2011 Divas - Dixie First Chapter Contest Winners

Series Contemporary
1 -- Jolyse Barnett ~ A Daughter's Final Promise
2 -- Leeann Morgan ~ Montana Man
3 -- Sarah Tanner ~ Luck of the Irish

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Single Title Contemporary
1 -- Michele Zaytoun ~ Bid on Me (tie)
1 -- Jan Aldridge ~ Unopened Dreams (tie)
2 -- Jeanell Bolton ~ Passion
3 -- Linda O'Dwyer ~ Better than Pasta
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Historical
1 -- Kathleen Rice Adams ~ Prodigal Gun
2 -- Ursula LeCoeur ~ Her First Love (tie)

2 -- Elizabeth Bysiek ~ The Winds of Fate (tie)
3 -- Sarah Skolaut ~ Stars Over Water
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Paranormal
1 -- Marni Donnelly-Folsom ~ Flannigan's Grace
2 -- Christine Wunch ~ Mystic Ink
3 -- Anna Moder ~ Blew Killian

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Romantic Suspense
1 -- Anita Calhoun ~ Hidden Agenda
2 -- Elizabeth Newmeyer ~ Redemption for Liars
3 -- Susan Muller ~ The House on Forest Bend Road

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Young Adult
1 -- Melissa Landers ~ Patriots of Earth
2 -- Veronica Blade ~ Shapes of Autumn
3 -- Tracy Costa ~ Shattered Souls
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Inspirational
1 -- Sarah Ladd ~ Heiress of Winterwood
2 -- Sherri Shackelford ~ Winning the Widow's Heart
3 -- J'nell Ciesielski ~ Of Courage Beyond

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2011 Divas - PNWA Literary Contest

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2011 LITERARY CONTEST WINNERS: Thank you to all those who participated in our 2011 Literary Contest. We had nearly 1000 entries this year, including several submissions from across the globe! Here is a list of the first and second place winners in each category. MAINSTREAM Marina Osipova – Ark of Hypocrites Steve Jaquith – Conversations with My Dog HISTORICAL Jim Satterfield - Soon You Will Cry David Hooper – Ho'kwat ROMANCE Kathleen Cherry – To Marry an Earl Celeste Deveney – My Fair Mademoiselle MYSTERY/THRILLER Devin Morton – The Bison Heard a Secret Christina Patchell – Vow of Silence SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR Sherry Brummel - The Sons of Cain Charis Himeda – Mindsphere YOUNG ADULT Donna Matney – Knot in the Pecan Tree Karen McHegg – Copy NONFICTION/MEMOIR Teri Fink – My River Sava Grant Byington - Smelter City Boy SCREEN WRITING Matt Gavin & Lynn Piper - The Gamble Christopher King – Little America POETRY Cynthia Monroe - Flight Gerald Carlin – Standing on Line at the Ikea Cafe; Algebra; General Lee SHORT STORY Rebecca Olmstead – The Uninvited Guest Rebecca Macintyre – The King of Shard Mountain CHILDREN'S PICTURE/CHAPTER BOOK Heather Harris-Brady – The Victorian with a Secret Paul Greci – Stranded ADULT SHORT TOPICS: ARTICLE/ESSAY/SHORT MEMOIR Susan Szafir – Bohemia Claire Carey – Waves . . Upward movement on Diva List is in blue... Five Finals... Camryn Rhys  . Three Finals... Ellen Lindseth Averil Reisman Isis Rushdan Jane Sevier Rebecca Skrabl Virginia Taylor  .... Two Finals ... Kathleen Rice Adams Sarah Andre Colette Auclair Veronica Blade Valerie Bowman Harley Brooks Nan Dixon Marni Donnelly-Folsom Eileen Emerson Leanne Farrell Stanalei Fletcher Richard Hacker Jacqueline Harris Gwen Hernandez Shanyn Hosier Samantha Ann King Vanessa Lee Hanna Martine                     Crista McHugh Michaela Moore Susanna Rogers Wanda Thomas                     Kristine Thompson Marlene Urso Lynn Wilson Kevin Wolf  ... .

