Welcome to the 2013 Maggie Award for Excellence!

Why should you enter this contest

 

The 2013 Published Maggie Award for Excellence is now closed.

Rules for the 2013 Published Maggie Award

Deadline for published entries is May 8, 2013.

 

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The 2013 Unpublished Maggie Award for Excellence is open for entries.

Rules for the 2013 Unpublished Maggie Award

Final round judges:

Single Title Romance
Leah Hultenschmidt
Senior Editor (YA and romance), Sourcebooks

Contemporary Series Romance
Kathryn Lye
Editor, Harlequin HQ

Inspirational Romance
Nicola Martinez
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Pelican Book Group

Historical Romance
Tessa Woodward
Editor, Avon

Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
Christopher Keeslar
Editor in Chief, Boroughs Publishing Group

Young Adult
Erica M. Chapman
Associate Editor, Entangled Publishing

Novel With Strong Romantic Elements
Deborah Smith
Vice President and Editorial Director, Belle Books

 

Deadline for unpublished entries is June 10, 2013.

 

Published finalists will be notified July 16, 2013.

Unpublished finalists will be notified August 5, 2013.

Winners for both contests will be announced at the Awards Ceremony during Georgia Romance Writers Moonlight and Magnolias 2013 conference on October 5, 2013. First place winners for both published and unpublished contests will receiving the Maggie Award for Excellence silver medallion.