2019 Golden Heart Contest Entry Information
The purpose of RWA’s Golden Heart contest is to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding manuscripts written by members who have not published a Novel or Novella. *
- The Golden Heart contest is open to RWA members who have not accepted a publishing offer for, or Self-Published, a work of original fictional narrative prose of 20,000 words or more by January 11, 2019. Entered works must not be published as long as they are under consideration for the Award.
- Previously entered manuscripts may be entered again, but no previous Golden Heart-winning manuscript can be entered, even if revised.
- Each entry must be an original work of Romance Fiction, which means the work must contain a central love story, and the resolution of the romance must be emotionally satisfying and optimistic. The work must be at least 40,000 words as determined by computer word count.
- The 2019 Golden Heart contest will open for entries at 9:00 AM CT on December 1, 2018. Entered works and related contest fees must be submitted to RWA's contest site no later than 5:00 PM CT on January 11, 2019. Entrants who fail to meet this deadline will be disqualified, and the entry fee will be forfeited.
The Golden Heart Contest is Now Closed
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*For the purpose of determining eligibility to enter the Golden Heart contest, RWA defines a “Novel” to mean a work of fiction of more than 40,000 words (as defined by computer word count) that has been commercially available. “Novella” means a work of fiction of 20,000-40,000 words (as defined by computer word count) that has been commercially available.