Saturday, September 22, 2012

2011 Divas - Fiction From the Heartland Winners

2011 Winners

First Place: Someday My Duke Will Come by Sarah Tormey, Historical
Second Place: Legally Mastered by Sarah Castille, Erotic Romance
Third Place: Forget Tomorrow by P. H. Dunn, Young Adult

Finalists

Shelly Bell, A Year To Remember, Contemporary Single Title
Susanna Rogers, The Lies That Bind, Romantic Suspense
Sharron Gunn, The Sacred Hunt, Paranormal
Denise Cychosz, Forces of Nature, Young Adult
Amy Jones, My Fair Zombie, Young Adult


Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
........
Eleven Finals...
Robin Weaver
..
Ten Finals...
Kate Meader
......
Nine Finals...
P. H. Dunn
Caro LaFever
Rebecca Sampson
.....
Eight Finals...
Camryn Rhys
Virginia Taylor
Beth Watson
Stephanie Winkelhake
....
Seven Finals...
Jeanell Bolton
Sarah Castille
Nan Dixon
Averil Reisman
.......
Six Finals...
Harley Brooks
Amity Grays
Alicia Lienhart
Isis Rushdan
Bronwyn Stuart
....
Five Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Elizabeth Bysiek
Louisa Cornell
Robin Covington
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Eileen Emerson
Diane Garner
Ash Krafton
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd
Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston
Jacqui Nelson
Diana Quincy
Susanna Rogers
Rebecca Skrabl
Casey Wyatt

........
Four Finals...
Carol-Faye Ashcraft
Shelly Bell
Sasha Cain
Cecily Cornelius-White
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Nancy Holland
Kimila Kay
Ellen Lindseth
Virginia McCullough
Arlene McFarlane
Mary Oldham
Ellen Russell
D. B. Shuster
Clarissa Southwick
Sharon Struth
Kristine B. Thompson
Sharon Wray
Yvonne Yirka
Sabrina York
.....
Three Finals...
Sarah Andre
Tamara Baumann
Mary Behre
Romily Bernard
Barbara Bettis
Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry
Meredith Allen Conner
Vivienne Courtoise
Denise Cychosz
Stefani de Ravin
Anita Mae Draper
Sheridan Edmonson
Normandie Ward Fischer
Donna S. Frelick
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson
Katie Graykowski
Dawn Groszek
Joy Hancock
Lisa Hilleren
Barbara Huddleston
Melissa Landers
K. R. Lawson
Katy Lee
Michaela Moore
Virginia Munoz
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord
P.J. O'Dwyer
Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz

Elizabeth Pina
Gloria Richard
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp
Madeline Smyth
Lucia St. John
Bonnie Staring
Micha Summers
Sasha Summers
Carla Swafford
Wanda Thomas
Marlene Urso
Judith Wherett
..........
Two Finals...
Elise K. Ackers
Alana Albertson
Randi Alexander
Wendy Anderson
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Kimila Bowling
Wendy Campbell
Lisa Chaplin
J'Nell Ciesielski
Meredith Clark
Mary Culver
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Marilyn Ebbs
Alice Fairbanks-BurtonLeanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
Lori Sanders Foley
MV Freeman
Chris Anna Fullerton
Abby Gaines
Collyn GaleDaphe Gray
Laurie A. Green
Jan Gurney
Natasha Hacaga
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Karen Dale Harris
Carol Hedgepeth
Carolyn Heinemann
Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Kim Hernandez
Angie Hodapp
Shanyn Hosier
Faye Hughes
Monique Insalaco
Sherry Isaac
Kendra James
Rachel Kall
Jessica Keller
Samantha Ann King
Pamela Kopfler
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Kimberly Lucas
Heidi Luchterhand
Debra Maher
Kate MacEachern
Hanna Martine
Kathryn Matzen
Merle McCann
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Kate Meader
Donna Meier
Heather Molloy
Leeann Morgan
Susan Muller
Mara Nash
Kaylie Newell
Jean Newlin
Marina Osipova
Catherine Phelan
Terry Poca
Naomi Rawlings
Judy Ridgley
Elizabeth Roadifer
S.L. Rowland
Jess Russel
Sheila Seabrook
Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
TJ Shaw
Laura Sheehan
Eva Siedler
Joanna Shupe
Meredith Simmons
Michelle Sinclair
Carla S. Smith
Sophia Sperdakos
Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Donna Thorland
Sandra Tilley
Carole Towriss
Linda Triegel
Christina Westcott
Chris Weston
Lynn Wilson
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

