Deadline: September 9, 2011
Fee: $20-30
Guidelines: Missouri RWA
Here’s a contest for unpublished novel manuscripts. If you enter more than once, the subsequent entries are half price. The thing that makes a contest like this worth the 20 or 30 bucks is you get a critique with your entry, whether you win or not.
The following is the official announcement from MORWA.
***Permission to forward is granted and greatly appreciated.***
**2011 Gateway to the Best – Open now!
Missouri Romance Writers of America (MORWA) is proud to announce the opening of their annual contest – Gateway to the Best. With six categories, there’s sure to be one for your manuscript.
As summer draws to a close, Gateway’s first round judges are waiting for your manuscript.
Contest closes September 9th, 2011
No synopsis needed. Send in the first 7000 words of your manuscript.
Costs: $20 for MORWA Members for 1st entry & $10 for additional entries, $30 for Non-MORWA Members for 1st entry & $15 for additional entries
Eligibility: Open to unpublished authors and authors who have not been contracted in novel-length fiction (40,000+) in last 3 years.
Entry: Electronic entry only. Entry length limited to first 7,000 words (25-28 pages). No synopsis.
Categories: Contemporary Series, Historical, Young Adult, Romantic Suspense, Single Title & Paranormal
Final Judges:
Laura Barth – Harlequin: Contemporary Series
Esi Sogah – Harper Collins: Historical
Adam Wilson – Harlequin Teen: YA
Margo Lipschultz – Harlequin: Romantic Suspense
Katherine Pelz – Berkley: Single Title
Latoya Smith – Grand Central Publishing: Paranormal
Grand Prize: $100 & entire manuscript critiqued by published author.
For more information go to http://www.morwa.org/gateway.htm








