Romantic Times and Dorchester Publishing are getting together again this year to give one unpublished writer the chance to win a publishing contract in American Title V. This will be the last year the contest runs, so polish up those manuscripts and get your entry mailed in to Dorchester before the deadline of June 15th.
Here's the official word from Romantic Times on the contest:
Due to popular demand, the American Title competition is returning for one last round. Dorchester Publishing has agreed to co-sponsor the contest, which pits unpublished writers against each other in five rounds of competition. RT readers vote online for their favorites each round, and the last contestant standing wins the ultimate prize: Their book will be published by Dorchester!
To enter, send the first three chapters (no more than 50 pages), a two- to seven-page synopsis and a cover letter (aka query letter) to: American Title Contest, Dorchester Publishing, 200 Madison Ave., Suite 2000, New York, NY 10016. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 15, 2008.
For American Title V, we’re opening up the categories to include: historical, paranormal, romantic suspense, urban fantasy, etc. Sorry, no young adult, women’s fiction or straight contemporary manuscripts this time around.
Manuscripts must be completed prior to entering, and they should run 80,000 to 90,000 words. Finalists must agree to participate in each of the five competition rounds -- first line; hero and heroine; story summary; dialogue scene; romantic scene --and must submit copy for all five categories by Aug. 15, 2008. The entries are published in RT, and readers vote online for their favorite. With each round, the two contestants with the lowest amount of votes are eliminated.
Get your novel ready and you could be the next American Title champion!
My advice, send that entry in; you could be the next winner!
3 comments:
Hey! Did my due dilegence and put up the American Title V notice yesterday on Kougar Kisses.
I think it's great that they are holding the contest again. Good luck to everyone who enters.
Good luck to anyone who enters! I like that they've opened up the type of mss they are looking for. That should be a lot of fun when the final 10 are selected! :)
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