2011 Divas - Hook, Line and Sinker Contest

2011-2012 Hudson Valley RWA
Hook, Line and Sinker Contest'
And the winners are:
1st Place – Babette de Jongh, Saving Jewel
2nd Place – Eileen Bridge, Cassidy's Last Stand
3rd Place – Alexis Hancock, Kiss Me Twice
4th Place – Angela Raye, A Family of Love
5th Place – Marina Osipova, Garden of Weeds
Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...  
........
Eleven Finals...
Robin Weaver
..
Ten Finals...
Kate Meader
..
Nine Finals...
Caro LaFever
Rebecca Sampson
..
Eight Finals...
P. H. Dunn 
Camryn Rhys
Virginia Taylor
Beth Watson
Stephanie Winkelhake
....
Seven Finals...
Jeanell Bolton
Nan Dixon 
Averil Reisman
.......
Six Finals...
Harley Brooks
Sarah Castille
Amity Grays
Alicia Lienhart
Isis Rushdan
Bronwyn Stuart
....
Five Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Elizabeth Bysiek
Louisa Cornell
Robin Covington 
Marni Donnelly-Folsom 
Eileen Emerson
Diane Garner
Ash Krafton
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd
Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston 
Jacqui Nelson
Diana Quincy
Rebecca Skrabl
Casey Wyatt
........

Four Finals...
Carol-Faye Ashcraft
Sasha Cain
Cecily Cornelius-White 
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Nancy Holland
Kimila Kay 
Ellen Lindseth
Virginia McCullough
 
Arlene McFarlane 

Mary Oldham
Susanna Rogers
Ellen Russell
D. B. Shuster
Clarissa Southwick
Sharon Struth
Kristine B. Thompson
Sharon Wray
Yvonne Yirka
Sabrina York
.....

Three Finals...
Sarah Andre
Tamara Baumann
Mary Behre
Shelly Bell
Romily Bernard
Barbara Bettis
Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber 
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry
Meredith Allen Conner 
Vivienne Courtoise 
Stefani de Ravin
Anita Mae Draper
Sheridan Edmonson
Normandie Ward Fischer
Donna S. Frelick
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson
Katie Graykowski
Dawn Groszek
Joy Hancock
Lisa Hilleren
Barbara Huddleston
Melissa Landers
K. R. Lawson
Katy Lee
Michaela Moore
Virginia Munoz 
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord
P.J. O'Dwyer
Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz 

Elizabeth Pina
Gloria Richard
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp
Madeline Smyth
Lucia St. John
Bonnie Staring
Micha Summers 
Sasha Summers
Carla Swafford
Wanda Thomas
Marlene Urso
Judith Wherett
..........

Two Finals...
Elise K. Ackers
Alana Albertson
Randi Alexander
Wendy Anderson
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Kimila Bowling
Wendy Campbell
Lisa Chaplin
J'Nell Ciesielski
Meredith Clark
Mary Culver 
Denise Cychosz
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Marilyn Ebbs
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
Lori Sanders Foley
MV Freeman
Chris Anna Fullerton
Abby Gaines
Collyn Gale
Daphe Gray
Laurie A. Green
Jan Gurney
Natasha Hacaga
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris 
Karen Dale Harris
Carol Hedgepeth
Carolyn Heinemann
Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Kim Hernandez
Angie Hodapp
Shanyn Hosier
Faye Hughes
Monique Insalaco 
Sherry Isaac
Kendra James
Rachel Kall
Jessica Keller
Samantha Ann King
Pamela Kopfler 
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard 
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Kimberly Lucas
Heidi Luchterhand
Debra Maher
Kate MacEachern
Hanna Martine 
Kathryn Matzen
Merle McCann
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Kate Meader
Donna Meier
Heather Molloy
Leeann Morgan
Susan Muller 
Mara Nash
Kaylie Newell
Jean Newlin
Marina Osipova
Catherine Phelan
Terry Poca
Naomi Rawlings 
Judy Ridgley
Elizabeth Roadifer 
S.L. Rowland
Jess Russel
Sheila Seabrook
Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
TJ Shaw
Laura Sheehan
Eva Siedler
Joanna Shupe
Meredith Simmons
Michelle Sinclair 
Carla S. Smith
Sophia Sperdakos
Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Donna Thorland

Sandra Tilley
Carole Towriss
Linda Triegel 
Christina Westcott
Chris Weston 
Lynn Wilson
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf

Sunday, September 02, 2012

2011 Divas - Four Seasons

Windy City RWA

is proud to announce it's

2011 Four Seasons Contest Category Finalists

Single Title Contemporary
Valerie Gray, MIRA
Scott Eagan, Greyhaus Literary Agency
                    
Blood Oath by Carol-Faye Ashcraft 
Murder, Curlers and Cream by Arlene McFarlane
Murder, Curlers and Cruises by Arlene McFarlane
Design Flaw by Robin Weaver
Short/Long Contemporary
Charles Geiemsman, Harlequin
Cori Deyoe, Three Seas Literary Agency

Dating Ms. Wright by Kelley Bowen
The Rancher's Second Chance by Jennifer Faye
Slice of Betrayal by Elizabeth Perry
The Other Son by Lauren Holly
Historical
  Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press
Pam Strickler, Pam Strickler Author Mgmt