2011 Divas - Great Beginnings Contest Winners

Sponsored by the Utah Chapter of Romance Writers of America®

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Contemporary
Final Judge: Kelly Mortimer - Mortimer Literary Agency
1st Place- HOTSHOTS by Camryn Rhys
2nd Place- BOOKISH by Marni Donnelly-Folsom
3rd Place- MURDER, CURLERS, AND CRUISES by Arlene McFarlane
4th Place- DAMN ENCHANTED EVENING by E.J. Russell
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Historical
Final Judge: Elaine Spencer - The Knight Agency
1st Place- THE PRICE OF A GENTLEMAN by Louisa Cornell
2nd Place- TO CUBA WITH LOVE by Averil Reisman
3rd Place- PRODIGAL GUN by Kathleen Rice Adams
4th Place- THE DIVIDED HEART by Beppie Harrison
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Mystery/Suspense
Final Judge: Robert Fleck - Professional Media Services
1st Place- GHOSTS IN THE SHADOW by Kathleen Rice Adams
2nd Place- DEAD RECKONING by Stanalei Fletcher

3rd Place- DEADLY DUET by Allyson Beck
4th Place- BREAKING THE HONOR CODE by Stanalei Fletcher
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Paranormal
Final Judge: Heather Osborne, Samhain Publishing
1st Place- QUEEN OF HECKA by Michaela Moore
2nd Place- LITTLE GIRL EDELINE by Amity Grays
3rd Place- OUT IN BLUE by Sarah Purdy Gilman
4th Place- DARKNESS by Kenneth D. Lee
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Young Adult
Final Judge: Sara Megibow, Nelson Literary Agency, LLC
1st Place- SOMETHING WITCHY THIS WAY COMES by Veronica Blade
2nd Place- FORSEER by Rebecca Lees
3rd Place- TWISTED ROOT by M.B. West
4th Place- THE MATTER OF SOULS by Stephanie Winklehake
5th Place- DESIGNER GENES:THE BOYFRIEND CUT by Harley Brooks
6th Place- RILEY'S POND by Harley Brooks

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Three Finals...
Ellen Lindseth
Averil Reisman

Isis Rushdan

Jane Sevier
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Veronica Blade

Valerie Bowman
Harley Brooks

Nan Dixon
Marni Donnelly-Folsom

Eileen Emerson

Leanne Farrell

Stanalei Fletcher
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris

Gwen Hernandez

Shanyn Hosier
Samantha Ann King

Vanessa Lee
Hanna Martine
Crista McHugh
Michaela Moore

Susanna Rogers
Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson
Marlene Urso

Lynn Wilson

Kevin Wolf
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2011 Divas - Manuscript Contest Winners - Writers' League of Texas

Children's Middle Grade

Vanessa Lee - Archibald Mitzakowski, Big Psychic Failure - Winner
Stephen Bossay - Chango Chihuahua
Samantha Clark - The Boy and the Lighthouse
Sarah Kiely and Marlene Perry - Molly Macobb and the Legend of the Firewriter
Melissa McInerney - The Gamekeeper's Apprentice
Gina Ross - Land of Nod
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Children's Young Adult
Bernard Lumpkin - Against the Tide - Winner

Kay Em Evans - Gypsy
Rima Jean - The Third Guardian
Vanessa Lee - My Ever After Reason
Katie Taggart - Sins of Our Ancestors
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Historical Fiction
Don Sanders - Cancionero - Winner

Paula Phillips - Annie Church
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Mystery
John T. Davis and Brent Douglass - Thin Slice of Life - Winner
Kerry Dunn - Joe Peace
Kimberly Freeman - Dancing for Dixie
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Mainstream Fiction
David Meischen - Nopalito Stories - Winner
Minka Misangyi - The Picasso under the Bed
Brad Whittington - Muffin Man
Martha Wilkinson - Painting Juliana
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Nonfiction: Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir/History/Biography
Monica Berry - Raising My Father - Winner
Cynthia Ann Bowen - Proud Flesh: The Resurrection of Baby B
John & Anne Uglum - Child of War: One Boy's Search for Safety in Allied Occupied Germany
Diane Umstead - The Wisdom Tree: A Mother's Journey into Israel and the Palestinian Territories
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Romance
Helen H. Pilz - A Rip in Time - Winner

Susan Breeden - Back in the Saddle
Diane Owens - How to Marry a Nerd
Melissa Rupert - Come for Me
Marie W. Watts - Kaching! Kaching!
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Science Fiction / Fantasy
Richard Hacker - Sharper Emergence: My Life as an Interstellar Tool - Winner
Tad French - The Last Immortal
Susan Katherine Worley -Pest

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Thriller Action - Adventure
Lemuel Thomas - China Island - Winner

