Our annual Ripping Start contest is well underway, with Aspiring and Emerging members having submitted their first 1,500 words of an unpublished 10K+ romance or romantic elements manuscript (novel or novella) plus a mini synopsis (300 words).
The contest closed for judging on 25 September, and we are pleased to announce the following finalists for 2018:
Andra Ahe
Ree Andersson
Suzie Jay
Rachel Armstrong
Gina Hollands
Maya Linnell
Dianna Wilson
Kristine Charles
Sara Land
These finalists will now be judged by Carrie Feron, Executive Editor, Senior Vice President from William Morrow/Avon. The first place winner will receive a manuscript assessment of up to 60,000 words from Word Witchery.
Stay tuned for details!
For more information on RWA’s wide range of contests, please see our contests page.