And I forgot to add that all the other entrants will be contacted but because of the huge number of entries, the majority of other responses will most likely go out AFTER the 11th. Sorry for any confusion the dates on the announcement post has caused.
~Amy

By the way, Amy, how many winners are there?

Well I have word that the winners have been chosen but haven’t yet been contacted. But whoever the lucky people are, they will definitely be contacted before the 11th!

@ Catch – “Is it true that even if you don’t win the editors still may contact youlater and ask to see some of your work?”

It has happened. I just don’t want to get too many’s people’s expectations up too high that like 10 people will sell from this contest. Remember, it’s not guaranteed that even the winner will sell their manuscript at the end. Still, it is a fantastic opportunity to hone your writing skills.
~Amy

Wishing everyone the best of luck.

Gail

One of my writing friends had an email from Joanne requesting the full story after the last competition. And I think from last years comps there are now two published authors who didn’t win the competition but had full requests as a result.

And the truly lovely thing about Harlequin is that they are so open to new writers. We have the chance to win an editor’s attention any time by submitting a partial. Which is really what we’ve done with the contest, it’s just a shorter partial, one chapter instead of the usual three.

Even if we get “Thanks, but no thanks” emails from the competition, we don’t need to wait for the next contest. We can “enter” our next story whenever we want!

10 more days to find out how we went!

Thanks, Mulberry. It’s great to have more info about how the editing process works. I figured the editors probably wouldn’t want to see a first draft straight away as they would have suggestions for changes after reading the first chapter and synopsis.

Is it true that even if you don’t win the editors still may contact youlater and ask to see some of your work?

Sounds like lots of chances!

Here’s hoping!

Catch

There isn’t a set time usually given when the full should be in, though sometimes the editor will suggest a time frame. Within three months is generally considered good form. I think with all my friends the full request didn’t have a time suggested but the revision requests did.

An excellent question as I know I need to get on with editing my story! Unfortunately I’m home with the flu and can blog and Twitter fine but the concentration to actually mess with my story isn’t there.

By the way, how long is the winner given to submit the entire manuscript? Wishful thinking, I know, but it’s best to be prepared!