Danny M. Boyd - Pushmataha
William Fink - Vienna Bridge
Richard Hacker - Toxic Relationship
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Ellen Lindseth
Isis Rushdan

Jane Sevier
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Valerie Bowman
Nan Dixon
Eileen Emerson

Leanne Farrell

Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris

Gwen Hernandez

Shanyn Hosier
Samantha Ann King

Vanessa Lee
Hanna Martine
Crista McHugh
Averil Reisman
Susanna Rogers
Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson
Marlene Urso

Lynn Wilson

Kevin Wolf
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2011 Divas - Fire and Ice Contest Winners

Chicago-North RWA® is pleased to announce the winners of the 13th Annual Fire and Ice Contest:

Historical
1. Ties that Bind ~ Judy Ridgley
2. The Scandalous Art of Marriage ~ Terese Daly Ramin
3. Kidnapped ~ Karen Wilson
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Paranormal
1. Redemption ~ Suzanne Johnson
2. People of the Lie ~ Claudia J. Alexander
3. Brimstone ~ Shanyn Hosier
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Series
1. Luck of the Irish ~ Sarah Tanner
2. The Cowboy's Convenient Bride ~ Cindy Taylor
3. One Little Word ~ Lynn Wilson
4. One Rogue, One Damsel ~ Rachael Blair
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Single Title
1. A Night at the Rosemont ~ Mary Oldham
2. Flannigan's Grace ~ Marni Donnelly-Folsom
3. Passion ~ Jeanell Bolton
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Women's Fiction
1. Fortune's Fool ~ Jane Sevier

2. Dogwood Days ~ Barbara Claypole White
3. Trophy Wife, Inc ~ Elaura Renie
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Young Adult
1. The Art of Holding On and Letting Go ~ Kristin Lenz
2. The Curse of The Great Mughal ~ Roberta Darnbrough
3. Something Witchy This Way Comes ~ Veronica Blade

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Camryn Rhys
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Ellen Lindseth
Isis Rushdan

Jane Sevier
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Valerie Bowman
Nan Dixon
Eileen Emerson

Leanne Farrell
Jacqueline Harris

Gwen Hernandez

Shanyn Hosier
Samantha Ann King
Hanna Martine
Crista McHugh
Averil Reisman
Susanna Rogers
Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson
Marlene Urso

Lynn Wilson

Kevin Wolf
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2011 Divas - Between the Sheets Contest Winners

The Greater Detroit RWA is pleased to announce the winners of
the 2011 Between the Sheets Contest

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1st Place - Breeders by Lisa Nicole Fenley
2nd Place - Blind Fury by Gwen Hernandez
3rd Place - Damn Enchanted Evening by Ellen Russell
Honorable Mention - One Little Word by Lynn Wilson

Congratulations to all our winners!

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Isis Rushdan
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Colette Auclair
Valerie Bowman
Nan Dixon
Eileen Emerson

Leanne Farrell
Jacqueline Harris

Gwen Hernandez
Samantha Ann King
Hanna Martine
Crista McHugh
Averil Reisman
Susanna Rogers
Jane Sevier
Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson
Marlene Urso

Kevin Wolf
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2011 Divas - The Sandy Writing Contest Winners

Mainstream Adult Fiction
Final Judge, Leis Pederson, Associate Editor, Berkley
1st Place - Broken Laces - Rodney Walther

2nd Place - The Secret Daughter - Leanne Farrell

3rd Place - An Unexamined Life - Becky Bartlett
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Romance
Final Judge, Holly Blanck, Assistant Editor, St. Martin's Press
1st Place - Blind Fury - Gwen Hernandez
2nd Place - Intrusion - Cynthia Justlin
3rd Place - Love? Please! - Marne Kirstatter
Honorable Mention - A Duke's Wicked Kiss - Kathleen Bittner Roth
Honorable Mention - Fan Girl - Natalie Thompson
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Fantasy / Science Fiction
Final Judge, Suzie Townsand, Agent at Fine Print Literary Management
1st Place - The Hearts of Dragons - Luanne Smith
2nd Place - The Judas Club - Jennifer Hinson
3rd Place - A Town Called Vengeance - Kevin Wolf
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Thriller / Suspense / Mystery
Final Judge, Sarah Knight, Sr. Editor, Simon & Schuster
1st Place - Blessed Are The Dead - Kristi Belcamino
2nd Place - Trail Ridge - Kevin Wolf
3rd Place - Fire Point - Meg Mims
Honorable Mention - The Night Caller - Laura Martello
Honorable Mention - Facade - Jordan McCollum
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Children / Young Adult
Final Judge, Holly Root, Agent at Waxman Literary Agency
1st Place - Troika - Angie Hodapp
2nd Place - That Voodoo That You Do - Suzanne Kaufman Kalb
3rd Place - Last Chance Freeland - Jennifer Simms

