2010 Divas - Sandy Writing Contest Winners

2010 Sandy Writing Contest Winners!

Mainstream Adult Fiction
Final Judge, Christine Pride, Editor, Broadway Books/ Random House
1st Place - Doubting River - Melissa Alexander
2nd Place - Switch-A-Roo - Martha L. Catt
3rd Place - Family Obligations - William Mays
Honorable Mention - The Color of Silence - Sally Clark

Romance
Final Judge, Megan McKeever, Editor, Pocket Books
1st Place - Passion - Jeanell Bolton
2nd Place - A Daring Proposal - Sandra Kerns
3rd Place - Conundrum - Patricia Coleman
Honorable Mention - Black Rocks - Elysia Whisler

Fantasy / Science Fiction
Final Judge, Ginger Clark, Agent at Curtis Brown

1st Place - Fairy Tales - Elizabeth Roadlife

2nd Place - Mourn Their Courage - Victoria Dixon

3rd Place - Marked - Kerri-Leigh Grady

Honorable Mention - Paradox - Isis Rushdan

Thriller / Suspense

Final Judge, Mark Tavani, Sr. Editor at Ballantine

1st Place - Naked Choke - Susanna Rogers

2nd Place - The Miser Who Bought the Farm - Kendel Flaum

3rd Place - Papyrus - John Oehler

Children / Young Adult

Final Judge, Julie Scheina, Assistant Editor at Little, Brown Books

1st Place - Fifteen Forever - Tracy St. Hillaire

2nd Place - A Following Sea - Krista Russel

3rd Place - Demons of Aether - Cheryl Coupe

Honorable Mention - Vetsy Strikes: Surviving 4th Grade With a Brain Hamster - Vanessa Appleby

Honorable Mention - A Common Launguage - Emilie Bishop

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Five Finals

Sylvia McDaniel

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Four Finals

Nancy Evertz

Kendel Flaum
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Three Finals

Jeanell Bolton

Kathleen Cherry
Alyssa Fernandez

Katie Graykowski

Kylie Short

Tracy St. Hilaire

Robin Weaver

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Two Finals

Amy Atwell - Sold!

Kelly Conrad

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Jamie Farrell
Bill Haggart

Marona Hewitt

Tamara Hughes

Patrice Kavanaugh

Lisa Kessler

Marne Ann Kirstatter

Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason

Tracy Mastaler

Crista McHugh
Danielle Mulcahy

Nancy Naigle

Mary Oldham

Connie Queen

Kelly Rucker

Heather Snow

Bonnie Staring

Anna Sugden
Bobbye Terry

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SOLD!

Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory

Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes

Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie

Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Lord

Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus

J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me

Edie Ramer - Cattitude

Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)

G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man

2010 Divas - Fab Five Contest Winners

Historical - Amanda Bergeron, Harper Collins Publishers
1 - Sally Orr - Rake Untied
2 - Elisa Beatty - The Devil May Care
3 - Alyssa Fernandez - Defensive Measures
4 - Connie Queen - Thief by Night
5 - Connie Queen - Husbands May Run

Paranormal - Sara Megibow, Nelson Literary Agency
1 - Rachel Berens-VanHeest - Arc Angel
2 - Brenda Nelson-Davis - Other Than
3 - Joe Fraser - The Vagrant
4 - Christi Moreau Chreene - Eternal Rescue
5 - Elizabeth Stovall - The Vampire Lust Club

Romantic Suspense - Katherine Pelz, The Berkley Publishing Group
1 - Anna Sugden - In Safe Hands
2 - Isis Rushdan - Kindred of the Fallen
3 - Katie Reus - His Secret Past
4 - Nancy Litzau - Lost & Found
5 - Jean Mason - Verdict

Series Contempory (Long/Short) - Kathleen Scheibling, Harlequin
1 - G. Jillian Stone - One Night in Andalusia
2 - Wendy Marcus - Love, Hospital Style
3 - Sylvia McDaniel - The Wanted Bride
4 - Nancy Evertz - Redemption
5 - Kathleen Wells - Conall's Legacy

