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2008 Royal Palm Literary Award Contest
The 2008 Royal Palm Literary Award Contest is now closed and entries are no longer being accepted. Best of luck to all the FWA members who have entered.
The Florida Writing Association invites members to enter the 2008 Royal Palm Literary Award Contest
Beginning and experienced writers can benefit from entering the RPLA Contest.
contest with special emphasis on meeting the needs of the contestant.
We can hardly wait to read your writing. Polish your work and submit it! You could be one of the winners walking up
to the stage to receive a Royal Palm Literary Award at the Florida Writers Association Conference in November.
Happy writing and best of luck in the contest!
Click on either link to download full submission requirements:
2008 RPLA Guidelines, Category Descriptions, Cover Sheet & Checklist (Word Doc)
2008 RPLA Guidelines, Category Descriptions, Cover Sheet & Checklist (PDF)
FAQ’S for 2008 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet
Questions? Contact Terri DuLong
To view the list of previous winners, please click on the links below.
2007 Royal Palm Literary Award Winners 2006 Royal Palm Literary Award Winners
The Florida Writing Association invites members to enter the 2008 Royal Palm Literary Award Contest
Beginning and experienced writers can benefit from entering the RPLA Contest.
- Competition encourages you to raise your writing to the highest standards
- Feedback validates your writing and gives you specific advice for improvement
- Awards inspire you to keep writing in this very difficult industry
- Winning can open more doors in your writing career
- FWA member and past group leader
- Two-time RPLA winner
- First novel, Lost Souls of the Witches’ Castle, published in 2002
- Writer and award-winner in women’s fiction
- Professional writer currently on staff for the Cedar Key News
contest with special emphasis on meeting the needs of the contestant.
- Revised, streamlined Guidelines
- Expanded Category Descriptions clearly defining the various genres being judged
- Contest judges recruited from a wide base of contacts across the country including published authors, librarians and English teachers, even a retired Broadway script writer
- Checklist to help contestants make sure their entries are complete and meet all the contest requirements
We can hardly wait to read your writing. Polish your work and submit it! You could be one of the winners walking up
to the stage to receive a Royal Palm Literary Award at the Florida Writers Association Conference in November.
Happy writing and best of luck in the contest!
Click on either link to download full submission requirements:
2008 RPLA Guidelines, Category Descriptions, Cover Sheet & Checklist (Word Doc)
2008 RPLA Guidelines, Category Descriptions, Cover Sheet & Checklist (PDF)
FAQ’S for 2008 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet
Questions? Contact Terri DuLong
To view the list of previous winners, please click on the links below.
2007 Royal Palm Literary Award Winners 2006 Royal Palm Literary Award Winners