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Ellen Lindseth
Isis Rushdan
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Valerie Bowman
Nan Dixon
Eileen Emerson
Leanne Farrell

Jacqueline Harris
Samantha Ann King
Hanna Martine
Crista McHugh
Averil Reisman
Susanna Rogers
Jane Sevier
Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson
Marlene Urso

Kevin Wolf

2011 Divas - Shelia Contest Winners

Historical: Final Round Judge – Holly Blanck, St. Martin's Press
1st Place: Secrets of a Wedding Night – Valerie Bowman
2nd Place: Saving Callie – Cindy Nord
3rd Place: A Whisper to the Wild – Eileen Emerson
4th Place: Rebel's Invasion – Lisa Chaplin
5th Place: Starling – Virginia Taylor
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Women's Fiction: Final Round Judge – Alex Logan, Grand Central Publishing
1st Place: The Sweet Spot – Laura Drake
2nd Place: Chasing Rainbows – Kathleen Long
3rd Place: How to Say No and Mean It  – Abby Gaines
4th Place: Reconstructing Eve – Lisa Helleren
5th Place: The Sweet Road Home – Jacqueline Harris
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Paranormal: Final Round Judge – Leah Hultenschmidt, Sourcebooks
1st Place: The Devil of Whitechapel – Rebecca Skrabl
2nd Place: In the Service of Shadows – Lisa Ruff
3rd Place: Graveyard of the Immortals – Janet Gover
4th Place: Kindred of the Fallen – Isis Rushdan
5the Place: Demon's Advocate – Jill McCullough
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Romantic Suspense: Final Round Judge – Leis Pederson, The Berkley Publishing Group
1st Place: Locked, Loaded and Lying – Sarah Andre
2nd Place: The Lies that Bind – Susanna Rogers
3rd Place: Bride by Chocolate – Alexis Montgomery
4th Place: Twisted Justice – Jerrie Alexander
5th Place: Hook Line and Sink Her – Leslie Anne Lighton
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Single Title/Contemporary: Final Round Judge – Emilia Pisani, Gallery Books, Simon and Schuster
1st Place: Harmony Island – Dawn Temple
2nd Place: In Deep – Meredith Clark
3rd Place: Windburn – Sarah Andre
4th Place: Second Chances – Dana Beth Weinberg
5th Place: Blackjack and Moonlight – Magdalen Braden
6th Place: Nine Dates – Shanyn G. Hosier
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Four Finals...
Camryn Rhys
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Three Finals...
Ellen Lindseth
Isis Rushdan
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Valerie Bowman
Nan Dixon
Eileen Emerson
Jacqueline Harris
Samantha Ann King
Hanna Martine
Crista McHugh
Averil Reisman
Susanna Rogers
Jane Sevier
Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson
Marlene Urso
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2011 Divas - Stroke of Midnight Contest Winners

Passionate Ink's 6th Annual Stroke of Midnight Contest

Contemporary
1 - Sharing Hailey – Samantha Ann King
2 - Compass – Sasha Summers
3 - Out of the Shadows – Carla Swafford
HM - The Undercover Professor – December Gephart
HM - African Safari – M. Jennifer Markus
HM - A Wish Granted – Leela Louise
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Futuristic/Sci Fi
1 - Greta and the Goblin King – J.K. Coi
2 - Magic Lamp – Susan Sabin
3 - Tangled Souls – Tina Everitt
HM - Two Moons Rising – Judi Phillips
HM - Broken Prophecy: Heirs of Aeden – Raven Raye
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Historical
1 - Lessons From A Scoundral – Crista McHugh
2 - Sunlight and Magnolias – Tess MacKall
3 - The Devil's Pride – Sheley Rayne
HM - The Loving of Lord Loxley – Madeline Smyth
HM - Harvest Moon – Vivienne Courtoise
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Novella
1 - Every Time I Think of You – Camryn Rhys
2 - Into The Fire – Vixie Hart
3 - One Taste of You – Randi Alexander
HM - Leather and Lace – Samantha Ann King
HM - Armageddon – Michal Scott
HM - Power Play – Chellesie B. Dancer
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Paranormal
1 - Ascension – Casey Wyatt
2 - Magic Wars – Camryn Rhys
3 - Spellbound – Emmie Dark
HM - Little Red Riding Wolf – Jessica Aspen
HM - The Circle – Lillie Spencer
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Camryn Rhys

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Three Finals...

