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 For writers unpublished in book-length romantic fiction: Touched By Love Contest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.

 



2008 TOUCHED BY LOVE 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For unpublished writers or those not published in past three years

The purpose of the TOUCHED BY LOVE Contest is to inspire, motivate, and reward unpublished authors of inspirational romance. TOUCHED BY LOVE is the premier inspirational contest for the unpublished.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)

 



Announcing for 2008
The Eighth Annual Faith, Hope and Love, RWA Chapter’s
Inspirational Reader’s Choice Contest

For authors with novels and novellas published in 2007

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 2007 copyright.

* IRCC Rules
* IRCC Print Entry Form and Rules (PDF)
* Electronic Entry Form with Fee Payment on PayPal

 

2007 winners

2006 winners

2005 winners

2004 winners

2003 winners

2002 winners

2001 winners

 


 

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:

1. Are eighteen (18) or older.
2. Are a reader of Christian fiction or would like to be.
3. Have an email address and can be readily contacted via this method of communication.
4. Do not have a novel entered for this award.
5. 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. This form must be received by March 1 to be eligible to judge in current year’s contest.

IRCC Judge's Agreement


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