*BECOME A MEMBER*

*PLEASE NOTE: 
While the below links will remain active, RYS has moved to a new website. You can now find all RYS info, blog posts, and more at: WWW.RATEYOURSTORY.ORG
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WHAT DOES A 2018 PRO MEMBERSHIP INCLUDE?
18 submissions (a submission includes manuscripts or query letters)
-18 “Anytime” submissions between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018.

1 bonus manuscript submission
-If you register during Early Registration (before November 21st), you may submit 1 bonus manuscript in December (2017).

Priority Inbox Treatment for your submissions:
-Forwarded to judges before the general public's "free" submissions.
-Score + comments (as opposed to free submissions, which are only guaranteed a score).

2 free entries to the 2018 Rate Your Story Writing Contest
-Writer's choice of category to enter.

PRO eNewsletter Exclusive Subscription
-Monthly email with contest links, agent/editor wish list requests, submission calls, and articles.
-Interviews with authors, agents and editors (some of whom will take submissions).
-Occasional special discount offers on full or professional critiques.

The ability to participate in RYS
-You can query us and write a guest post for the RYS blog.
-Feel free to send us your good news/book info and we will give you a shout-out.

Plus more exciting surprise goodies for our members to be announced along the way! 
ARE YOU OPEN FOR MEMBERSHIP ALL YEAR LONG?
No. We will be open for 2018 memberships in November (2017)- January (2018) only.

*Due to the wonderful response and number of member signups last year, we anticipate that we may have to close registration for 2018 membership after hitting a certain number of signups.* Managing the number of members allows us to serve you best and continue to offer priority services, which is our primary goal. We suggest signing up early (November or December) in case we reach our maximum in January. 

Thank you for understanding our need to limit the number of people we can serve PRO members and also continue to offer an occasional free service to the general public.


WHAT ARE THE PRICES FOR MEMBERSHIP?
A regular priced, year-long PRO membership costs $185/year (That's about $15/month)*

Discounted memberships are offered to returning members and those who sign up during our limited early registration period.

*All Memberships must be paid for annually, in advance. We do not currently offer monthly payment plans. (Note: When you purchase through PayPal - there are options offered at the PayPal site to be billed later. Please look into those options to see if it might be right for you.)

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to purchase your membership.

WILL RYS CONTINUE A "FREE" SERVICE FOR NONMEMBERS IN 2018?
In accordance with our founding mission, RateYourStory.org will try to continue to offer a free service to writers who have not signed up to be paid members. However, we may have to limit our "free" day options in order to focus on our PRO members.

Non-members may sign up for a separate eNewsletter with writing tips and articles, site news, updates on our writing contest opportunities, invitations to online or in-person events, and limited offers for discounted professional critiques.

Free submissions must be sent ONLY on the designated Free Submission Day and must be in accordance with all guidelines on the Submissions Guideline page. We reserve the right to close submissions to non-members during times when our volume is extremely high and/or our judges are unavailable.

WHO CAN I CONTACT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
Please email us if you have any questions regarding the purchase of a PRO Membership or a SPEEDPASS. It's easier on all of us if you ask questions BEFORE making a purchase. We are happy to help!