Romance writing competitions

Looking for romance or women's fiction writing competition?
Check my calendar - just updated it with more upcoming contests. Every note contains a web link to the contest site - check it for more details.

Good luck!



Ps. After much deliberation and asking around, I've decided that I wasn't eligible for New Voices, so I'm not entering (but reading entries). Instead, I've entered Strictly single competition (RWNZ) again this year. This year I've entered a completely new story, something I've thought out a couple of years ago as a chick-lit, but since chick-lit is no longer hot (or even worse: editors are not buying new authors any more), and since my story was never conceived as a bit city story I've changed some elements. Now, it's a (single title) contemporary romance, set in a small town (apparently this is HOT!). The characters' arcs have changed, too and becuase I haven't had much time to smooth it out, they're not as goo as they could be.
It was a bit of a touch-and-go with the deadline, as I completely forgoten about it. But I've managed to churn out 6,500 words and a synopsis.
Fingers crossed.
Now, back to my current WIP, which I've been writing for... let me think... 7 years now.


Have any of you entered or is going to enter any contest now? Any of you doing New Voices?

Romance Writing Competitions calendar

For those of my readers who haven't noticed I've added a new, hopefully helpful feature to my blog - a calendar with competitions related to romance and women's fiction genres. You can find it on the side bar.

It's just a Google calendar with the name of the contest, deadline (sometimes also date when the comp opens), and very basic info re who can enter (published/unpublished writers) and what is judged (e.g. first chapter, first 50 pages+ synopsis etc).

Every entry contains a link ('Where' line) to the contest website, where you can find all the details, including fees, whether the contest is open only to members or wider public, who the judges are etc. Unfortunately since the box is intended for physical address the link is not 'clickable' and needs to be copy&pasted into your browser.
Although I do check the links before adding an event to my Calendar I am cannot guarantee all information is accurate. Please, check the competition websites for details and update information.

Remember, always read the contest rules, regulations, eligibility, entry formatting requirements etc before entering.

If you know of any Romance/Women's Fiction writing competitions do let me know by either posting a link or emailing me. I look froward to hearing from you.

Good luck!