CWOW Rattler Contest

Winner of the 2014 Christian Writers of the West Phoenix Rattler's Writing Contest will receive a free Kindle Fire HD!  More information about the contest can be found at on the CWOW website.

The 2014 Phoenix Rattler Writing Contest

Does your story have bite?

Christian Writers of the West (the Phoenix chapter of ACFW) is holding their annual Rattler writing contest.  It's open to all unpublished fiction writers or those who have not published in the last five years. 

Enter the FIRST FIFTEEN PAGES of your novel. (completed manuscript is not required for entry).  We have lined up 90 preliminary judges and the following final judges, so you will be getting some really good feedback on your writing.

2014 RATTLER CONTEST JUDGES

CATEGORY	JUDGE	ORGANIZATION
Contemporary	Michelle Grawkowski	Agent, 3 Seas Literary Agency
Mystery/Thriller	Elizabeth Mazur	Editor, Harlequin Love Inspired
Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative	Steve Laube	President, The Steve Laube Literary Agency & Editor, Enclave Publishing
Young Adult	Rachel Kent	Agent, Books & Such Literary Management
Historical	Susan Brower	Natasha Kern Literary Agency

Categories are:
___ Contemporary Fiction (includes Contemporary Women’s, Romance and Romantic Suspense)
___ Historical Fiction (before 1960, includes Historical Romance and Romantic Suspense)
___ Mystery/Thriller (non-romance)
___ Young Adult (for under 18)
___ Other Fiction (includes Fantasy, Science-Fiction and Speculative Fiction)

Contest is open for entries from

August 1, 2014 to August 29, 2014

(5:00pm Arizona Time)

For more information, pop over to the CWOW website @ http://www.christianwritersofthewest.com , where you can download Submission Guidelines, Contest Rules, Entry Forms and a Sample Score Sheet.