tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340177382024-03-13T23:50:35.211-05:00Contest DivasThis blog is to inform you of romance writing contests, upcoming deadlines, finalists, winners, anything to do with entering writing contests. Most of the contests are sponsored by Romance Writers of America Chapters, but a few are not... Upward movement in the Diva Winners list are in blue. The deadline date for the contest is that 'years' contest.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-68416603217460401502012-09-22T22:08:00.000-05:002012-09-22T22:09:01.817-05:002011 Divas - Fiction From the Heartland Winners<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;">2011 Winners</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal">First Place: Someday My Duke Will Come by Sarah Tormey, Historical</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal">Second Place: Legally Mastered by <span style="color: blue;"><strong>Sarah Castille</strong></span>, Erotic Romance</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal">Third Place: Forget Tomorrow by <span style="color: blue;"><strong>P. H. Dunn</strong></span>, Young Adult</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Shelly Bell</span>,</strong> A Year To Remember, Contemporary Single Title</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Susanna Rogers</strong></span>, The Lies That Bind, Romantic Suspense</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal">Sharron Gunn, The Sacred Hunt, Paranormal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Denise Cychosz</strong></span>, Forces of Nature, Young Adult</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="MsoNormal">Amy Jones, My Fair Zombie, Young Adult</span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Nine Finals...</span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Seven Finals...</span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Nan Dixon<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Averil Reisman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Louisa Cornell<br />Robin Covington<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Marni Donnelly-Folsom<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Eileen Emerson</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Cecily Cornelius-White<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Louisa Cornell<br />Laura Drake</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kimila Kay<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Ellen Lindseth<br />Virginia McCullough<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Veronica Blade<br />Valerie Bowman<br />Jennifer Bray-Weber<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Tamara Carr<br />Kathleen Cherry<br />Meredith Allen Conner<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Vivienne Courtoise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Denise Cychosz</span></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Stefani de Ravin<br />Anita Mae Draper<br />Sheridan Edmonson</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Normandie Ward Fischer<br />Donna S. Frelick<br />Diane Garner<br />Pamela Gibson</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Katie Graykowski</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Dawn Groszek</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Lisa Hilleren<br />Barbara Huddleston</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Melissa Landers</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Katy Lee<br />Michaela Moore</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Virginia Munoz<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Brenda Nelson-Davis</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Janet Nickoles<br />Cindy Nord<br />P.J. O'Dwyer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cathy Perkins<br />Helen H. Pilz<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Elizabeth Pina</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Gloria Richard<br />Kathleen Bittner Roth</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Jane Sevier<br />Michelle Sharp<br />Madeline Smyth</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Lucia St. John</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Micha Summers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Sasha Summers<br />Carla Swafford</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Elise K. Ackers</span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Alana Albertson</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Wendy Anderson<br />Colette Auclair<br />Lynda Bailey<br />Rachael Blair<br />Susan Breeden<br />Rachel Brimble<br />Kimila Bowling<br />Wendy Campbell<br />Lisa Chaplin<br />J'Nell Ciesielski</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Meredith Clark<br />Mary Culver<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Jeanne Dickson<br />Caroline Dunsheath<br />Marilyn Ebbs</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Alice Fairbanks-Burton</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Leanne Farrell<br />Stanalei Fletcher</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Lori Sanders Foley</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">MV Freeman<br />Chris Anna Fullerton<br />Abby Gaines</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Collyn Gale</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Daphe Gray<br />Laurie A. Green</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Jan Gurney<br />Natasha Hacaga<br />Richard Hacker<br />Jacqueline Harris<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Karen Dale Harris<br />Carol Hedgepeth</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Carolyn Heinemann</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Lily Herman<br />Gwen Hernandez<br />Kim Hernandez</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Angie Hodapp<br />Shanyn Hosier<br />Faye Hughes</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Monique Insalaco<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Sherry Isaac<br />Kendra James<br />Rachel Kall</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Jessica Keller<br />Samantha Ann King<br />Pamela Kopfler<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Vanessa Lee<br />Rebecca Lees<br />Leisl Leighton<br />Heather Leonard<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Sara Leyton<br />Miranda Liasson<br />D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />Kimberly Lucas</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Heidi Luchterhand</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Debra Maher<br />Kate MacEachern<br />Hanna Martine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Kathryn Matzen<br />Merle McCann<br />Maggie McGinnis<br />Crista McHugh<br />Kate Meader<br />Donna Meier<br />Heather Molloy<br />Leeann Morgan<br />Susan Muller<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Mara Nash<br />Kaylie Newell<br />Jean Newlin</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Marina Osipova</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Catherine Phelan<br />Terry Poca<br />Naomi Rawlings<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Judy Ridgley<br />Elizabeth Roadifer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />S.L. Rowland<br />Jess Russel<br />Sheila Seabrook</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Elaine Schwetz<br />Sherri Shackleford<br />PJ Sharon<br />TJ Shaw</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Laura Sheehan<br />Eva Siedler<br />Joanna Shupe</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Meredith Simmons</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Michelle Sinclair<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Carla S. Smith</span><br /><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Sophia Sperdakos</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Sarah Tanner<br />Janis Thereault<br />Donna Thorland</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Sandra Tilley<br />Carole Towriss</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Linda Triegel<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Christina Westcott</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Chris Weston<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Lynn Wilson<br />Barbara Claypole White<br />Kevin Wolf</span></div>
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2011-2012 Hudson Valley RWA</div>
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Hook, Line and Sinker Contest'</div>
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1st Place – Babette de Jongh, Saving Jewel</div>
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2nd Place – Eileen Bridge, Cassidy's Last Stand</div>
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3rd Place – Alexis Hancock, Kiss Me Twice</div>
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4th Place – Angela Raye, A Family of Love</div>