Single Title - Mercedes Fernandez, Kensington Publishing Corp.
1 - Katie Graykowski - Place Your Betts
2 - Tamera Lynn - It's Not What You Think
3 - Nancy Evertz - Restoring Mitch's Heart
4 - Diane O'Brien Kelly - Bitches on the Beat
5 - Brenda Nelson-Davis - Dark Bringer

Women's Fiction - Danielle Egan-Miller, Browne & Miller Literary Associates
1 - Trudi Seery Gilligan - The House on Prospect Street
2 - Kate Bowman - The Spin I'm In
3 - Sylvia McDaniel - Starting Over
4 - Cathy Perkins - Sins of the Father
5 - Jamie Farrell - Stealing Booty

Young Adult - Rachel Vater, Folio Literary Management
1 - Mary Karlik - Horse Play
2 - Meg Mims - Double Crossing
3 - Bonnie Staring - Camp Awakening
4 - Cheryl Lovegreen - Quicksilver
5 - Marie Robison - Wolf Cry

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Five Finals

Sylvia McDaniel

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Four Finals

Nancy Evertz

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Three Finals

Kathleen Cherry
Alyssa Fernandez

Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski

Kylie Short

Tracy St. Hilaire

Robin Weaver

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Two Finals

Amy Atwell - Sold!

Jeanell Bolton

Kelly Conrad

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Jamie Farrell
Bill Haggart

Marona Hewitt

Tamara Hughes

Patrice Kavanaugh

Lisa Kessler

Marne Ann Kirstatter

Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason

Tracy Mastaler

Crista McHugh
Danielle Mulcahy

Nancy Naigle

Mary Oldham

Connie Queen

Kelly Rucker

Heather Snow

Bonnie Staring

Anna Sugden
Bobbye Terry

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SOLD!

Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory

Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes

Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie

Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Lord

Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus

J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me

Edie Ramer - Cattitude

Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)

G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man

2010 Divas - SARA Merritt Contest Winners

San Antonio Romance Authors proudly announces the winner rankings for the 2010 contest and to note that 1 partial and 9 full manuscripts were requested.

Contemporary Series

The Wanted Bride by Sylvia McDaniel

Holding Out For a Hero by Viv Constable

The Bachelor Who had Everything by Jennifer Stroka

To Love Again by Jennifer Squire

Passion by Jeanell Bolton

Historical

The Duke's Daughter by Donna Hatch

Defensive Measures by Alyssa Fernandez

Gabriel's Law by Cheryl Pierson

Captive by Coercion by Marnee Bailey

Inspirational

The Reluctant Bridesmaid by Wendy Davy

Heartland Illusions by Helen Gray

Worth The Risk by Roxanne Sherwood

Mainstream w/Romantic Elements

I, Lucifer by Linda Nightingale

Dogwood Days by Barbara Claypole White

Starting Over by Sylvia McDaniel

Frank, Incense and Muriel by Dianne K. Burns

Love On-Site by Stephanie Spann

Paranormal

Clouded Desire by Jenny Douglas

Confessions of a Labrador Retriever by Terri Bolyard

Walls of Stone by Eve Davies-Greenwald

Immortal Death by Laurel O'Donnell

Stealing Time by Bill Haggart

Romantic Suspense

Unwritten Rules by Alison Henderson

Burned Illusions by Robin Weaver

In Name Only by Carol Kilgore

Lying Eyes by Amy Atwell

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Three Finals

Kathleen Cherry
Kendel Flaum
Sylvia McDaniel

Kylie Short

Tracy St. Hilaire

Robin Weaver

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Two Finals

Amy Atwell - Sold!

Jeanell Bolton

Kelly Conrad

Nancy Evertz
Alyssa Fernandez

Katie Graykowski

Bill Haggart

Marona Hewitt

Tamara Hughes

Patrice Kavanaugh

Lisa Kessler

Marne Ann Kirstatter

Rebecca Lees
Tracy Mastaler

Crista McHugh
Danielle Mulcahy

Nancy Naigle

Mary Oldham

Kelly Rucker

Heather Snow
Bobbye Terry

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SOLD!

Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory

Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes

Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie

Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Lord

Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus

J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me

Edie Ramer - Cattitude

Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)

G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man

2010 Divas - Maryland Writers' Association Winners

MWA 2010 Novel Contest Winners

Grand Prize

Shaman
Kelly Conrad

Romance / Historical

First Prize

Shaman
Kelly Conrad

Second Prize

Proof Through the Night
Mary Jane Mayo

Mainstream / Literary

First Prize (Two Awarded; no Second Prize)

Out of Focus
Nancy Naigle

The Last of the Annamese
Tom Glenn

Mystery / Suspense / Thriller / Action / Adventure

First Prize

Privileged Communication
Gary McCann

Second Prize

The 9th Sphere
Rob Niccolini

Science Fiction / Fantasy / Speculative

First Prize

The Anomaly
Wendy Dippold

Second Prize

Reboot
Carl Rauscher

Young Adult

First Prize

Pinder Booty and the Dark Wizard's Gambit
Shawn Nicklin

Second Prize

Young and Yang, Private Investigators
Kristen Kittscher

Action / Adventure / Horror

First Prize

Nothing Without Shadow
Jamie Welebob

Second Prize

Vincent's Rebellion: The Untold Story of the Crucifixion
Nathan Sleeman

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Three Finals

Kathleen Cherry
Kendel Flaum
Kylie Short

Tracy St. Hilaire

 

Two Finals

Kelly Conrad

Nancy Evertz
Katie Graykowski

Marona Hewitt

Tamara Hughes

Patrice Kavanaugh

Lisa Kessler

Marne Ann Kirstatter 

Rebecca Lees
Tracy Mastaler

Crista McHugh
Danielle Mulcahy

Nancy Naigle

Mary Oldham

Kelly Rucker

Heather Snow
Bobbye Terry

Robin Weaver

 

SOLD!

Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory

Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes

Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie

Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Lord

Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus

J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me

Edie Ramer - Cattitude

Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)

G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man

 

2010 Divas - Gateway to the Best Winners

The Missouri Romance Writers of America is proud to
announce the Final Placements of the Gateway to the Best contest!

Contemporary Series (Laura Barth, Harlequin)
FIRST: Falling For the Farmer, Jennifer Bates

SECOND: Dance Into My Heart, Priscilla Kissinger
THIRD: Up A Dry Creek, Cassandra Corcoran

Historical (Esi Sogah, Avon)
FIRST: Once Upon A Stormy Night, Rebecca Lees
SECOND: The Highwayman's Legacy,  Louise Bergin
THIRD: Never Deceive A Lady, Kate Parker

YA (Kathy Dawson, Dial-Penguin Group)
FIRST: Running Lean, Diana Sharples
SECOND: Broken, Cate Hart
THIRD: The Magic of the Dance, Robin Haseltine

Romantic Suspense (Margo Lipschultz, Harlequin)
FIRST: Black Ops Chronicles: Dead Run, Pepper O'Neal
SECOND: Scent of Fear, N.J. Litz
THIRD: The Voice of Reason, Mary Oldham

Single Title (Katherine Pelz, Berkley)
FIRST: Jacks of Her Heart, Virginia McCullough
SECOND: The Reality of Love, Tamra Baumann
THIRD: Restoring Mitch's Heart, Nan Dixon

Paranormal (LaToya Smith, Grand Central Publishing)
FIRST: Hunter's Moon, Lisa Kessler

SECOND: The Scorpion's Sting, Shelia Fields
THIRD: Circle and Stone, Karen Dale Harris

 

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Three Finals

Kathleen Cherry
Kendel Flaum
Kylie Short

Tracy St. Hilaire

 

Two Finals

Nancy Evertz
Katie Graykowski

Marona Hewitt

Tamara Hughes

Patrice Kavanaugh

Lisa Kessler

Marne Ann Kirstatter 

Rebecca Lees
Tracy Mastaler

Crista McHugh
Danielle Mulcahy

Mary Oldham

Kelly Rucker

Heather Snow
Bobbye Terry

Robin Weaver

 

SOLD!

Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory

Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes

Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie

Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Lord

Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus

J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me

Edie Ramer - Cattitude

Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)

G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man

2010 Divas - Spring into Romance Contest Winners

RWA San Diego is proud to announce the winners in our 2010 Spring Into 
Romance contest.

