Tuesday, January 30, 2018

DEADLINE EXTENDED

THE NTRWA 2018 GREAT EXPECTATIONS CONTEST DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
JANUARY 31, 2018, MIDNIGHT, CENTRAL TIME

Our Contemporary Series Romance category is ONE entry short of qualifying as a category, so we’re extending the entry deadline for ALL CATEGORIES to Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Midnight, Central time.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (See website or blog for details on entry format)
·                5,000 word entry limit, instead of page count
·                NO synopsis or blurb
Finalists will be asked to include an unjudged synopsis for editors.

DEADLINES & FEES
FEES:
·       $25 for members of North Texas and DARA chapters of RWA
·       $30 for all other entrants
NEW DEADLINE:
·                WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018-Midnight, Central Time: Entry and payment must be received

CATEGORIES & FINAL ROUND EDITORS

CONTEMPORARY SERIES ROMANCE
Brittany Lavery ~ Assistant Editor, HQN
Romantic series novels. If your manuscript is a series romantic suspense, you may enter the Contemporary Series category or the Romantic Suspense category. Please check our score sheets to see which benefits your writing. 

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Elle Keck ~ Assistant Editor, Avon Books
Romantic novels with non-contemporary settings, including regency & gothic romances. 

INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE
Raela Schoenherr ~ Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House
Romantic novels with an inspirational message/theme, including romantic suspense, historical, etc. 
MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Marla Daniels ~ Assistant Editor, Simon and Schuster
Novels that include an element of romance but in which traditional romance conventions are not followed and in which there are themes and conflicts beyond romance. Mainly women’s fiction and chick lit. 

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Lexi Smail ~ Assistant Editor, Grand Central Publishing
Romantic novels that include an element of mystery or suspense. Since the final round editor will be from a single title publisher, contestants may want to enter series romantic suspense in the contemporary series category.

SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
Madeleine Colavita ~ Associate Editor, Hachette Book Group
Romantic, contemporary novels released as individual titles. 

SPECIALIZED ROMANCE
Kristine Swartz ~ Associate Editor, Berkley Publishing Group
Romantic novels of any time setting (historical or futuristic) with Alternate Earth Histories, Dystopian, Futuristic, Fantasy, Time Travel, Paranormal or Urban Fantasy. Please keep in mind that the emphasis should be on the romance. 

YOUNG ADULT
Alice Jerman ~ Assistant Editor, HarperCollins 
Novels appropriate for young adult readers. Includes young adult heroes and heroines not exceeding 18 years of age. 

Erotic Romance – Do to a continued lack of entries, we've had to cancel the Erotic Romance category. Erotic entries can now be made in any category. Please indicate EROTIC in the header and on the entry form heat level. Please review our score sheets to see if your entry will benefit from comments.

Questions? Contact our Contest Chairs at GECoordinator@NTRWA.org

For more information or to enter, go to http://ntrwagreatexpectations.blogspot.com or http://www.ntrwa.org/contest/contest.aspx



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