The keys to securing a publishing contract include combining the right hook with a great line edit. Our contest helps you grab an editor from the first line of your manuscript by providing helpful feedback as well as a score, so even if you don't win, you'll still walk away with helpful advice from published and soon-to-be-published romance authors. Our final judge, usually from a well-known publishing house, picks top five highest scoring entries. They might even request your full manuscript for publication consideration!
Below, please find the Hook, Line & Linker Contest rules, required disclaimer, and judging criteria:
Contest General Rules:
Below, please find the Hook, Line & Linker Contest rules, required disclaimer, and judging criteria:
Contest General Rules:
- Hudson Valley Scribes Membership is NOT required to enter the contest
- Early bird entry fee through September 15: $10.00. September 16 - November 1, $15.00
- If you use Paypal please click here PAYPAL. The Paypal email address is [email protected] .
- All entries must be accompanied by the contest Disclaimer which must be copied and pasted in the body of the e-mail, as well as your PayPal confirmation.
- Entries should be a word document (PDFs are not allowed) and should include the first three pages of your manuscript along with a cover page with your name, e-mail and title/genre of your unpublished book-length novel or novella. The cover page is in addition to your first three manuscript pages and should be your first page. Do not send cover page as a separate attachment.
- Manuscript should be professionally presented, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins all around.
- Entries must be sent electronically no later than midnight November 1st.
- Send entries to contest coordinator: Liz Mattila at h[email protected]
- For the purposes of this contest, the author’s name should not appear on the manuscript.
- Winners will be announced in February. All contest entrants will receive three score sheets from the judges who evaluated them.
- Please direct any questions to [email protected]
- Scoring criteria can be seen on our Score Sheet.
