Yosemite Romance
Writers
announces
2nd Annual Writers Contest
In 2011 Yosemite Romance Writers created The
Smooth Contest as a short story competition among members only. It was wonderfully successful and loads of
fun, with Christina Gulke and Carrie Spencer winning the ultimate prizes (scroll down the page). For 2012
Yosemite Romance Writers is opening the contest to a wider audience. This time the competition is for an entry consisting
of the first kiss scene. Start writing!
Entrant eligibility and guidelines:
The contest is open to all YRW members unpublished in book length fiction, and to nonmembers from California
and Nevada who are unpublished in book length fiction. One entry per person is allowed.
Your entry must be double-spaced
with one-inch margins. Use a standard 12-pt font. The header on each page must contain the novel title and page number. Your
name should not appear anywhere on the page. All entries are to be electronic. A .doc file is preferred, but a .rtf file will
also be accepted.
Entries will consist of the first kiss scene. The entrant may include a two paragraph
synopsis to set the scene. Entries will not exceed 8 double-spaced pages. All genres will be accepted.
Deadline for entry
Entry must be received no later than 5:00 PM PT on Thursday, December 1, 2011.
Email entry as an attachment to Sheri Humphreys at yrwpres@yahoo.com. Your name and the novel title should be in the email subject line.
Entry fee for YRW members is $10. The nonmember
entry fee is $15. Entry fees must be received by 5:00 PM PT on Thursday, December 1, 2011. The entry fee may be paid via the
PayPal button below or if you prefer to pay by check please send payment to: PO Box 3312, Clovis, CA 93613.
Judging
Each entry will be judged by at least three preliminary judges. The preliminary judges will be either published authors,
RWA PRO members, individuals with previous experience judging RWA fiction contests or the contest coordinator. At least one
published author will judge each entry. The three top scoring entries will also be judged by final judge Debra Salonen. Results
will be tabulated by the contest coordinators. In the event of a first place tie, Debra Salonen will determine the overall
winner. Score sheets will be returned to the entrants no later than Feb. 22, 2012.
For an idea of what the judges will be looking
for and scoring on, the official score sheet they will be using can be downloaded for viewing by the link below the PayPal
button.
Prizes
First, second, and
third places will be awarded at the Saturday, February 18, 2012 YRW meeting.
First place will receive the 2012 Smooch
trophy and $50. Second and third place will receive certificates.
For questions please contact the contest
coordinators:
Sheri Humphreys sherihumphreys@sbcglobal.net
2012 The Smooch scoresheet
