Prizes

First prize:

Scholarship to one Gotham Writers Workshop level 1 or level 2 class– awarded by Gotham Writers Workshop (value $450)

An autographed copy of Creating Romantic Characters by Leigh Michaels

An autographed copy of Sex Lounge by Rachelle Chase

Limited edition art print of The Shakespeare Bookcase, signed and numbered, by Leigh’s husband, artist Michael Lemberger (www.mlemberger.com)

Autographed, handcrafted collage necklace from Rachelle Chase

Second prize:

Manuscript-in-progress critique (value $295) by Leigh Michaels – awarded by A Word’s Worth

An autographed copy of Creating Romantic Characters by Leigh Michaels

An autographed copy of Sex Lounge by Rachelle Chase

Limited edition art print of Tutankhamen, signed and numbered, by Leigh’s husband, artist Michael Lemberger (www.mlemberger.com)

Autographed, handcrafted collage mirror from Rachelle Chase

Third prize:

First chapter and synopsis critique (value $95) by Leigh Michaels – awarded by A Word’s Worth

An autographed copy of Creating Romantic Characters by Leigh Michaels

An autographed copy of Sex Lounge by Rachelle Chase

Limited edition art print of A Lincoln, signed and numbered, by Leigh’s husband, artist Michael Lemberger (www.mlemberger.com)

Autographed, handcrafted collage mirror from Rachelle Chase

All finalists:

The editors and agents on our Panel of Experts have agreed to read all the finalists’ entries, and may request additional submissions. 

(Though no guarantees can be made of the outcome, in the last Chase the Dream contest, each finalist received at least one request from an editor to see the full manuscript. Read the 2006 Contest page for results of last year’s finalists.)

All participants:

Gotham Writers Workshop has agreed to award a discount on any class to anyone who has entered the Chase the Dream contest.

Leigh Michaels’ critiquing service,  A Word’s Worth, is offering a $50 discount on any critique to anyone who has entered the Chase the Dream contest. 

All entrants will be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate from Borders by Rachelle Chase.

All entrants (except the top three prizewinners) will be entered in a drawing for a first chapter and synopsis critique (value $95) by Leigh Michaels.