Chapter Events and Contests
Local RWA chapters offer a number of conferences, contests, and workshops. Listed below are the chapter contests and conferences scheduled for the coming months.
Please submit all contest, conference, and workshop announcements to
chapterevents@rwa.org. A response will be sent via return email. If you haven't received a response in 48 hours, please follow up. Thank you!
Deadline and format instructions are provided at the end of the column below. Please also send notification of broken or incorrect links to
chapterevents@rwa.org. Thank you!
Updated 12/29/2020
Contests
*Open to published authors
**Open to published and unpublished authors
December Contests
No December contests reported at this time.
January Contests
*Booksellers’ Best Award
Sponsor: Greater Detroit RWA
Fee: $25 for RWA members; $35 for non-RWA members; add’l $7 to enter Patti Shenberger First Book Award.
Deadline: January 8, 2021
Entry: Get your published book in front of booksellers and librarians. Enter your published book with copyright or first US printing date between December 2019 – December 2020. Each title may only be entered in one category (plus the First Book category).
Judges: Booksellers and librarians.
FMI, visit
http://www.gdrwa.org/contest/
*HOLT Medallion
Sponsor: Virginia Romance Writers (VRW)
Fee: $30
Deadline: January 15, 2021
Entry: Published fiction in one of the established categories.
Judges: Romance readers. Each book will be judged by at least three judges.
For more information, please visit our website at
http://virginiaromancewriters.com/holt-medallion/ or contact our coordinators at
HOLTMedallion@gmail.com.
Conferences
No January conferences reported at this time.
Online Workshops
January Online Workshops
The Book Writing Checklist Class
Sponsor: Central Ohio Fiction Writers
Fee: $25, COFW members; $30, RWA members; $35 for all others
Dates: January 1–31, 2021
Presenters: Linnea Sinclair and Stacey Kade
FMI,
http://cofwevents.org.
The Book Marketing Audit
Sponsor: Kiss of Death
Fee: $15, KOD members; $20, RWA members; $30, non-members
Date: January 4–15, 2021
Presenter: Kilby Blades
FMI,
https://www.rwakissofdeath.org/coffin.
Adding the Unexpected: Subverting Readers Expectations
Sponsor: OIRWA
Fee: $25, members; $35, non-members
January 4–29, 2021
FMI,
http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/.
Pre Writing for Authors (Craft)
Sponsor: OIRWA
Fee: $25, members; $35, non-members
January 4–29, 2021
FMI,
http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/.
Researching & Writing Historical Fiction (Craft)
Sponsor: OIRWA
Fee: $25, members; $35, non-members
January 4–29, 2021
FMI,
http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/.
Researching for Authors
Sponsor: RWA Online Chapter
Fee: $15
Date: January 4–29, 2021
Presenter: Margaret Bates
FMI:
https://rwaonlinechapter.org/
What You Need to Know About Forensic Science
Sponsor: Kiss of Death
Fee: $20, KOD members; $25, RWA members; $35, non-members
Date: January 4–29, 2021
Presenter: Elise Lehman
FMI,
https://www.rwakissofdeath.org/coffin
Writer’s Block Is NOT a Disease
Sponsor: OIRWA
Fee: $25, members; $35, non-members
January 4–29, 2021
FMI,
http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/.
How to Get Your Novel “Pitch” Perfect
Sponsor: Kiss of Death
Fee: $15, KOD members; $20, RWA members; $30, non-members
Date: January 11–22, 2021
Presenter: Mia P. Manansala
FMI,
https://www.rwakissofdeath.org/coffin
Master Class – Growth Hacking a Bestseller by Liz Pelletier, Publisher & CEO of Entangled Publishing
Sponsor: OIRWA
Fee: $25, members; $35, non-members
Date: January 16, 2021
FMI,
http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/.
Using Newsletter Magnets to Grow Your Business
Sponsor: Western New York Romance Writers
Fee: $10
Date: January 16, 2021, 2:00–3:30 p.m. (EST) via Zoom
Presenter: Lucy Lennox
FMI,
http://www.wnyrw.org/workshops/.
CONTEST FORMAT: Contest Name
Sponsor (chapter name)
Fee
Deadline
Eligibility
Entry
Categories
Judges
Final Judges
Top Prize
FMI (entry form, rules, score sheet, contact, Web site info)
CONFERENCE FORMAT:
Conference Name
Sponsor (chapter name)
Location (place, city, state)
Fee
Date
Speakers [up to five individuals (authors, agents, editors, specialists, etc.), also indicate which ONE speaker is to be featured in the RWR]
Publishing Houses (house names only, no additional individual editor names)
Agencies (agency names only, no additional individual agent names)
Conference Features (workshops, multi-track, panels, appointments, critiques, awards, book fair/signing, raffles)
FMI (contact, website info)
WORKSHOP FORMAT (FOR INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON, SINGLE-TOPIC, OR SINGLE-SPEAKER CONFERENCES):
Workshop Name
Sponsor (chapter name)
Location (place, city, state)
Fee
Date
Presenter
Topic
Workshop Features (critiques, book fair/signing)
FMI (contact, website info)
ONLINE WORKSHOP FORMAT:
Online Workshop Name
Sponsor (chapter name)
Fee
Date
Presenter
FMI (contact, website info)
Deadlines
| Content Dates |
Online Workshop Month |
Issue |
Due Date |
| February/March/April |
March |
January |
November 1 |
| March/April/May |
April |
February |
December 1 |
| April/May/June |
May |
March |
January 1 |
| May/June/July |
June |
April |
February 1 |
| June/July/August |
July |
May |
March 1 |
| July/August/September |
August |
June |
April 1 |
| August/September/October |
September |
July |
May 1 |
| September/October/November |
October |
August |
June 1 |
| October/November/December |
November |
September |
July 1 |
| November/December/January |
December |
October |
August 1 |
| December/January/February |
January |
November |
September 1 |
| January/February/March |
February |
December |
October 1 |
Deadlines are firm. Please follow the formats at the end of the website listings, not in the abbreviated RWR listings. Email submissions confirmed by reply—if no reply is received in 48 hours, please resend or follow up. Send to chapterevents@rwa.org. Thank you.