Faith, Hope & Love Sponsored Contests
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For the purposes of our contests, FHL defines “inspirational fiction” as follows: Stories by writers whose worldview, influenced by their faith in the God of the Bible, is woven into the fabric of the book or manuscript. Entries in FHL's contest should not include inappropriate or gratuitous demonstration of sin, whether in language, violence, or sexual situations.
1. For writers unpublished in book-length romantic fiction:
Touched By Love Contest
2. For published novelists: Inspirational Readers Choice Contest
2.a. Judges: for the Inspirational Readers Choice
Contest
For unpublished writers or those not published in past three years. The purpose of the TOUCHED BY LOVE Contest is to inspire, motivate, and reward unpublished authors of inspirational romance. TOUCHED BY LOVE is the premier inspirational contest for the unpublished.
* Contest Rules
* Print Entry Form with Rules (PDF file)
* Internet Entry Form (paid via PayPal)
On behalf of the TBL coordinators, Gina Welborn and Kelly Ann Riley,
we are pleased to announce —
FHL 2009 Touched By Love Contest Winners
Historical
1st Place—These Three Remain by Dina Sleiman
2nd Place—Magistrate's Folly by Lisa Karon Richardson
3rd Place—White Heather by Susanne Dietze
Long Contemporary
1st Place—Kicking Eternity by Ann Lee Miller
2nd Place—Turning Paige by Kara Bonnevie
3rd Place—It's A Jungle Out There by Denice Stewart
Short Contemporary
1st Place—Lauren's Wish by Wenda Dottridge
2nd Place—Off the Grid by Niki Turner
3rd Place—Honor Bound by Tamara Cooper
2009 Overall Winner
These Three Remain by Dina Sleiman
Congratulations to the winners!
Announcing for 2010
The Ninth Annual Faith, Hope and Love, RWA Chapter’s
Inspirational Reader’s Choice Contest
For authors with novels and novellas published in 2009
The contest is open to all published inspirational writers whether they are members of RWA or not. These authors must be published by RWA approved publishing houses. We will not be accepting POD or self published books. Novels/novellas entered shall be inspirational romances or inspirational novels with romantic elements and published in standard book form (no e-books at this time). An author may enter as many inspirational novels as she/he desires; however, they must have a 2009 copyright.
* IRCC Rules
* IRCC Electronic Entry Form with Fee Payment on PayPal
* IRCC Print Rules and Entry Form (PDF)
On behalf of the IRCC coordinator, Nancy J. Farrier,
we are pleased to announce —
The 2009 Inspirational Readers Choice Contest Winners
Long Contemporary
Blue Heart Blessed by Susan Meissner (Harvest)Short Contemporary
A Time to Heal by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill)Long Historical
My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer (Bethany House)Short Historical
Hideaway Home by Hannah Alexander (Steeple Hill)Women’s Fiction
Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson (Thomas Nelson)Romantic Suspense
Healing Promises by Amy Wallace (Multnomah)Novella
Engaging Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn (Faith Words)
Are
you interested in being a reader/judge in the IRCC? Please read the following and then complete and email the form as directed on the following page: The Faith, Hope, and Love Inspirational Chapter of Romance Writers of America® sponsors an award for excellence in inspirational romance fiction for published authors. We are looking for judges who can read and rank up to five inspirational romance novels in five weeks and meet the following qualifications:
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Are eighteen (18) or older.
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Are a reader of Christian fiction or would like to be.
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Have an email address and can be readily contacted via this method of communication.
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Do not have a novel entered for this award.
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Agree to read up to five novels and return the score sheets in the envelope provided postmarked on or before the date requested by the contest coordinator (usually by early to mid-June).
Note: Judges may keep the autographed books they receive as a gift for being a judge.Category descriptions may be found here. Please note that books are entered in the IRCC categories based upon word length. Depending upon layout, published books may not have the same number of printed pages, even if word lengths are the same. The page lengths listed above are simply given to assist judges in determining what categories they would like to read. If you meet the above listed qualifications and would like to judge, please proceed to the IRCC Judge's Agreement and follow the instructions. Applications begin to be accepted on January 1 and end on March 1 of the contest year. Applications received after March 1 are not eligible to judge in current year’s contest and will need to reapply the next year.
IRCC Judge's Agreement (we already have an excess of judges and so we are not accepting any new applications for the 2009 contest.)