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The Royal Ascot Contest
The 2012 Royal Ascot Contest is closed. Winners will be announced in July!
The Royal Ascot is a contest devoted to the promotion of Regency Romances by encouraging the development of authors who set stories in the Regency Period. All entries must have at least partial Regency (Late Georgian) setting, broadly defined: within the United Kingdom between 1780 and 1840.
Visit the Royal Ascot blog for more information, discussion and general assistance in entering and preparing your entry. If you have any questions or need help with your entry, please feel free to contact the coordinators.
Click here for information on Past Winners!
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2012 Royal Ascot Contest
This year’s contest will be modeled on the 2011 Royal Ascot, which resulted in 12 requests for full manuscripts! After a first round judging, six finalists will be sent to our panel of final round judges, all agents and editors. The final round judges will rank each of the six finalists from 1st place to 6th place. The total of all the rankings will be added and the entry ranked closest to #1 wins the $100 grand prize. No other rankings will be given, however the remaining finalists will receive a $25 cash prize. The entrants will receive their final score, though final round judges will be identified by number, not name.
Important Dates
• Opens for Entries February 1st, 2012
• Friday April 6th, 2012, midnight PDT: Deadline for all parts of entry
• Finalists Announced May 25th, 2012
• Winner(s) will be announced at The Beau Monde Conference
Eligibility
• Open to unpublished authors and authors who have not been contracted in book length fiction by RWA PAN definition in the last 5 years.
• All entries must have at least partial Regency (Late Georgian) setting, broadly defined: within the United Kingdom between 1780 and 1840.
Prizes
• $100.00 and a certificate for Grand Prize Winner
• $25.00 and a certificate for all Finalists
• Grand Prize Winner and Finalists will be featured in all publicity.
Fees
• $25 for Beau Monde Members for the first entry.
• $30 for Non Beau Monde Members for the first entry.
• $20 for subsequent entries. Multiple submissions welcome provided separate entry form and fee accompanies each.
Categories & Judges
• Categories will be used to determine first round judges only.
• Categories are: Regency Historical (longer Regency or Mainstream Regency-set) Hot Regency (Very sensual to Erotic Regency, at author’s discretion) Wild Regency (Paranormal, Time Travel, other similar Regency) Sweet & Mild Regency (Traditional, Inspirational, Young Adult or other without explicit sex)
• First Round Judges: Three judges, at least one published in Regency Romance. Lowest score will be dropped. However, in the event of a tie, the third score will determine which entry moves on to the final round.
• Final Round Judges:
Stephany Evans, Fine Print Literary
Louise Fury, L Perkins Agency
Pam Hopkins, Hopkins Literary Associates
Editors Lauren Plude, Hachette Book Group
Angela Polidoro, Random House
Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks
