2013 Minuet of Love Novella Contest

The Music City Romance Writers is pleased to announce the second annual Minuet of Love Novella Contest, open to entries April 16, 2013.

Entries consist of the first 10 pages of your Romance Novella (15-40K) with HEA or HFN ending, including an OPTIONAL (unjudged) 250 word query/synopsis in .doc format; all heat levels accepted.  All electronic.

Categories:  Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal

Entry Deadline:  June 1, 2013

Eligibility:  Open to both unpublished and published authors, but novella entered must be unpublished

Novella Scoresheet 2013

Minuet of Love Rules 2013

First Round Judges:  Published/trained unpublished authors

Final Judges*:

  • Contemporary: Rhonda Helms, Editor, Carina Press
  • Historical: Kerri-Leigh Grady, Editor, Entangled Publishing
  • Paranormal: Holly Atkinson, Editor, Samhain Publishing

Top Prize:  $25 in each category, certificate, and announcement in RWR

Please contact the contest coordinators at novella@mcrw.com with any questions.

MCRW MINUET OF LOVE 2013 Entry Form

Entry fee: $15




 

* In the event that we receive a low number of entries in one or more categories, the three highest scoring entries out of the combined categories will be selected as finalists and will be reviewed by all finalist judges.

 

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