Even though there are great writing contests happening year-round, we are getting ready for the most prestigious contest for Romance Writers — RWA’s Golden Heart Generic Viagra Online Pharmacy Contest. The Golden Heart is the award for Romance soft tabs viagra Writers of America’s unpublished writer’s contest. To enter you must

• Be a member of RWA
• Have written a complete manuscript
• Not have work published by an RWA recognized publisher

Recognized publishers and requirements vary from year to year. The 2010 rules and deadlines haven’t been published yet. Check the Golden Heart Contest page on RWA’s website to get the latest information.

These details remain the same from year to year.

• Entries usually run around 55 pages including a synopsis.
• This contest provides no feedback, only a numeric 1–10 score.
• It’s designed to be for writers who are ready to publish.
• The final round judges are editors and agents.
• The awards are presented at the national RWA conference at the Awards Ceremony.
• Categories may vary, but currently there buy levitra on line are 10 categories covering everything from Young Adult to Novels with Strong Romantic Elements.

The Golden Heart is a good way to get your work in front of publishers who accept manuscripts only from agents. It’s a very prestigious award. You get to wear a finalist ribbon at the conference.

A good warm-up contest to prepare your manuscript is  the Rose City Romance Writer’s Golden Rose Contest. It has the same page count requirement, but provides plenty of feedback from the judges. Also, your book doesn’t have to be complete. The deadline for entry into the Golden Rose has been extended until August 8.

I will be judging in that one as I do every year. Judging in these and other contests is a great 40 mg nexium way to improve your own writing skills. It’s much easier to see problems in someone else’s work. Also, you get to read some great manuscripts. I have a long list of entries that I can’t wait to see in print.

I hope to add your work to my to-be-read list.

Write on,

Lynn