 pages of any scene that showcases your useof sensual tension, plus an unjudged 1-page set-up (optional).
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Donna Caubarreaux is a member of Coeur de Louisiane, Scriptscene Chapter, NOLA Stars, Heart of Louisiana, ESPAN and EPIC. She received a RWA Service Award in 1997.
Pepper Phillips is the author of "The Devil Has Dimples".