Christian Writers of the West (CWOW) is the Arizona branch of American Christian Fiction Writers

 
PRIZES: What’s the prize? Finalists will not only receive the opportunity to have their ten pages judged by an agent and/or editor, they will also receive a finalists’ certificate. The winner in each category gets a designer championship pin and will be mentioned on the ACFW loop, on our CWOW website, and Michelle Sutton’s highly trafficked blog: http://edgyinspirationalauthor.blogspot.com/
 

Categories and their esteemed FINAL ROUND judges:

Contemporary Fiction:  Melissa Endlich, Love Inspired, Harlequin

Historical Fiction:  Barbara Scott, Abingdon Press

Suspense/Thriller/Mystery:  Elizabeth Mazur, Assistant Editor Love Inspired Suspense
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Allegory:  Diedre Knight, Knight Agency

Young Adult:  Janet Grant, Books and Such Literary

Women’s Fiction:  Rachelle Gardner, Wordserve Literary
FEES: A flat $20 fee per entry paid through Paypal button on http://christianwritersofthewest.blogspot.com/
HOW TO ENTER:

Please include an attached RTF file of the first ten pages of your manuscript, Paypal receipt, and the following information (You can copy and paste the entry form below into an RTF document and complete/attach to entry email):
ENTRY FORM:

Name:

Address:

City/State/Zip:

Phone (cell/home):

Email address:

Are you an ACFW Member? (Membership not required for 2009 contest)

Title of Entry:

Word count of completed manuscript:
 

Category Coordinators:

Contemporary Fiction: Terry Doyle terrydoyle@cox.net

Historical Fiction: Sandra Smith sandraleesmith@cox.net

Suspense/Thriller/Mystery: Pamela Tracy PamWrtr@aol.com

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Allegory: KM Wilsher gzusfreek@live.com

Young Adult: Lynn Rush sheriboeyink@cox.net

Women’s Fiction: Jennifer Cary jlcary@writeme.com

((Romance included in all categories))
 

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

1.  You should send entry form (shown above), the first ten pages of your manuscript, and paypal receipt to the coordinator of the category you desire to enter by Midnight (PST) October 31, 2009.

2.  Use Courier New or New Times Roman font 12 with 1-inch margins all around

3.  Make sure to pay your $20 fee by the paypal button on http://christianwritersofthewest.blogspot.com/

4.  Finalists announced mid-December, 2009 and Winners announced mid-February, 2010.
 

ELIGIBILITY: CWOW’s Phoenix Rattler is open to all unpublished writers. There is no membership required for this first annual contest. Published authors may enter if at least five years has passed since their last publication.

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