Ellen Lindseth

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Two Finals...

Colette Auclair
Nan Dixon

Samantha Ann King

Hanna Martine

Crista McHugh

Averil Reisman

Isis Rushdan

Jane Sevier

Rebecca Skrabi

Virginia Taylor

Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson

Marlene Urso
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2011 Divas - Romance Through the Ages Contest Finalists

Romance Through The Ages Contest

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Ancient/Medieval/Renaissance (AMR)

Final Round Judge: Kevan Lyon, Marshal Lyon Literary Agency
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1st - The Secret Daughter ~ Leanne T. Farrell
2nd - The Bruised Sky ~ Jennifer Bray-Weber
3rd - Jerusalem's Harlot ~ Wanda Thomas
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Georgia/Regency/Victorian (GVR)
Final Round Judge: Emmanuelle Morgan, Judith Ehrlich Agency

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1st - An Autumn for Seduction ~ Jennifer McQuiston
2nd - Imperial Guard ~ Elaine Schwerz
3rd - Ella ~ Virginia Taylor

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Colonial/Western/Civil War (CWW)
Final Round Judge: Rhonda Stapleton, Carina Press

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1st - Gray's Managerie ~ Nancy Connally
2nd - Hart's Desire ~ Chris Fullerton
3rd - Night Angel ~ Marlene Urso

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Post Victorian/World War II (PVW)
Final Round Judge: Rebecca Strauss, MacIntosh and Otis Literary Agency
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1st - The Soldier's Serenade ~ Ellen Lindseth
2nd - To Cuba with Love ~ Averil Reisman

3rd - The Spy's Dilemma ~ Ellen Lindseth
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Time-Travel/Historical Paranormal (TTP)
Final Round Judge: Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks Inc.

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1st - Bewitched by a Kiss ~ Katrina Snow
2nd - The Devil of Whitechapel ~ Rebecca Skrabi

3rd - Queen of Heka ~ Michalae Moore
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Historical Erotic (HER)
Final Round Judge: Alicia Condon, Kensington Books

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1st - Lessons from a Scoundrel ~ Crista McHugh
2nd - Magic Wars ~ Camryn Rhys

3rd - Wanted Renegade ~ Carol Hedgepeth

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Legend: A Man for all Reasons
Final Round Judge: Kelly Schaub, The Wild Rose Press

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1st - The Soldier's Serenade ~ Ellen Lindseth

2nd - Ella ~ Virginia Taylor

3rd - Night Angel ~ Marlene Urso

4th - Love Never Dies ~ Kathy Bone
5th - Magic Wars ~ Camryn Rhys
6th - Jerusalem's Harlot ~ Wanda Thomas
7th - Beltaine's Bride ~ Mary-Teresa Heath

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Ellen Lindseth

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Two Finals...

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Colette Auclair

Nan Dixon

Hanna Martine

Averil Reisman

Camryn Rhys

Isis Rushdan

Jane Sevier

Rebecca Skrabi

Virginia Taylor

Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson

Marlene Urso
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2011 Divas - Cleveland Rocks Romance Contest Winners

