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AWARD TO THE WISE
Mentoring VPA winners




 

the
  VALERIE PARV AWARD


The Australian chapter of Romance Writers of America paid Valerie a great compliment when they established the Valerie Parv Award in her honour.

Open to all writers unpublished in book-length romance fiction, this award was established in Valerie Parv's honour by RW America, and is now run by Romance Writers of Australia.

Entrants submit

  • the first three chapters
    OR
  • prologue and two chapters
PLUS a 2-page single-space synopsis of a novel aimed at any accepted category of romance including single title.

The winner is mentored by Valerie Parv for the year of the award, and the entry is read by a senior romance editor.


Closing date for the
2008 VALERIE PARV AWARD
is April 4, 2008
Enquiries to
Andrea McNally


or send SSAE to:
RWA Contests,
PO Box 437
Katoomba
NSW 2780 Australia


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Closing date for entries in the 2008 award is
April 4, 2008
Enquiries to
Andrea McNally

Congratulations to
BARBARA JEFFCOTT GERIS
winner of this year's VPA
Congratulations to previous VPA winners
BRONWYN CLARKE
and
MELANIE SCOTT
who both finalled in the (Golden Heart) unpublished section of Romance Writers of America awards.

Melanie and Bronwyn also scooped all three places in the Romance Writers of Australia 2006 Single Title Contest.

1st
MELANIE SCOTT
2nd and 3rd
BRONWYN CLARKE

NEWS FLASH
BRONWYN CLARKE
also won the US Golden Heart Award for best romantic suspense
Further congratulations go to 2006 runner-up
PAULA ROE
who sold her VPA entry to Harlequin Desire
Love gives you wings - romance helps you fly

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