RWNZ contests are open to current financial members of Romance Writers of New Zealand only.
Logos are available for winners and finalists of RWNZ contests to upload to their websites or desktops. All enquiries about this or RWNZ contests (except the Clendon) to:
Viv Constable, Contests Coordinator
Email
Strictly Single Contest 2011
Final Placings
Congratulations:-)
Elaine Spencer – The Knight Agency
1. Michelle De Rooy
2. Allison Withers
3. Leeann Morgan
4. Leeann Morgan
5. Michelle De Rooy
Alex Logan – Grand Central Publishing
1. Leeann Morgan *Full requested.
2. Allison Withers
3. Leeann Morgan
4. Michelle De Rooy
5. Michelle De Rooy
Contest Information & Schedule for 2012
Chapter Short Story Contest 2012
Final Judge: Gaynor Davies Fiction Editor, English Woman’s Weekly
OPENS: Thursday, 23 February 2012
CLOSES: Friday, 23 March 2012
ELIGIBILITY: Open to RWNZ members, published and unpublished
SUBMIT: 1500-word (computer count) short story with romantic thread or
element (Up to 3 entries by the same author may be entered)
PRIZES: Kindly sponsored by Chapter:
First: $250 gift voucher
Second: $150 gift voucher
Third: $100 gift voucher
ENTRY FEE: $NZ20.00
Clendon 2012
Contest Closes 30th March 2012
Entry Fee: $55
Contest Co-ordinator: Tyree Connor
Entries to be sent as Three Copies of the manuscript
Clendon 2011
First Place
*Rebecca Skrabl
*
Second Place
*Iona Jones*
Third Place
*Michelle de Rooy*
This entry also won the *Readers Choice Trophy*
Fourth Place
*Diana Holmes*
Fifth Place
*Michelle de Rooy*
A big well done to all entrants. To ‘Finish The Damn Book” is a major
step on the difficult road to publication.
It was a fabulous Awards Dinner, and a pleasure to share the evening
with the various competition winners.
The evaluation sheets that weren’t collected at the conference have been
picked up by Shirley (the contest coordinator) so you should get them in
the post in the near future.
Barbara and Peter Clendon
Barbara’s Books
*Highly Commended*
Bernice Greenham; writing as Lexi Greene — Sexy/Presents
Diana Holmes — Sexy/Presents
Lisa Anderson — Blaze
Nicola Davidson — Historical
Sandii Manning — HQN Romance
Shirley Wine — Special Edition
All of the Highly Commended manuscripts in the 2011 Clendon Award, could
have been sent to New York. If your manuscript was Commended or Highly
Commended, you can be HUGELY proud of yourselves, as the standard is
exceptional.
*Commended*
Amanda Wilson — Desire
Christine Slater; writing as Alex Eden — Presents
Jennifer St. George — Desire
Kris Pearson — Blaze
Leeann Morgan — Superromance
Shirley Wine — Special Edition
Thiloshini Govender; writing as TG Ayer — Young Adult
Tracey Alvrez — Romantic Suspense
Tyree Connor — Paranormal
Chapter Short Story Contest Results 2011
1st Yvonne Walus
2nd Tyree Connor
3rd Rachel Jones
Finalists: Melissa Smith, Sherilee Wakelin, Kendra Delugar and Rachel Jones (second entry)
Harlequin Mills & Boon Great Beginnings Contest
Sponsored by Harlequin Mills & Boon
1st Diana Holmes
2nd Faye Robertson Entry No. 1
3rd Faye Robertson Entry No. 2
Finalists: Kendra Delugar, Jackie Coates, and Bernice Greenham.
Romance Writers of New Zealand Inc.
First Impressions 2011
Final Placings for First Impressions No.1 Contest
Final Judge- Jessica Faust, (Bookends Literary Agency)
1st Faye Robertson
2nd Peta Mobberly
3rd Kendra Delugar
Finalists: Diana Holmes, Ann Russell
Final Placings for First Impressions No 2 Contest are:
Final Judge- Lucy Gilmour, Harlequin Mills & Boon
1st Jackie Coates
2nd Nina Wagle
3rd Nina Wagle
4th Kamy Chetty
5th Angela Bissell
Final placings for First Impressions No. 3 Contest are:
Final Judge- Angela James, Carina Press
1st Kendra Delugar
2nd Amanda Wilson
3rd Amanda Wilson
4th Kamy Chetty
5th Faye Robertson
6th Viv Adams
Contest Results 2010
- Strictly Single Contest 2010
- Clendon Award 2010
- Chapter Short Story 2010
- Great Beginnings Contest 2010
- Agent’s Choice Contest 2010
Strictly Single Contest 2010
Editor’s Choice
Meredith Giordan, Berkley Publishing
1st — Tyree Connor (full ms requested)
1st — Michelle de Rooy
3rd — Christine Taylor
4th — Nicola Davidson
5th — Karen Browning
6th — Mary Jones
Agent’s Choice
Emmanuelle Morgan, Judith Ehrlich Literary Management
1st — Nicola Davidson
2nd — Tyree Connor
3rd — Mary Jones
4th — Michelle de Rooy
5th — Christine Taylor
6th — Karen Browning
The Clendon Award 2010
Winners
1st — Wendy Vella
2nd — Michelle De Rooy
3rd — Soraya Nicholas
Reader’s Choice
Michelle De Rooy
Chapter Short Story 2010
Chapter Short Story Contest winners announced
Congratulations to…
1st — Lisa Anderson
2nd — Kris Pearson
3rd — Yvonne Eve Walus
Finalists
Kendra Delugar
Cathryn Hein x 3
HMB Great Beginnings Contest
Congratulations to…
1st — Diana Holmes
2nd — Sandii Manning
3rd — Diana Holmes
Finalists
Judith Nolan
Leah Clapton
Suzanne Webb
Rebecca Skrabl
RWNZ Agent’s Choice Contest 2010
Agent’s Choice Contest finalists announced
Congratulations to…
Soraya Nicholas
Karen Browning
Sandra Markle
Anne Russell
Viv Constable
Amanda Wilson