2011 CLEVELAND ROCKS ROMANCE CONTEST FINALISTS

Contemporary Series Romance

• 1st Place: Melissa Landers - Tough Love
  
• 2nd Place: Kristine Thompson - Pick Me
  
• 3rd Place: Nan Dixon -  Redemption

Single Title Contemporary

• 1st Place: Katherine Lowry Logan - The Last MacKlenna
  
• 2nd Place: Virginia McCullough - The Jack of Her Heart
  
• 3rd Place: Colette Auclair - Thrown

Historical Romance

• 1st Place: Miranda Liasson - My Wicked Duke
  
• 2nd Place: Ellen Deely - A Lord for Haughmond
  
• 3rd Place: Averil Reisman - To Cuba with Love

Mainstream with Strong Romantic Elements

• 1st Place: Jane Sevier - Fortunes Fool
  
• 2nd Place: Susanna Rogers - The Lies that Bind
  
• 3rd Place: Ash Krafton - Bleeding Hearts

Paranormal Romance

• 1st Place: Vivien Easton - Demon Venture
  
• 2nd Place: Isis Rushdan - Valkyr Called
  
• 3rd Place: Kym Lucas - Great Myth Conception

Romantic Suspense

• 1st Place: Tracy Falenwolfe - A Little Death
  
• 2nd Place: Kristine Thompson - Waking Up in Hell
  
• 3rd Place: Kimila Bowling - The Ketchman

Young Adult

• 1st Place: Jazmin Vaughn - Limbo
  
• 2nd Place: Tiffany Grinstead - The Timekeeper's Daughter
  
• 3rd Place: Jill Lawrence - My Guardian Angel Went Rogue

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Colette Auclair
Nan Dixon
Hanna Martine

Isis Rushdan

Jane Sevier

Kristine Thompson

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2011 Divas - Winter Rose Contest Winners

2011 Winter Rose Winners

The Yellow Rose Romance Writers is proud to announce the winners in the 2011 Winter Rose Contest! Congratulations to all the winners!

Overall Winner for Agent Read: Solid Truth by Hanna Martine
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Contemporary Single Title:
1 – Thrown – Colette Auclair
2 – Big Sky – Megan Coakley
3 – Restoring Mitch's Heart – Nan Dixon
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Historical:
1 – Passion's Kiss – Julie Spriggs
2 – The Lion Rampant – Carolyn Heinemann
3 – My Greatest Treasure – Jodi Rotondo
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Mainstream:
1 – Blood Oath – Carol-Faye Ashcraft
2 – The Hour Glass – Sharon Struth
3 – Dead Right There – Kym Roberts
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Paranormal:
1 – The Devil of Whitechapel – Rebecca Skrabl
2 – Circle and Stone – Karen Dale Harris
3 – Solid Truth – Hanna Martine
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Romantic Suspense:
1 – Peril in Paradise – Kimila Kay
2 – Dark Victory – P.J. O'Dwyer
3 – Dance With Me – Laura Sheehan
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Series Contemporary:
1 – Bedding the Boss – Alison Pritchard
2 – Mistress by Blackmail – Caro LaFever
3 – Back in the Saddle – Susan Breeden
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Young Adult:
1 – Alli's Playground – Rebecca Sampson
2 – Something Witchy This Way Comes – Veronica Blade
3 – Phaedra Falling – Isis Rushdan
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2011 Divas - Marlene Awards Contest Winners

The 2011 Marlene Awards Winners Announced

Congratulations to all of the following writers!
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Paranormal
Winner - WARRIOR by Linda Williams
First Runner Up - MY IMMORTAL by Monique M. Insalaco
Second Runner Up - DEAR HEART by Alison Leake
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YA
Winner - STRANGE HOUSE by Kathleen Baldwin
First Runner Up - THE CURSE OF THE GREAT MUGHUL by Roberta Darnborough
Second Runner Up - IN DEEP by Robin Weaver
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Single Title
Winner - DON'T WANT YOUR FREEDOM by Angelina M. Lopez
First Runner Up - FATAL TRUST by Donna L. Meier
Second Runner Up - JULIET'S ROGUE by Sharon Wray
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Romantic Elements
Winner - HEAVY WEATHER by Normandie Ward Fischer
First Runner Up - FORTUNE'S FOOL by Jane Sevier
Second Runner Up - WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE CAME HOME by Christa Selnick
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Historical
Winner - SECRETS OF A WEDDING NIGHT by Valerie Bowman
First Runner Up - A WHISPER TO THE WILD by Eileen Emerson
Second Runner Up - DARK STAR by Callie Burdette
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Series
Winner - CINDERELLA FOR SALE by Chris Weston
First Runner Up - THE SWEET ROAD HOME by Jacqueline Harris
Second Runner Up - STILL THE ONE by Michelle Major
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2011 Divas - MWA Novel Contest Winners

Romance / Historical

(category dropped because of too few entries)

Mainstream / Literary

First Prize

The Last Monument
Valentine Craig

Second Prize

Sit Alone in Silence
Priscilla Blair Strapp

Third Prize

The Well
J.C. Elkin

Mystery / Suspense / Thriller / Action / Adventure

First Prize

Do You Do Murders?
Edith Goldman

Second Prize

Vector 2012
Henry S. Parker

Third Prize

Prayer Offerings
John J. White