DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: WritersNL’s 2024 Romance Writing Contest!

February 5, 2024

This contest open to all WritersNL Members in good standing.

For this contest, WritersNL Members will use their writing talents and skills to tell a love story in their preferred genre of storytelling.

After writing, contestants are asked to record a reading of their original creation, audio only, for a special audiobook.

Writers of the top five selected submissions will take home the prizes below, and we’ll showcase the winning works via a special edition Valentine’s Day E-Zine + via an “audiobook” to be released on WritersNL’s YouTube.

The 2024 Romance Writing Contest prizes are:
 1st place: $250
 2nd place: $200
 3rd place: $150
 Runner Up x2: $50 each

This writing contest will be juried by previous Romance Writing Contest winners.
(Note: Jurors are ineligible to submit to the 2024 writing contest.)

How to enter WritersNL’s 2024 Valentine’s Day Writing Contest:

1) Write an original romantic scene up to 600 words.
Genre is open to fiction, non-fiction, poetry, playwrighting, film/TV script, sci-fi, children’s/young adult, mystery, comedy, thriller, etc.
*One entry per person*

2) Record an audio file of yourself reading your original works. This audio clip will be premiered on WritersNL’s YouTube page as an audiobook presentation, giving greater accessibility to your piece.

3) Ensure there are no identifying markers such as your name, contact info, etc. in your written submission and audio clip, as a jury will be selecting our top submissions.

4) Submit your work to WritersNL via email: with the written portion in a .doc file format and the audio clip in an .mp4 format.

Note: 2023 Romance Writing Contest winners and 2023 Jurors are ineligible for the 2024 contest.

Send your submission to info@writersnl.ca using the subject line
“WritersNL’s Valentine’s Day Submission 2024.”

Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 5 at 11:59 p.m. NST.

The E-Zine and audiobook is set to be released on February 14, 2024 for the holiday of love!

Submission details are also available on the WritersNL website by clicking here:
https://writersnl.ca/literary-awards/romance-writing-contest-2024/

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