Finalist Round Voting Begins

National Excellence in Romance Cover Contest – NERCC NERCC’s first-round voting takes place between Sep 15 – 30. Please vote for one book cover in each of the five categories. The finalist will be announced in the October 15th edition of the Reader & Author Gazette. The final-round voting link will be published at that…

The five NERCC finalist have been notified and are preparing to compete to become the 2024 NERCC winner. The October 15th edition of the Reader & Author Gazette will publicly announce the finalists and provide the second-round voting link. At that time, the updated NERCC website will be made visible. For updates on this contest,…

Thank you to all that participated in the 2024 National Excellence in Romance Covers Contest – NERCC! The overall winner will be announced in the November 15th edition of the FCRW Reader & Author Gazette. If you haven’t already, here’s the link to subscribe: http://eepurl.com/h4bwkn. We appreciate you making this First Coast Romance Writers (FCRW)…

The National Excellence in Romance Cover Contest details in an instance. The inaugural cover publication period is Jan 1, 2015 – Jul 31, 2024. Here’s the schedule for the 2024 NERCC.  Plan now. The 2025 NERCC cover publication period will be Aug 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2025. The 2024 winner will be announced in…

What will the entry give me? Each entry will display the cover, author name, book buy link, cover designer name, and designer’s website link on the FCRW special webpage dedicated to this contest. Who is eligible? Romance book covers published in the United States between Jan 1, 2015, and July 31, 2024, are eligible. Why…