Opens:  February 15, 2010 Closes: March 26, 2010 Entries arriving before, or postmarked after these dates will not be accepted.

Enter: first 12500 words plus 1000 word synopsis of your unpublished romance manuscript by email or on paper

NB :  Two entries only per person

Open to RWAustralia members and non-members

Entry fee:

• RWAustralia members – $22 (inclusive of $2 GST for entries within Australia only)
• Non-members $38.50 (inclusive of $3.50 GST for entries within Australia only)

Final judges: Valerie Parv will rank the 3 finalists and the top prize winner will also be read by Leslie Wainger, Silhouette Books New York

Prizes: 1st – 1 years mentorship with Valerie Parv, 2nd – 1 years RWA membership, 3rd – book prize

Entry Criteria: for unpublished writers only

Here for more details, entry form and sample score sheet.