~  ~ March Contests ~  ~

*12th Annual Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award

Sponsor: Faith, Hope and Love Chapter
Fee: $20 FHL Members, $25 NonMembers
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Eligibility: Inspirational books with a 2011 copyright, published by RWA approved publishers. 
Entry: Four new autographed books for each entry.
Categories: Long Contemporary, Short Contemporary, Long Historical, Short Historical, Women’s Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Novella.
Judges: Readers of Inspirational fiction.
Top Prize: Winner in each category receives an engraved box.
FMI, http://www.faithhopelove-rwa.org/irc.html or contest coordinator, Nancy Farrier:nancyjfarrier@gmail.com.

**Fab Five 2012

Sponsor: WisRWA (Wisconsin Romance Writers)
Fee: $18 WisRWA members; $20 Non WisRWA members 
Deadline (received by): March 1, 2012 
Eligibility: Unpublished in novel length fiction in last 5 years.
Enter: First 2500 words of ms. No synopsis. 
Judges: Trained, published & unpublished.
Categories/Final Judges: Historical – Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks; Paranormal – Angela James, Carina Press; Romantic Suspense – Katherine Pelz, Berkley Books; Series Contemporary Long/Short – Megan Long, Harlequin Enterprises; Single Title – Nalini Akolekar, Spencerhill Associates; Women’s Fiction –Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary; Young Adult – Melissa Frain, Tor. 
Top Prize: Silver Quill Awarded to top entry in each category, finalists announced in RWR.
FMI, WisRWA website (www.wisrwa.org). Link to Fab 5 contest for rules, entry form, and sample scoresheet. Email contest coordinator Joe Fraser at jfraser6353@yahoo.com for questions not answered from website information.

**Great Beginnings Contest

Sponsor: Utah RWA
Fee: 10.00
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Entry: First 5 pages; electronic entry only.
First round judges are trained and/or published.
Final judges: editors and agents.
FMI, http://www.utahrwa.com.

*More Than Magic

Sponsor: Romance Writers Ink, Tulsa OK
Fee: $25 by mail; $27 by Pay Pal
Deadline: March 2, 2012
Eligibility: All romance books with a North American Copyright date of 2011.
Categories: Erotic, Historical, Paranormal, Novella, Romantic Suspense, Sensual Contemporary, Single Title, Sweet Contemporary, Romantic Comedy, First Book.
Judges: Romance Readers.
Top Prize: The equivalent of the fee to the 2012 Romance Writers of America National Conference.
FMI, jackie.rwimagic@netscape.com or www.rwi-rwa.com.

**21st Annual Duel on the Delta

Sponsor: River City Romance Writers
Fee: $25.00
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Entry: electronic entries only; first twenty pages.
Judges: trained, published and unpublished. 
Final Judges: TBA.
FMI, www.rivercityromancewriters.org; duelonthedelta@yahoo.com.

The 2012 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense for Unpublished Writers

Sponsor: Kiss of Death Chapter RWA
Fee: $15–30.00
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Entry: prologue/first chapter up to 5,000 words. All electronic entry.
Final judges: See website.
FMI, www.rwamysterysuspense.org or email: Brooke Wills at daphnecontest@gmail.com.

*The 2012 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense for Published Authors

Sponsor: Kiss of Death Chapter RWA
Fee: $25.00
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Entry: 2011 copyrighted mystery or romantic suspense.
FMI, www.rwamysterysuspense.org or email: Brooke Wills at daphnecontest@gmail.com.

**Spring Into Romance Contest

Sponsor: RWA San Diego
Fee: $25.00 Non Chapter Member/$20.00 Chapter Member
Deadline: March 17, 2012
Eligibility: Non published or not in the last five years.
Entry: First 25 pages of novel.
Categories: Historical, Single Title, Young Adult, Series Romance, Romantic Suspense, Paranormal, Romantic Elements.
Judging: Chapter members (trained/one published).
Final Judges: Editors and agents.
FMI, rwasd.contests@gmail.com.

*2012 Prism Contest

Sponsor: Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal Chapter
Fee: $30–35.00
Deadline: March 20, 2012
Eligibility: Books with publication date of 2011. 
Entry: Novels and novellas with both romance and paranormal elements. 
Categories: Dark Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Light Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Futuristic, Time Travel/Steampunk, Erotica/Romantica, YA, Novella, Best First Book, Best of the Best. 
Judges: published/unpublished.
Top Prize: gorgeous Prism Award, certificate, pin.
FMI, www.romance-ffp.com or PrismContest@romance-ffp.com.

**Touch of Magic 2012

Sponsor: Central Florida Romance Writers
Fee: $25 CFRWA members; $30 non-members
Deadline: March 20, 2011
Eligibility: Writers who are unpublished in book-length fiction (40,000+ words) in the past five years.
Entry: All electronic. First 25 pages (including Prologue, if applicable), plus up to three page synopsis (unjudged), in .rtf format.
Categories: Historical; Short/Series Contemporary; Long/Single-Title Contemporary; Paranormal; Romantic Suspense; Novel with Strong Romantic Elements; Young Adult.
Judges: Published, trained/unpublished.
Final Judges: Katherine Pelz, Penguin, Romantic Suspense; Kate Dresser, Simon and Schuster, Single Title; Meredith Giordan, Penguin, Paranormal; Helen Rosbugy, Medallion, Historical; Esi Sogah, Harper Collings, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements; Gail Chasan, Harlequin, Short Contemporary.
Top Prize: certificate, Frog Prince charm, announcement in RWR.
FMI, www.cfrwa.org or email contest coordinator Lorena Streeter atlorneastreeter@gmail.com.