BLUE RIDGE CHRISTIAN NOVELIST RETREAT

October 19, 2014 - October 22, 2014

Retreat for beginning and published novelist

Theme: Hope in the middle of faith and love. - 1 Corinthians 13:13

October is the peak season for leaf color in the mountains of Western North Carolina and the perfect time for novelists to gather for inspiration, encouragement, improving skills and practicing creativity. We suggest that you have a novel in progress or an idea in mind.

TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
We will provide you with a forest of information.

Enrollment limited. Please register early. - Ridgecrest: 800.588.7222
yvonnelehman3@gmail.com

LOCATION
Ridgecrest/LifeWay Conference Center, Ridgecrest, NC
(twenty minutes east of Asheville—home of the famous Biltmore House and Gardens)

All sleeping rooms and classes for the Novel Retreat are in Mountain Laurel Hotel

Ridgecrest Novelist Pricing:
Retreat Program Fee: On campus - $325, off campus $325
Mountain Laurel Lodging (per room. per night):
 Single $69, Double  $69, Triple $79, Quad $89
Meal Package - $96 per person (Sunday dinner- Wednesday lunch)

To register, call Ridgecrest at 800.588.7222 or online here and contact Director Yvonne Lehman for additional information: yvonnelehman3@gmail.com
CRITIQUES:$35 each - deadline: September 30, 2014
Cover page - name, address, contact information, title, proposed word count
One to two page synopsis - single spaced
First three chapters - double spaced - not to exceed 40 pages
Contact faculty member for place to send check
You may send your material to be critiqued to one of the following faculty members:
Yvonne Lehman - yvonnelehman3@gmail.com
Ann Tatlock - anntatlock@yahoo.com 

CONTESTS:deadline: September 30, 2014
Prizes and judge comments awarded for:
BEST TITLE  - Entry fee $5.00 -
BEST FIRST SENTENCE - Entry fee $5.00
BEST OPENING PARAGRAPH - Entry fee $5.00
BEST FIRST PAGE - Entry fee $10
(include title and first page on all entries but state which contest you’re entering and the novel category (romance, suspense, SciFi, fantasy, YA, mystery, etc.  - your name)

BEST PROPOSAL: Synopsis and first three chapters by unpublished novelist
    Entry fee $25.00
    Award, free critique
    
BEST FINISHED UNPUBLISHED NOVEL by 2014 Novel Retreat conferee
    Entry fee $30.00
    Free critique of proposal  

GOLDEN LEAF AWARD - DIRECTOR’S CHOICE -  best novel published in the previous year (2013) - any novelist - book may be traditional, ebook or self-published) - do not have to attend to win - Entry fee: $35.00
Blue Ridge Christian Novelist Retreat Flyer
Submit all contest entries to: yvonnelehman3@gmail.com