"How does all this New Voices malarkey work?", we hear you cry!

Well, never fear, here’s Romance HQ’s whizzy guide to the competition to help you out.

13th September:

We have lift off! You can upload your first chapters, and read and comment on entries. We’d love to hear from you, so now’s your chance.!

10th October:

Deadline for your first chapters to be uploaded to the New Voices site.

13th October:

It’s the final countdown. Our Top Twenty is announced. Woo!

21st October:

Second chapters ahoy! The top twenty submit more fab writing, and its time to vote for your favourite.

26th October:

We announce our Top Four.

1st November:

Our Top Four upload a pivotal scene to help our judges - and you - pick a winner.

4th November:

Our winner is announced! Yay! *Romance HQ does a celebratory dance *

We’re now at the voting stage!

While that means you can’t enter any more, it does mean you can still join in by casting your vote!

Check out our fabulous judges who will also be helping us decide who goes through to the next round.

You can also join in the great debate in our discussion forum!

Our Mills & Boon editorial team are still delivering their daily Top Tips so you can keep soaking in their useful hints to perfect your Mills & Boon novel!

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