Wisconsin Romance Writers of America's

2006 Write Touch:  Readers' Award Contest

(For published members of RWA only with romance novels copyright date of 2005)

 

Deadline:  January 14, 2006

 

BOOK TITLE:                                                                                                                                                                       

 

ISBN#:                                                                                                                                                                  

 

NAME/Pseudonym:                                                                                                                                                         

 

PUBLISHER/LINE:                                                                                                                                                             

 

CATEGORY:  (Mark first choice with a "1" and alternate choice, where possible, with a "2" in case your first choice category doesn't achieve the required minimum number of entries.)

 

_____  Short Contemporary Series

               

_____  Long Contemporary Series                

 

_____  Inspirational/Traditional Contemporary           

 

_____  Single Title Contemporary

 

______Romantic Suspense

 

_____  Historical (Long and Short)

 

_____  Traditional Regency

 

_____  Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal/Time Travel

 

_____  Erotica/Romantica 

 

_____  Mainstream with Romantic Elements 

 

 

ENTRANT INFORMATION:

 

Address:                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

City/State/Zip:                                                                                                                                                                      

 

Telephone:                                                                                               RWA Membership #:                                      

 

Email:                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

If you are a finalist, would you like your editor notified?  _____ Yes   _____ No

(A certificate will also be awarded to your editor.)

 

Editor's Name:                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Address:                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

City/State/Zip:                                                                                                                                                                      

 

I have read and understand the official rules of WisRWA’s WRITE TOUCH: READERS’ AWARDS writing contest. I realize and accept that judging is subjective and agree to abide by the decision of any judges and/or contest officials and shall hold harmless WisRWA, its contest personnel and/or judges for any and all disputes arising from contest rulings or decisions, and/or disputes arising from circumstances beyond the control of contest officials.

 

 

SIGNATURE_____________________________________________ Date _______________________

 

CONTEST RULES

 

·         All books entered must have an original copyright or first US printing date of 2005.

 

·         Each category must have at least five entries to be judged.  If you do not mark an alternate category, and your first choice category fails to achieve the five required entries, your entry(ies), as well as any associated entry fee(s), will be returned.

 

·         The reader judges will keep the copies of your books, so please autograph your books as a courtesy.

 

·         E-published books must be submitted in either book format or in a bound landscape galley format.

 

·         Score sheets will be returned only if a SASE is included.  Otherwise they'll be destroyed.

 

·         There is a limit of two books per author per category. A book can't be entered into more than one category.  Each entry must be accompanied by a separate entry form, but you may write one check for all entry fees, payable to Wisconsin RWA.

 

·         Entries must be received no later than midnight January 14, 2006.  Late entries will be returned.  If the deadline falls on a national holiday with no mail service, the deadline will automatically be extended by one day.

 

·         Official entry consists of THREE copies of each book, one entry form per book entered, and $25.00 entry fee per each book entered.

 

·         Mail entry materials to:

 

WisRWA Write Touch Readers' Award

c/o Virginia Athey

N8852 Old Hwy. 47

Black Creek, WI  54106

 

·         Entries will be judged by romance readers certifying not to be members of any professional writing organization or associated with the publishing industry in any way, other than a reader.

 

·         In the case of lost or missing score sheets (due to judge error or problems with mail delivery), all reasonable efforts will be made to obtain scores from reader judges, including, but not limited to, e-mail, phone or fax.  WisRWA is not responsible for lost or missing score sheets.  If hard copies of score sheets are unobtainable, and scores were received by some other means, entrants will be informed as to those scores if they requested score sheets be returned to them.  If scores are unable to be obtained through alternative means (other than the hard copies of score sheets), a final score for that particular entry or entries will be derived by averaging all scores that have been received for that entry or entries.  In this case, if the entrant has requested that score sheets be returned, all of the available score sheets will be returned.

 

·         Finalists will be notified by mail no later than April 15, 2006.

 

·         Winners and finalists will be recognized at WisRWA's WRITE TOUCH CONFERENCE in June 2006, and invited to participate in the book signing reception.

 

·         A plaque will be awarded to the winner in each category.  Certificates will be awarded to the finalists in each category.

 

·         Contest results may be listed in WisRWA's THE WRITE TOUCH newsletter, on WisRWA's web site, and the winners will be published in the ROMANCE WRITER'S REPORT.  Results may also be posted in WisRWA's PAN newsletter, JUST THE WRITE TOUCH, which is distributed to publishing houses, area libraries and bookstores, and RWA regional chapters.

 

·         Any questions, please contact Virginia Athey at the above address, or by email (vathey@netnet.net).  Email preferred.