Friday, March 19, 2010

2009 Divas - Golden Pen Contest Winners

Series Contemporary — Final Judge:  Susan Litman, Editor, Harlequin

Golden Pen Winner:  Susanne Frost,  Watch Them Die

Second Place:  Sylvia McDaniel,  The Wanted Bride

Third Place:  Jan Schliesman,  Kira's Keeper

 

Single Title — Final Judge:  Jennifer Enderlin, Executive Editor, St. Martin's Press

Golden Pen Winner:  Tamra Baumann,  Rogue Angel

Second Place:  Candis Lynn Terry,  Drive Me Crazy

Third Place:  Brenda Hammond,  Owe My Love

 

Historical — Final Judge:  Leis Pederson, Associate Editor, Berkley

Golden Pen Winner:  Elisa Beatty,  The Devil May Care

Second Place:  Yvonne Cook,  Love Never Lies

Third Place:  Laura Williams,  The Devil's Mistress

 

Paranormal — Final Judge:  Kerry Donovan, Associate Editor, NAL

Golden Pen Winner:  Tracy St. Hilaire,  Thirty

Second Place:  Barbara Cool Lee,  Raven's War

Third Place:  Jean A. Therkelsen,  Demons in Dixie

 

Romantic Suspense — Final Judge:  Megan McKeever, Associate Editor, Pocket Books

Golden Pen Winner:  Laura Williams,  The Russian Seduction

Second Place:  Kathy Lane,  Sniper Shots

Third Place:  Molly Herwood,  Return to Mist Mountain

 

Inspirational — Final Judge:  Melissa Endlich, Senior Editor, Steeple Hill Love Inspired

Golden Pen Winner:  Keli Gwyn,  Violets and Violins

Second Place:  Tina M. Radcliffe,  Promises To Keep

Third Place:  Mary Manners,  Light The Fire

 

Mainstream w/Strong Romantic Elements — Final Judge:  Valerie Gray, Executive Editor, Mira

Golden Pen Winner:  Linda Lovely, Degrees of Death

Second Place:  Grace R. Greene, Kincaid's Hope

Third Place:  Maureen McGowan, Switching Sides

 

Young Adult — Final Judge:  Kari Sutherland, Ass't Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books

Golden Pen Winner:  Lisa Desrochers,  Personal Demons

Second Place:  Shoshana Brown,  Squeaky Clean

Third Place:  Sheri Adkins,  The Dead Guy Downstairs

 

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Fourteen Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Eleven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Ten Finals:
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Donna Meier
Gail Zerrade
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Nine Finals:
Deborah Gross
Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Cat Schield
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Eight Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll
Constance Gillam
Gabrielle Luthy
Tracy St. Hilaire
Laura Williams
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Seven Finals:
Barbara Longley
Yvonne Harris
Patricia Patton
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Six Finals:
Louisa Cornell
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Jean Mason
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Elaine M. Powell
S. G. Shellabarger
Beth Watson
Robin Weaver
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Five Finals:
Deborah Blake
Jeanell Bolton
Meredith Clark
Lisa Desrochers 
Susanne Frost
Keli Gwyn
Jeannie Lin
Susan Newman
Allison Pang
Cathy Perkins
Cathryn Pritchard
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Four Finals:
Barbara Binns
Linda Bond
Tina Joyce Butts
Sharon Calvin
Melanie Card
Deanna Carlyle
Denise Cychosz
Jeanne Dickson
Martha Ferris
Katie Graykowski
Grace R. Greene
Tiffinie Helmer
Jessica B. Hunt
Julie Johnstone
Heidi Luchterhand
Sylvia McDaniel
Angi Platt - SOLD!
Michal Scott
Tatia Talbot
Sandra van den Bogerd
Sharon Wray
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino
Elizabeth Bemis
Dianne K. Burns
Sheryl Carpenter
Jennifer Conner
Wenda Dottridge
Leslie Duvall
Sherry Foley
Kate Freiman
Abby Gaines
Deborah Gilbert
Alison Henderson
Lisa Kessler
Dee S. Knight
Maggi Landry
Kim Law
Barbara Cool Lee
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Linda Lovely
Mary Manners
Virginia McCullough
Kaylin McFarren
Meghan Murphy
Gina Rosavin
Madeline Smyth
Quinn Tellier
Laurie Thompson
Ellen Wehle
Gina Welborn
Beatriz Williams
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Two Finals:
Sheri Adkins
Drue Allen
Maree Anderson
Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews
Sheila Athens
Alison Atwater
Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
Anne Barton
Joyce Barton
Tamra Baumann
Jennifer Beane
Jennifer Beckstrand
Mary A. Behre
TJ Bennett
Jenny Bernard
Amanda Berry - SOLD!
Robin Bielman
Ann Bleakley
Kara Bonnevie
Kelley Bowen
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Susan Breeden
Jude Brown
Kelsey Browning
Carol Burnside
Marie Campbell
Kathleen Cherry
Zita Christian
Robin Constantine
Ally Cowee 
Donna Cummings
Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Tracey Devlyn
Kate Diamond
Alleyne Dickens
Ella Drake
Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Kendra Elliot
C. J. Ellison
Nikki Enlow
Tracy Falenwolfe
Gloria Ferguson
Sharon Fisher
Louise D. Foster
Joe Fraser
Bethany Cunningham Gabbert
Lottie Green
Anna Hackett
Jennette Heikes
Ashley Henderson
Molly Herwood
Laura Hirneisen
Celesta Hofmann
Jennifer Holden
Kinsey W. Holley
Sharon Houdek 
Bev Irwin
Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Suzanne Kalb
Joan Kayse
Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Barbara Kroon 
Sara LaBudda
Kathy Lane
Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear 
Alison Leake
Sherri Lee
Melinda Leigh
Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
Kate MacArthur
Greta MacEachern
Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Dora Mekouar
Maureen McGowan
Jamie Michele
Imani Miller
Judy Mills
Gwen Mitchell
Jean B. Newlin
Laurel O'Donnell
Mary Oldham
Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka
Alison Pritchard
Dawna Rand
Jodi Redford
Shellee Roberts
Cate Rowan
Lateia Sandifer
Pamela Scheibe
Jan Schliesman
Catherine Marie Scott
Arianna Skye - SOLD!
Dina Sleiman
Coreene Smith
Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy
Jill Stone
Jennifer Stroka
Morgan Taylor
Sheila Tenold
Jean A. Therkelsen
Holly Watson
Ami Weaver
Kayla Westra
Hailey Williams
Teri Wilson
Kevin Wolf
Marilyn Yarbrough
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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson
Mary Lindsey
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Tina Radcliffe
Arianna Skye
Liz Talley
Penny Watson
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