My New Adult, SFR, space opera, SPACE FOR US, got a second recommendation by finaling in the New Adult category on RWA’s Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal online chapter’s OTFS (On The Far Side) contest as an unpublished work.

Sometimes I get my award-winning cover artist, Fiona Jayde, to work up a cover for me, to inspire and just in case I don’t get picked up by traditional publishers (and have to self-publish).

As a finalist, I’m asked to make corrections my judges suggest and write a two-paged, double-spaced synopsis of the MS.

Take a look at all the wonderful agents, editors, and authors that are willing to judge the finalists:

2020 On the Far Side Contest Final-Round Judges

Note: Final-round judges subject to change.

Category		Judges
DARK PARANORMAL		AGENT: Jessica Watterson, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency EDITOR: Carrie Lofty, Carina Press PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Kari Cole
LIGHT PARANORMAL		AGENT: Claire Draper, The Bent AgencyEDITOR: Amanda Barnett, The Wild Rose Press PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Kathy Lyons/Jade Lee
FANTASY		AGENT: Suzie Townsend, New Leaf Literary & MediaEDITOR: Mara Delgado-Sanchez, St. Martin’s Press PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Jeffe Kennedy
URBAN FANTASY		AGENT: Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein, McIntosh and Otis, Inc. EDITOR: Angela Kim, Berkley PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Dani Harper
SCIENCE FICTION/ FUTURISTIC		EDITOR: Lynn Raposo, HQN and Graydon HouseEDITOR: Kate Sederstrom, Bloomsbury PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Amanda Bouchet
HISTORICAL		AGENT: Sandy Lu, L. Perkins Agency EDITOR: Christa Désir, Sourcebooks PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Catherine Stein
EROTIC		AGENT: Miriam Kriss, Irene Goodman Literary Agency EDITOR: Mary Cain, City Owl Press PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Elizabeth Schechter
STEAMPUNK		AGENT: Kaitlyn Johnson, Belcastro Agency EDITOR: Evan Yeong, Harlequin PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Bec McMaster
YOUNG ADULT		AGENT: Jim McCarthy, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLCEDITOR: Sara Schonfeld, Katherine Tegen BooksPUBLISHED AUTHOR: Maria V. Snyder
NEW ADULT		AGENT: Ameerah Holliday, Serendipity Literary Agency EDITOR: Candace Havens, Entangled Publishing PUBLISHED AUTHOR: L. Penelope

And the finalists are:

2. Announcing the 2020 OTFS Finalists!	Announcing the 2020 OTFS Finalists!
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Jul 6, 2020 10:27 PM Arianna James
Hello, fellow FF&Pers! I am excited to announce the 2020 On the Far Side Contest Finalists! Please join me in congratulating them ! Dark Paranormal Demon Demonologist by Janet Burnett Guardian of the Grove by Erin Kane Spock Under Your Skin by Kat Turner  Light Paranormal Blue: The Rose and Sword Book One by Emma Clive Mirror Bound by Emma Clive A Pinch of Magic by Diana Rivis  Science Fiction/Futuristic Exiles in the Shadows by Susan Haire What They Stole by Sophia Krich-Brinton State of Never Being by Mary Stone  Fantasy Kiss of the Shadow Queen by Ren Benton Lady of the Ravens by Clementine Fraser Hunted by the Wolf by Melanie McCarthy  Urban Fantasy Praetorian Rising by Lisa Knight Bless Your Heart and Other Souther Curses by Heather Leonard Key to the Lair by Heather Leonard  Historical The Witch of Mayfair by Clementine Fraser Cursed Crown by Kellie Michelle Parker The Oakleigh Bride by Michele Wyan  Young Adult The Absolute Novice’s Guide to Time Travel by Miranda Darrow Piper Girl by Carla Luna If I Let You Go by Sandi Van Lieu  New Adult Space for Us by Susan Burns Bound by Blood by Kristina Castillo Knightborn by S.E. Purdy   Finalists listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name. ~Arianna