SINGLE TITLE
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1st Place: SPOTLIGHT by Kim Law
2nd Place: COURAGE AND AZALEAS by Claudia Shelton
3rd Place: FIGHT LIKE A BLONDE by Melissa Cutler
Honorable Mention: SAVING CAPTAIN MARSH by Caroline Phipps

CONTEMPORARY
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1st Place: A NIGHT AT THE ROSEMONT by Mary Oldham
2nd Place: A MAN OF HONOR  by Jackie Allen
3rd Place: HOW TO LOVE A BILLIONAIRE  by Kelly Rucker
Honorable Mention: STRANGERS IN A BED  by Kelly Rucker

NOVEL with STRONG ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
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1st Place: DIE RUN HIDE by Patrice Kavanaugh
2nd Place: A SOLDIER'S SERENADE by Ellen S. Lindseth
3rd Place: OUT OF FOCUS by Nancy Naigle
Honorable Mention: THE MISER WHO BOUGHT THE FARM by Kendel Flaum

PARANORMAL
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1st Place: Love? Please! A Tale of the Holy Warriors by Marne Ann Kirstatter 
2nd Place: Blind Sight by Pamela Schiebe
3rd Place: Hunter's Moon by Lisa Kessler
Honorable Mention: Love Chosen: The Fae Dragon Chronicles by Marne Ann Kirstatter 
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HISTORICAL
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1st Place: THE BARGAIN - by Gina Conkle
2nd Place: SWEET ENEMY by Heather Snow
3rd Place: LESSONS FROM A SCOUNDREL by Crista McHugh
Honorable Mention: MORE THAN A STRANGER by  Erin Kelly

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Three Finals

Kathleen Cherry
Kendel Flaum
Kylie Short

Tracy St. Hilaire

 

Two Finals

Nancy Evertz
Katie Graykowski

Marona Hewitt

Tamara Hughes

Patrice Kavanaugh

Marne Ann Kirstatter 
Tracy Mastaler

Crista McHugh
Danielle Mulcahy

Kelly Rucker

Heather Snow
Bobbye Terry

Robin Weaver

 

SOLD!

Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory

Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes

Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie

Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Lord

Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus

J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me

Edie Ramer - Cattitude

Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)

G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man

2010 Divas - Touch of Magic Contest Winners

Central Florida Romance Writers is pleased to announce the final placements
in the 2010 Touch of Magic Contest

Paranormal  -  Meredith Giordan, Berkley. 

1st place: Christal Murphy, Awaken the Dragon 

2nd place: Tamara Hughes, Bewitching the Beast  

3rd place: Dawn Wolzein, Sea Panther

Young Adult - Danielle Poisz, Simon and Schuster. 

1st place: Peter Andrews, Dream Crafters

2nd place: Tracy St. Hilaire, Fifteen Forever

3rd place: Bec Sampson, Alli's Playground

Short Contemporary - Gail Chasan, Harlequin.  

1st place: Dani Collins, His Majesty's Inappropriate Mistress

2nd place: Cindy Taylor, A Family of Her Own

3rd place: Brenda Hammond, Owe My Love

Single Title - Kate Dresser, Simon and Schuster.

1st place: Robin Weaver, Book Learning

2nd place: Stephanie Faris, The Get Him System

3rd place: Dale Mayer, Hide - n - Go Seek

Historical - Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press

1st place: Jennifer Beane, Promises

 

2nd place: Kayla Westra, Lady Knight

3rd place: Sue Webb, Scenting Scandal

NSRE - Esi Sogah, Harper Collins.

1st place: Dawna Rand, Odin's End

2nd place: Sandra Tilley, Call Me Cinderella

3rd place: Bobbye Terry, Coming to Climax

Romantic Suspense - Katherine Pelz, Berkley. 

1st place: Jean Mason, Buried in Plain Sight

2nd place: Jan Jackson, Runaway

3rd place: Anna Sugden, Past, Imperfect

 

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Three Finals

Kathleen Cherry
Kylie Short

Tracy St. Hilaire

 

Two Finals

Nancy Evertz
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski

Marona Hewitt

Tamara Hughes

Tracy Mastaler

Danielle Mulcahy

Bobbye Terry

Robin Weaver

 

SOLD!

Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory

Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes

Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie

Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Lord

Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus

J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me

Edie Ramer - Cattitude

Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)

G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man