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2009 Write Hook Query Letter Contest

Write Hook Query Letter Contest

PLRW is now accepting entries for the 2009 Write Hook Query Letter Contest!

This year’s Grand Prize Winner will win the opportunity to send his or her full manuscript to Allison Brandau of Berkley Publishing. All entrants will receive feedback.

Polish that query letter and e-mail it to plrwcontest@gmail.com. Mail your check for $15 made out to Pocono Lehigh Romance Writers to:
Mitzi Flyte, 530 Cedar Hill Drive, Allentown, PA 18109

Note: Do not put your name or other identifying information on your letter.

With your check, include a SASE large enough and with enough postage for us to return your letter and three score sheets.

Your e-mailed query letter will become “active” when your check is received and you will be notified via e-mail.

Eligibility: Anyone not published in novel-length romance fiction in the past three years. Contest closed to PLRW members.

Deadline for receipt of check and query letter is August 1, 2009. For more information, e-mail plrwcontest@gmail.com.

Terri Brisbin to write novella for Kensington

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Kensington Publishing has invited Terri Brisbin to write a novella as part of a Brava anthology of historicals, with Susan Johnson as the lead author and Terri second. Release date will be May 2010.

“Hotter Than Hell” by Katherine Scott

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HOTTER THAN HELL by MK Mancos, writing as Katherine Scott, will be released June 5, 2009, by The Wild Rose Press.

“The Old Curio Shop” by Rosemary Goodwin

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Rosemary Goodwin’s short story, “The Old Curio Shop,” won honorable mention in Deadly Ink’s short story contest and is the # 2 story in the Deadly Ink 2009 anthology.

“Fleeced in Stonington” by Rosemary Goodwin

Member News

Rosemary Goodwin sold FLEECED IN STONINGTON to Samhein Publishing. It’s the second in the Kate Bart Mystery series.

“Fun House Fling” by Janice Curran

Member News

Janice Curran sold a short story, “Fun House Fling” to True Love Magazine for their August 2009 issue.

July Meeting!

PLRW's July meeting is Members Only--an all-day Plot Party where we brainstorm plots and discuss members' works-in-progress!

Meeting Info

Meetings start at 10 a.m. every second Saturday (except July and December) at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Area Public Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer Township, Pa. For Mapquest directions, click here.

Upcoming Speakers

  • August: Kathy Kulig: Using Screenwriting Tools to Help Build a Novel
  • September:Joy Nash: Mythological Hero
  • October:Ghost Hunter
  • November:Karen Rose: Getting Your Book in Barnes & Noble
  • Member Books

    Banned In Texas
    Nobody's Angel
    Devil In Cowboy Boots
    Salsa with Me (Avalon Romance)
    Deadly Ink 2008 Short Story Collection
    The Ultimate Cat Lover: The Best Experts' Advice for a Happy, Healthy Cat with Stories and Photos of Fabulous Felines (Ultimate Series)
    Romance By The Book
    And There Are Girls You Marry
    The Dragonfly, A Bury St. Edmunds Historical Time-Travel Novel
    Witch Ball

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