Update: The finalists for the Silken Sands Self-Published Star Contest have been announced.
2012 Silken Sands Self-Published Star Contest Finalists
Short Story:
Gaea’s Chosen: The Mayday Directive by Cara Michaels
New Money & Old Trouble by Jane Carver
Dragon In The Mist by Nancy Lee Badger
Novella:
All’s Fair In Love & Seduction by Beverley Kendall
Loving or Nothing by Cara Marsi
Deceive her With Desire by Nina Pierce
Single Title Contemporary:
Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee
For the Love of a Woman by Christina James
Hardball by V.K. Sykes
Single Title Paranormal:
Bayou Legend by Janet Breakfield
Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She’s Dead by Christiana Miller
Love by Accident by Michelle Beattie
Single Title Historical:
This Heart For Hire by Elysa Hendricks
Another Chance by Michelle Beattie
Her Secondhand Groom by Rose Gordon
Young Adult:
Pride’s Run by Cat Kalen
Freaks of Greenfield High by Maree Anderson
The Boyfriend Thief by Shana Norris
Winners will be announced at the Silken Sands Writers’ Conference in Pensacola, Florida, on March 17, 2012.
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The Silken Sands Self-Published Star Contest was created to recognize excellence in self-published, romantic fiction. The judges of this contest are avid readers of romance. Entries will be accepted for this contest from November 15, 2011 until January 5, 2012.
The following categories are included in the Silken Sands Self-Published Star Contest:
Short Story (contains between 5,000 and 19,999 words)
Novella (a word count between 20,000 and 40,000)
Single Title Contemporary
Single Title Paranormal
Single Title Romantic Suspense
Single Title Historical
Single Title Inspirational
Young Adult
Please note: This is a romance genre contest, so all entries must have strong romantic elements/plot lines. All heat levels are accepted in each category.
Contest Eligibility and Entry Requirements
The Silken Sands Self-Published Star Contest is open to members of RWA as well as non-members.
Entrants must be 18 years of age by December 31, 2011.
Completed entry forms and appropriate fees must be received by the Gulf Coast Chapter of RWA no later than 5 p.m. CT, on January 5, 2012. All forms and fees received after the deadline will be returned to the entrant.
Entrants are required to check a box on the entry form indicating their acceptance of contest terms.
Entries to the 2011 contest must be original works of fiction that were released between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. Works that have been previously released may not be submitted.
Entry Fee: $20 per book for members of GCCRWA, $25 for non-members
Participants must complete this online entry form and send their entry fee (or fees, if entering multiple books) to the Gulf Coast RWA Chapter. Once the entry form has been successfully submitted online, a representative from GCC will send a PayPal invoice to the author. In addition, the author will need to submit the digital copies of her/his entry in the following formats: Mobi, ePub, and PDF. (So for each entry, you will be sending three digital copies of your book.) Instructions for sending these files are included on the entry form.
A note regarding multiple entries…Authors may enter more than one novel in this contest; however, the same work may not be entered in multiple categories (i.e,. you cannot submit the same book in both the historical category and the romantic suspense category).
All categories must receive a minimum number of entries. If the established minimum is not reached, then the received entry fees for that category will be returned.
Maximum number of entries: The first 200 entries received will be entered in the Self-Published Star Contest. After 200 entries are received, registration will be closed.
Prizes
Winners from each category will be included in an RWR advertisement (featuring all the first place book covers). Winners will also receive a certificate of recognition, a starfish award from the GCCRWA, and a winning icon to place on their websites.
Finalists and Winners
Finalists will be announced on February 15, 2012. The winners from each category will be named at the 2012 Silken Sands Conference. The awards ceremony will be held on the evening of Saturday, March 17, 2012.
If you have questions about the contest, please send an email to GCCStarContest@gmail.com.
Thank you for your interest in the Silken Sands Self-Published Star Contest.