Tuesday 22 May 2012

Piatkus Romantic Novel Compeition


Win A Publishing Contract With Piatkus Entice

Posted at 7:53AM Tuesday 22 May 2012
Piatkus/Little, Brown Book Group is excited to announce the launch of a new competition for UK writers in conjunction with the Festival of Romance 2012. Three winners will land a publishing contract and see their novels published on digital-first list Piatkus Entice, with the possibility of moving to print on the Piatkus imprint in the future.
Senior editor Donna Condon said: "The Piatkus Entice list presents a fantastic opportunity to break out new international and home-grown talent, as well as supporting existing Piatkus authors. Piatkus is known for quality fiction, and publishes some of the biggest names in the genre across a broad spectrum of genres, from romance to erotica, and we look forward to discovering some fantastic new voices. We're incredibly excited about teaming up with the Festival of Romance to present this exciting competition to writers in the UK."
Kate Allan, chief romantic, Festival of Romance, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for authors and would-be authors at all stages of their careers who love writing romance and are looking for a home with a UK imprint motored by a leading publisher. With the digital boom, romance of all genres is flourishing and Piatkus Entice are at the cutting edge of this trend to give romance readers what they want to read. We can't wait to meet the new Piatkus Entice UK authors at this year's Festival of Romance."
The three winners' novels will be published in summer 2013, with Entice accepting entries in the following genres:
1) Romance/contemporary women's fiction
2) Historical romance
3) Paranormal romance
One winner from each category will be chosen and the winners will be announced at the Festival of Romance 2012 in Bedford, November 2012. The closing date for entries is 30th September 2012, and for details of how to enter, and terms and conditions, please visit: http://www.piatkusbooks.net/win-a-publishing-contract-with-piatkus-entice/

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