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FTHRW 2009 Lories Best Published Contest

Last Updated January 18, 2009

Don't forget to check out the 2009 Lories Best Proposal Contest for published authors happening at the same time! Receive a fee discount if you enter both!!!!

Questions can be directed to the FTHRW Contest Coordinator at contest @ fthrw. com.

Rules:

Final Judge - A bookseller will rank the winning books from each category.

Eligibility - Who is eligible to enter.

Categories
- Eight selections to choose from!

Entry Procedure
- How to get your books to us.

Entry Fees
- Fees based on RWA and chapter status.

Entry Deadline
- Date the books need to be in the category coordinator's hands.

Entry Details/Checklist
- Details on entering.

Judging
- Details on judging.

Notification
- Finalist and Winner placement dates.

Awards
- What you can win.

Submissions
- Who to send your entry fee/form and books to.

Final Judges

Bookseller, TBA


Eligibility

Open to authors published in romantic fiction in both print and electronically. FTHRW considers all published books, regardless of RWA recognition, as eligible for The Lories Contest

For books published with first release dates of January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. All entries should be author's original work.


Categories

Contemporary Category Romance — category romance novels of lengths from 40,000 - 80,000 words and set in a time period after 1900.

Mainstream with Romantic Elements — novels of any time period with a word count over 40,000 that contain one or more romantic elements, but in which other themes or stories are significantly developed.

Contemporary Single Title — romance novels of a time period after 1900 with a word count over 70,000.

Historical (includes Short, Long, Inspirational and Regency) — romance novels with a word count over 40,000 and set in a time period before 1900.

Romantic Suspense — romance novels with a word count over 40,000 words and a mystery or suspense element. (May include category romance)

Paranormal (also includes Fantasy, SF, Futuristic and Time Travels) — romance novels of any time setting, containing elements such as angels, time-travel or other mystical/paranormal themes or set in the future with a word count of 40,000 words and over.

Steamy/Erotica — novels of any time period and genre with a word count over 40,000 and a steamy/erotic level of sensuality.

Novella — short novels of any time period, genre, and heat level, with a word count from 15,000 to 40,000 words.

Note: From the Heart Romance Writers reserves the right to return all entries and fees if the minimum entry number for each category (5) is not received. Entrants will be contacted, and will have the option to place their entry in another category before entries are returned.

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Entry Procedure

  • OPTION 1: Send signed paper entry form and check/money order to CONTEST COORDINATOR (see address in Details section).

  • OPTION 2: Complete electronic entry form and send payment via Paypal to: FTHBOD @ yahoo.com (without the spaces) -- a pre-set PayPal button will appear on the confirmation screen of the electronbic entry form.

    NOTE: If you are entering with an electronic book, entry form and payment should precede the receipt of the books.

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Entry Fees

Entrant status:
First Book Entered:
Subsequent books:
FTHRW Members
$20
$15
All other RWA Members
$25
$20
Non-RWA Members
$30
$25

For all RWA Members who would like to also join FTHRW, you can send $40 for membership and the contest at the same time. That's $20 membership fee + $20 contest fee = $40.

***SAVE ON YOUR ENTRY FEE BY ENTERING BOTH LORIES CONTESTS***
If you have entered a proposal into The Lories Best Proposal Contest, you may enter as many books as you like into The Lories Best Published contest and deduct $5 from the "First Book Entered" fee for each entry (e.g. If you are an RWA member who entered the Lories Best Proposal, you pay only $20 to enter a book into The Lories Best Published contest!)

 

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Entry Deadline

All entries must be received by February 20, 2009 (postmarked by February 13, 2009). Any entries received after that date will be returned.

 

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Entry Details/Checklist

Download The Lories Best Published Contest entry form: RTF format or PDF format, OR Fill Out and Submit the Lories Electronic Entry Form (will open in new window).

Entries will be accepted in electronic (PDF or HTML) OR print (book) format. See below for the guidelines. If you have problems sending electronically, the coordinator will do her best to assist you.

Each ELECTRONIC entry should include:

_____ One (1) copy of your book (PDF file or HTML file) to be e-mailed to the CONTEST COORDINATOR at contest @ fthrw .com. All PDF or HTML formats must be in one file. The subject line of the email should include the title of the entry and category being entered.

_____ One (1) completed online Electronic Entry Form for each entry OR one (1) completed and signed official entry form and agreement to be mailed separately to Contest Coordinator:

Jodi L. Lozon
RE: The Lories Best Published
10321 E. Lovejoy Road
Perry, MI 48872
contest @ fthrw .com

_____ One (1) check or money order made out to "From The Heart Romance Writers" for the applicable entry fee for each entry should be sent to along with entry form to Contest Coordinator address above. If you would like to use a credit card or direct withdrawal from your checking or savings account, go to www.paypal.com, and send the applicable entry fee for each entry to FTHBOD@yahoo.com at a time prior to the entry deadline. Please specify contest category and entry title in the Notes section of payment screen.