Sentinel by Lori Sanders Foley
Dragons Lair by Lori Sanders Foley
The Widow Capet by Jodie Cummings
Her Own Woman by Sophia Sperdakos
F/F/P
  Leis Pederson, Berkley Publishing
     Michelle Grajkowski, Three Seas Literary Agency

A Promise Given by Carla S. Smith
Kindred of the Fallen by Isis Rushdan
Maya Malice by Diane Garner
Phaedra Falling by Isis Rushdan
Young Adult
    Leah Hultenschmidt, Fire/Casablance
     Diana Fox, Fox Literary Agency

Andropan by Koreen Gonzales
Forbidden Secrets by Tosha Sumner
A Whole Lottie Nothing by Mary Jo Reinhart
The Lies That Bind by Christine Canada

Upward movement on Diva List is in blue... 
........
Eleven Finals...
Robin Weaver
..
Ten Finals...
Kate Meader
..
Nine Finals...
Caro LaFever
Rebecca Sampson
..
Eight Finals...
P. H. Dunn 
Camryn Rhys
Virginia Taylor
Beth Watson
Stephanie Winkelhake
....
Seven Finals...
Jeanell Bolton
Nan Dixon 
Averil Reisman
.......
Six Finals...
Harley Brooks
Sarah Castille
Amity Grays
Alicia Lienhart
Isis Rushdan
Bronwyn Stuart
....
Five Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Elizabeth Bysiek
Louisa Cornell
Robin Covington 
Marni Donnelly-Folsom 
Eileen Emerson
Diane Garner
Ash Krafton
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd
Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston 
Jacqui Nelson
Diana Quincy
Rebecca Skrabl
Casey Wyatt
........

Four Finals...
Carol-Faye Ashcraft
Sasha Cain
Cecily Cornelius-White 
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Nancy Holland
Kimila Kay 
Ellen Lindseth
Virginia McCullough 
Arlene McFarlane
Mary Oldham
Susanna Rogers
Ellen Russell
D. B. Shuster
Clarissa Southwick
Sharon Struth
Kristine B. Thompson
Sharon Wray
Yvonne Yirka
Sabrina York
.....

Three Finals...
Sarah Andre
Tamara Baumann
Mary Behre
Shelly Bell
Romily Bernard
Barbara Bettis
Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber 
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry
Meredith Allen Conner 
Vivienne Courtoise 
Stefani de Ravin
Anita Mae Draper
Sheridan Edmonson
Normandie Ward Fischer
Donna S. Frelick
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson
Katie Graykowski
Dawn Groszek
Joy Hancock
Lisa Hilleren
Barbara Huddleston
Melissa Landers
K. R. Lawson
Katy Lee
Michaela Moore
Virginia Munoz 
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord
P.J. O'Dwyer
Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz 

Elizabeth Pina
Gloria Richard
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp
Madeline Smyth
Lucia St. John
Bonnie Staring
Micha Summers 
Sasha Summers
Carla Swafford
Wanda Thomas
Marlene Urso
Judith Wherett
..........

Two Finals...
Elise K. Ackers
Alana Albertson
Randi Alexander
Wendy Anderson
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Kimila Bowling
Wendy Campbell
Lisa Chaplin
J'Nell Ciesielski
Meredith Clark
Mary Culver 
Denise Cychosz
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Marilyn Ebbs
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
Lori Sanders FoleyMV Freeman
Chris Anna Fullerton
Abby Gaines
Collyn Gale
Daphe Gray
Laurie A. Green
Jan Gurney
Natasha Hacaga
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris 
Karen Dale Harris
Carol Hedgepeth
Carolyn Heinemann
Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Kim Hernandez
Angie Hodapp
Shanyn Hosier
Faye Hughes
Monique Insalaco 
Sherry Isaac
Kendra James
Rachel Kall
Jessica Keller
Samantha Ann King
Pamela Kopfler 
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard 
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Kimberly Lucas
Heidi Luchterhand
Debra Maher
Kate MacEachern
Hanna Martine 
Kathryn Matzen
Merle McCann
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Kate Meader
Donna Meier
Heather Molloy
Leeann Morgan
Susan Muller 
Mara Nash
Kaylie Newell
Jean Newlin
Catherine Phelan
Terry Poca
Naomi Rawlings 
Judy Ridgley
Elizabeth Roadifer 
S.L. Rowland
Jess Russel
Sheila Seabrook
Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
TJ Shaw
Laura Sheehan
Eva Siedler
Joanna Shupe
Meredith Simmons
Michelle Sinclair 
Carla S. Smith
Sophia Sperdakos
Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Donna Thorland
Sandra Tilley
Carole Towriss
Linda Triegel 
Christina Westcott
Chris Weston 
Lynn Wilson
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf