The Colorado Gold Rush Literary Awards are an annual contest sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, an organization that “offers encouragement and opportunity to writers in all genres.” The RMFW supports and educates writers of all kinds of commercial fiction through this contest—now in its thirteenth year—in addition to offering critique groups, writing-related events and newsletters, and an annual conference that takes place in September.

The 2023 Gold Rush finalists have been announced, and we are pleased that our manuscript Perfect Fifth is a finalist in the Mainstream/Literary category! The winners in each category will be announced at the Colorado Gold Conference on September 9^th.

We recommend this contest to any writer of an unpublished manuscript who especially wants feedback—the judges’ comments are among the most helpful and comprehensive of any contest feedback we’ve received, so if you want advice and comments on the opening 4,000 words of your novel in progress, the Gold Rush Awards is a great resource to consider! More information about the contest, the RMFW, and the other finalists can be found at this link.