_____ Make sure name of category and title is listed in the subject line of all e-mails.

_____ You will get a confirmation of the arrival of your entry. If you do not get a confirmation within two days of sending, please e-mail the contest coordinator at contest @ fthrw. com to ask if it was received.

_____ Electronic entries should be in HTML or PDF format only--in one file. Should your entry score highest in the category you entered, you will be contacted and required to mail a bound printed copy of your entry to the Contest Coordinator within seven days.

Each PRINT entry should include:

_____ Four (4) copies of your novel to the appropriate CATEGORY Coordinator at the address noted below.

_____ One (1) completed online Electronic Entry Form for each entry OR one (1) completed and signed official entry form and agreement to be mailed separately to CONTEST Coordinator:

Jodi L. Lozon
RE: The Lories Best Published
10321 E. Lovejoy Road
Perry, MI 48872
contest @ fthrw .com

_____ One (1) check or money order made out to "From The Heart Romance Writers" for the applicable entry fee for each entry should be sent to along with entry form to Contest Coordinator address above. If you would like to use a credit card or direct withdrawal from your checking or savings account, go to www.paypal.com, and send the applicable entry fee for each entry to FTHBOD@yahoo.com at a time prior to the entry deadline. Please specify contest category and entry title in the Notes section of payment screen.

_____ You will get a confirmation of the arrival of your entry by e-mail or return mail if you enclose a SASE postcard.

_____ Should your entry score highest in the category you entered, you will be contacted and required to mail another entry to the Contest Coordinator within seven days for final judging.

NOTE: The same manuscript may not be entered into more than one category, but different entries are welcomed in the same category. Pick the category that best fits your manuscript entry.

If the above rules aren't met, the entry may be disqualified and entry fee may not be refunded.

 

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Judging

First and Final Round: The first round will be judged by a panel of readers using a simple scoring system. (View a Sample Scoresheet here in PDF format).The top three entries for each category will place as they score (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place). The first place entry in each category will be sent for final round judging.

No comments will be given by the readers. Comments, if any, from the final round judge will be shared via email. No score sheets will be mailed.

This chapter is dedicated to protecting the copyrights of all authors, print and e-published alike. All e-books passed to judges will do so with permission of the entering authors and their publishers. No illegal copies of or illegal distribution of entered e-books will be tolerated.

All judges are required to delete e-books judged from their computers, at the end of the judging period.

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Notification

The placements will be notified around April 10, 2009. The Lories Best Published Winner will be notified on or around June 5, 2009.

*** Please note: unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances may delay the announcements. ***

 

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Awards

Overall grand prize = Registration Fee paid for RWA, RT, or the writing conference of your choice, up to $400 value. Or a cash prize of $200. E-certificates (PDF) will be awarded to second through eighth placement for final ranking.

Plaques and e-certificates will be awarded to all first place winners in each category. Autographed paperbacks and e-books, and e-certificates will be awarded to all second place winners in each category. E-certificates will be awarded to all third place winners in each category.

 

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Submissions, Contest & Category Coordinators

CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS and PAPER ENTRY FORMS MUST BE MAILED TO:

CONTEST COORDINATOR

Jodi L. Lozon
RE: The Lories Best Published
10321 E. Lovejoy Road
Perry, MI 48872
contest @ fthrw .com

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS AS AN ATTACHMENT IN PDF or HTML FORMAT (in one file) MUST BE SENT TO THE CONTEST COORDINATOR AT LORIES @ FTHRW .COM (without the spaces):

PRINT SUBMISSIONS (4 Copies) MUST BE SENT TO THE CATEGORY COORDINATOR (you may include your payment and paper entry form with your books if you wish to avoid having to send items to two places):

CATEGORY COORDINATORS

Single Title and Romantic Suspense (AND CONTEST COORDINATOR)
Jodi L. Lozon
RE: The Lories
10321 E. Lovejoy Road
Perry, MI 48872
contest @ fthrw .com

Historical and Paranormal
Nikki Enlow
RE: The Lories
PMB 319
1811 N. Dixie Avenue, Suite 104
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
nikki.enlow @ gmail.com

Mainstream w/Romantic Elements and Contemporary Category Romance
Marie Benesh
RE: The Lories
305 Haverling Street
Bath, NY 14810
mbenesh7 @ yahoo.com

Novella and Erotica/Steamy
Kim Grooms
RE: The Lories
519 Tucker Trice Blvd
Lebanon, TN 37087
kimgrooms @ charter.net

 

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