TARA Contest - Only four days left to enter

Contest is open to unpublished and published authors. Please spread the word.



Gear up to submit your polished chapter for a chance of getting in front of our awesome line up of final editor judges.





Deadline: Entries must be received by May 1st, 2014.



Contents: The first 4,500 words of a qualifying manuscript (actual word count). First and subsequent chapters up to the maximum entry word count of 4,500 words. *Word count will be verified.

Note: Per editor request, finalists must include a synopsis of up to 1,500 words at the time they submit revised entry for final judging.



Entries in all categories must be romantic fiction, with the exception of the women’s fiction category. Women’s fiction stories should be centered on the female protagonist. Short stories, nonfiction, and fiction in genres other than romance or women’s fiction will not be accepted. Category Coordinators reserve the right to reject any entry that does not meet the acceptable industry standards for romantic fiction.



*** You may enter as many times as you wish, but each manuscript can only be entered once and only in a single category. All fees and rules apply to each entry.





Eligibility requirements: The TARA Contest is open to unpublished and published authors of novel length fiction, however the entry must be the author’s original work, unpublished and not contracted as of the time of the contest deadline. No entry can have been previously published in any format. (on author’s website visible to the public, self-published, ebook, mass market, etc.)

Manuscripts that have previously won the TARA contest may not be re-entered.

Ineligible entries will be immediately disqualified, and the entry fee forfeited.)

***Past TARA Winners are eligible to enter a manuscript that has not previously won the TARA Award.





Final judges:




Category Romance - Karen Reid - Harlequin


Historical - Kerri Buckley - Carina Press


Inspirational - Raela Schoenherr - Bethany House Publishers


Paranormal - Leis Pederson - The Berkley Publishing Group


Romantic Suspense - Amanda Bergeron - Harper Collins


Contemporary Single Title - Sue Grimshaw - Penguin/Random House


Women’s Fiction - Katherine Pelz - The Berkley Publishing Group













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