New England Readers' Choice Contest Now Open

A month ago, I invited readers to be judges in the New England Readers’ Choice Awards.

The contest is now open, and I’m inviting authors to enter their works.

Following is the invitation from the New England Romance Writers, of which organization I am a proud member and have been for many years.

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Welcome to the 2024 New England Readers’ Choice Awards contest for published authors, recognizing excellence in published romance fiction. Sponsored by New England Romance Writers, the NERCA contest is one of the few judged exclusively by fans: librarians, booksellers, and devoted romance readers.

This year, the grand prize winner of the New England Readers’ Choice contest will receive admission to Write Better Faster 101, offered by Becca Syme and Better-Faster Academy! The first, second, and third place winners in each category will receive a web badge, as well as a printed award certificate. Winners will be announced on the NERW website and on NERW’s social media accounts. Questions? Please contact contest@nerw.org.

CONTEST CATEGORIES

  • Contemporary Romance: Long (above 80K words)

  • Contemporary Romance: Short (40K-80K words)

  • Erotic Romance

  • Historical Romance

  • Paranormal/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Time Travel Romance

  • Romance Novella (20-40K words)

  • Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

  • Romantic Suspense

To Enter: Please visit the the contest entry page.

For more information, please follow this link. Or, you can email the contest coordinator at contest@nerw.org.

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New England Reader's Choice Contest

Judging contests is a great way to discover new authors or enjoy familiar ones for free. This contest, though, is one I can’t judge, because I’m a Published Author.

But what about you? You can get information, and find a place to sign up, by following this link.

Here are specifics, verbatim, from the New England Romance Writers:

JUDGE THE 2023 NEW ENGLAND READERS' CHOICE CONTEST!

Sign up here to serve as a judge for the 2024 New England Readers’ Choice Awards, a contest recognizing and celebrating excellence in published romance fiction. Our contest is one of the few judged exclusively by romance fans.

All judges must be romance readers, librarians, booksellers, and/or unpaid bloggers who are at least 18 years old. Published romance authors and paid reviewers and bloggers are not permitted to judge the contest.

Each judge must commit to judging at least 3 books in e-book or in print format (the majority of entries are e-book format) between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024. Judges must be located in the continental United States in order to receive print books, but may be located anywhere in the world to receive e-books. Judges may request additional books to judge after they have submitted scores for all previously received books, up to a ten book limit.

The books you judge are yours to keep.

Any questions? Contact the Contest Coordinator at contest@nerw.org.