The IVRWA and Parker Publishing are proud to announce the

2009 Bad Kitty Contest

Send us your stories about tantalizing tabbies or sexy Weres!

The winning manuscript will be part of the 2010 Parker Publishing anthology "Bad Kitty."


 
 
To enter, please send your cover page, the first 15 pages of your manuscript, and the $15 fee via PayPal. 

 Contest rules:

Final manuscript should be between 15K and 16K words. 
All genres accepted 
Heroine must be African-American 
Sensuality level:
Hot; no BDSM, no rape/incest/pedophilia/golden showers, no bestiality (including sex in shifted form), no M/M or F/F. 
Open to all writers, published or unpublished. 
Layout: 
1” margins 
12pt Courier New or Times New Roman. 
Do not put your name ANYWHERE on the manuscript. 
Header should list title, genre, and page number. 
Cover page: 
Author's name 
Entry title and genre 
Author's Contact information (e-mail address, mailing address, phone number)

Neither entries nor score sheets will be returned. 

The first round of entries will be judged by a panel of authors and editors; finalists will be chosen by the editorial staff of Parker Publishing. 

If your entry is chosen, you have one month from notification to submit the complete manuscript. Failure to do so will disqualify your entry. 

Submissions are due via e-mail or snail mail by November 1, 2009.

Please send to:

BadKittyContest@hotmail.com

or

The Book Ladies
c/o Bad Kitty Contest
541 Main St., Suite 101
Corona, CA 92880 

Important Dates:

Sept. 1: Contest Opens
Nov. 1: Entry Deadline
Jan 1: 10 Finalists Notified
Feb. 1: full MS required (15K – 16K)
Mar. 1: Contest winner announced 
 

Good luck, and good writing!