Friday, August 15, 2008

Call for subs: On the Far Side Contest

***PERMISSION GRANTED TO FORWARD***

Low on entries for Time Travel, Erotica, and Romantic Elements!

Deadline is August 22nd!! Only one week left to enter! So get your
entries ready and send them in!!

FF&P's On the Far Side contest for unpublished authors is in need of
entries, especially in the romantic elements and erotica categories!
Final round judges are acquiring editors and agents of all genres of
paranormal romance. Take this opportunity to get your best work in
front of:

Time Travel: Margo Lipschultz (Harlequin, Luna)
General Paranormal: Erika Tsang (Avon)
Romantic Elements: Lois Winston (Ashley Grayson)
Futuristic: Stacy Boyd (Harlequin)
Erotic: Caren Johnson (Caren Johnson Lit. Agency)
Fantasy: Deborah Werksman (Sourcebooks)
Young Adult: Scott Eagan (Greyhaus Lit. Agency)

2008 On the Far Side Contest

Got fantasy, futuristic, or paranormal? Then the On the Far Side contest
is for you!!

Welcome dragons, witches, ghosties, vampires, shape shifters, unicorns,
and any creature your imagination can conjure up in a galaxy far far
away, in a time long past, or in your very own backyard.

2007 Contest: 3 manuscripts requested! Two sold so far!

OTFS IS ALL ELECTRONIC!! NO MAILING FEES!

NEW: OPTIONAL synopsis, website banners for finalists/winners

First Round Judges: trained and/or published

Requirements:

*Must not be published in full length fiction (40,000+) for the genre
entering/or not published in genre entering for past 5 years

*Entry fee: $20 members/$30 non-members

*First 20 pages of manuscript

*OPTIONAL synopsis (NEW)

*Entry received by DEADLINE: August 22, 2008

***Prizes***

All finalists receive a certificate and an OTFS finalist website banner
(NEW).

Winners of each category receive a check for $20, a pin, an OTFS winner
website banner (NEW), and a certificate.
2nd Place receives a check for $15 and a certificate
3rd place receives a check for $10 and a certificate

For details and entry forms, go to http://www.romance-ffp.com