Did You Know...

• Last year's finalist in the Fantasy/ Futuristic/ Paranormal category, Angie Fox, sold her book to the editor who judged her entry?
• In last year's contest, agents requested three manuscripts from finalists?
• That you can enter up to the first 25 pages of your manuscript? And no synopsis is required?
• That our contest has built-in discrepancy judging-all entries will be judged by three judges-and the lowest score will be dropped to determine final rankings?

 
Our first-round judges are: Experienced critiquers and published authors of the Windy City Romance Writers. (Only Windy City members judge this contest, and Windy City members are not eligible to enter.)
 
Our final-round judges are: One editor and one agent for each category. Scores from both judges are averaged to determine the winners.
 
Grand Prize: We are in the process of coming up with a fabulous Grand Prize. Check our website in January to see what you could win.
 
Winners in each category will receive an engraved plaque.
 
All finalists will receive certificates and will be mentioned in the RWR.
 
All contestants will receive a score sheet from each judge. In addition, judges are encouraged to write comments on the manuscript.
 
Previous years judges:
    
    Single Title Contemporary: Lindsay Nouis, NAL and Danielle
    Egan-Miller, Brown & Miller Agency
    
    Short/Long Contemporary: Diana Ventimiglia, Harlequin and
    Jennifer Schober, Spencerhill Associates

• Historical: Rebecca Vinter, Penguin/NAL and Kristen Nelson, Nelson Agency LLC
• Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal: Leah Hultenschmidt, Dorchester Publishing Co. and Kelly Harms, Jane Rotrosen Agency

 
 
For more information, or other questions, contact Kris Froehlich, Four Seasons Contest Chairperson, at kfroehlich@ameritch.net. Please put ‘RWA Four Seasons Contest' in the subject line.