PUBLISHED WORKS - CONTEST ENTRY & SUBMISSION
Registering for the ELEVATION OF LOVE contest is easy and requires three steps:
Please note that all entries and payments must be received by 11:59 pm EST, April 15th 2019
- Read the contest rules, found here
- Pay your entry/registration fee
- Submit your manuscript for consideration via the form below
Please note that all entries and payments must be received by 11:59 pm EST, April 15th 2019
STEP 1 - CONTEST RULES
A full listing of the contest rules can be found here. Please read them completely before submitting your entry fee and manuscript. **Finalist announced week of May 25, 2019.
Synopsis of Rules
Deadlines
Deadline for entries is April 15, 2019 11:59pm EST. All .pdf must have been submitted to the contest coordinator(s) by this date and time. Any entry not received by then will be disqualified.
Submission Format
Each submission must be a .pdf version of the published title. If no PDF is available, entrants can gift 3 Amazon copies of the book or submit an Amazon gift card for the amount of the books to be purchased. Books are due to the coordinator no later than April 15, 2019 11:59 EST. Any submissions after that will be declined and the entry fee forfeited.
Judging
Judges will be PAN members of RWA. A panel of three judges will read each submission and the total points averaged. The highest points in each category will receive first place. In the event of a tie, the tie breaker questions will be used to determine a winner.
*CIMRWA reserves the right to disqualify a judge if there is a question about a judge's scoring. In this case, a new judge will be recruited and the entry re-judged.
*Note: score sheets will not be returned to entrants
A full listing of the contest rules can be found here. Please read them completely before submitting your entry fee and manuscript. **Finalist announced week of May 25, 2019.
Synopsis of Rules
- CIMRWA's ELEVATION OF LOVE contest is open to entries that feature diverse cultural, interracial, and multicultural romances.
- The Published EOL is open to books of 40,000 words or more featuring characters of color published between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. This includes self-published, traditional, and digital only published works. Note: You don't have to be a member of RWA to submit an entry.
- Entries can be submitted in four categories:
--contemporary
--historical
--paranormal
--erotic
*LGBTQA and YA entries are welcome within any of the above categories - Ineligible entries will be disqualified, and the entry fee forfeited.
Deadlines
Deadline for entries is April 15, 2019 11:59pm EST. All .pdf must have been submitted to the contest coordinator(s) by this date and time. Any entry not received by then will be disqualified.
Submission Format
Each submission must be a .pdf version of the published title. If no PDF is available, entrants can gift 3 Amazon copies of the book or submit an Amazon gift card for the amount of the books to be purchased. Books are due to the coordinator no later than April 15, 2019 11:59 EST. Any submissions after that will be declined and the entry fee forfeited.
Judging
Judges will be PAN members of RWA. A panel of three judges will read each submission and the total points averaged. The highest points in each category will receive first place. In the event of a tie, the tie breaker questions will be used to determine a winner.
*CIMRWA reserves the right to disqualify a judge if there is a question about a judge's scoring. In this case, a new judge will be recruited and the entry re-judged.
*Note: score sheets will not be returned to entrants
STEP 2 - PAYMENT
Select the "Pay Now" button below to submit your registration fee. Your contest submission is not considered complete until you've submitted your entry fee.
Entry Fee:
CIMRWA Members: $25.00 (U.S. funds)
Non-CIMRWA / RWA Member$30.00 (U.S. funds)
Non-CIMRWA / Non-RWA Member $40.00 (U.S. funds)
Fees are per entry and non-refundable.
Select the "Pay Now" button below to submit your registration fee. Your contest submission is not considered complete until you've submitted your entry fee.
Entry Fee:
CIMRWA Members: $25.00 (U.S. funds)
Non-CIMRWA / RWA Member$30.00 (U.S. funds)
Non-CIMRWA / Non-RWA Member $40.00 (U.S. funds)
Fees are per entry and non-refundable.
STEP 3 - SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
To submit your manuscript please complete the submission form found here. If you have any questions or issues regarding the form, please email: [email protected]
To submit your manuscript please complete the submission form found here. If you have any questions or issues regarding the form, please email: [email protected]