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5th Place – <strong><span style="color: blue;">Marina Osipova</span></strong>, Garden of Weeds</div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;">Eleven Finals...</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Robin Weaver</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;">Ten Finals...</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kate Meader</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;">Nine Finals...</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Caro LaFever</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Rebecca Sampson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">P. H. Dunn<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Camryn Rhys</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Virginia Taylor</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Beth Watson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Stephanie Winkelhake</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Seven Finals...</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Jeanell Bolton</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Nan Dixon<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Averil Reisman</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.......</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Harley Brooks<br />Sarah Castille</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Amity Grays</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Alicia Lienhart</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Isis Rushdan</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Louisa Cornell<br />Robin Covington<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Marni Donnelly-Folsom<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Eileen Emerson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Diane Garner</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Ash Krafton<br />Sarah Elizabeth Ladd</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Katherine Lowry Logan<br />Jennifer McQuiston<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Jacqui Nelson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Diana Quincy</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rebecca Skrabl<br />Casey Wyatt<br />........</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Carol-Faye Ashcraft</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Sasha Cain</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Cecily Cornelius-White<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Louisa Cornell<br />Laura Drake</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Kelly Fitzpatrick</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Nancy Holland</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kimila Kay<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Ellen Lindseth<br />Virginia McCullough</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Arlene McFarlane<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Mary Oldham</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Susanna Rogers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Ellen Russell</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">D. B. Shuster</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Clarissa Southwick<br />Sharon Struth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Kristine B. Thompson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Sharon Wray</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Yvonne Yirka</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sabrina York<br />.....</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Sarah Andre</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Tamara Baumann<br />Mary Behre</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Shelly Bell</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Romily Bernard<br />Barbara Bettis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Veronica Blade<br />Valerie Bowman<br />Jennifer Bray-Weber<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Tamara Carr<br />Kathleen Cherry<br />Meredith Allen Conner<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Vivienne Courtoise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Stefani de Ravin<br />Anita Mae Draper<br />Sheridan Edmonson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Normandie Ward Fischer<br />Donna S. Frelick<br />Diane Garner<br />Pamela Gibson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Katie Graykowski</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />Dawn Groszek</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Joy Hancock</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Lisa Hilleren<br />Barbara Huddleston</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Melissa Landers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">K. R. Lawson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Katy Lee<br />Michaela Moore</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Virginia Munoz<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Brenda Nelson-Davis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Janet Nickoles<br />Cindy Nord<br />P.J. O'Dwyer</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cathy Perkins<br />Helen H. Pilz<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />Elizabeth Pina</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Gloria Richard<br />Kathleen Bittner Roth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Jane Sevier<br />Michelle Sharp<br />Madeline Smyth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Lucia St. John</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Bonnie Staring</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Micha Summers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Sasha Summers<br />Carla Swafford</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Wanda Thomas</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Marlene Urso</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Randi Alexander</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Wendy Anderson<br />Colette Auclair<br />Lynda Bailey<br />Rachael Blair<br />Susan Breeden<br />Rachel Brimble<br />Kimila Bowling<br />Wendy Campbell<br />Lisa Chaplin<br />J'Nell Ciesielski</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Meredith Clark<br />Mary Culver<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Denise Cychosz</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Jeanne Dickson<br />Caroline Dunsheath<br />Marilyn Ebbs</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br /><span style="color: black;">Leanne Farrell<br />Stanalei Fletcher</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Lori Sanders Foley</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">MV Freeman<br />Chris Anna Fullerton<br />Abby Gaines</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Collyn Gale</span><br />Daphe Gray<br />Laurie A. Green</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Jan Gurney<br />Natasha Hacaga<br />Richard Hacker<br />Jacqueline Harris<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Karen Dale Harris<br />Carol Hedgepeth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Carolyn Heinemann</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">Lily Herman<br />Gwen Hernandez<br />Kim Hernandez</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #813060; font-size: 9pt;"><em>Scott Eagan, Greyhaus Literary Agency</em></span></span></b></h5>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #813060;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Blood Oath by <span style="color: blue;">Carol-Faye Ashcraft</span></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></span></span></span></strong></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #813060; font-size: 9pt;"><em>Cori Deyoe, Three Seas Literary Agency</em></span></span></b></h5>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #813060; font-size: 9pt;"><em>Pam Strickler, Pam Strickler Author Mgmt</em></span></span></b></h5>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red;">Ten Finals...</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Kate Meader</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">..</span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Caro LaFever</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Rebecca Sampson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">..</span><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333;">P. H. Dunn<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Camryn Rhys</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Virginia Taylor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Jeanell Bolton</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Nan Dixon<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Averil Reisman</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">.......</span><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Harley Brooks<br />Sarah Castille</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Amity Grays</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Alicia Lienhart</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Isis Rushdan</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">....</span><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Kathleen Rice Adams<br />Jerrie Alexander<br />Elizabeth Bysiek</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Louisa Cornell<br />Robin Covington<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Marni Donnelly-Folsom<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Eileen Emerson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Diane Garner</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Rebecca Skrabl<br />Casey Wyatt<br />........</span><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Carol-Faye Ashcraft</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Sasha Cain</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Kelly Fitzpatrick</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Nancy Holland</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Kimila Kay<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Ellen Lindseth<br />Virginia McCullough<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
<strong><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arlene McFarlane<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></strong> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Mary Oldham</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Susanna Rogers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Ellen Russell</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">D. B. Shuster</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Clarissa Southwick<br />Sharon Struth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Kristine B. Thompson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Sharon Wray</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Yvonne Yirka</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Sabrina York<br />.....</span><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Sarah Andre</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Tamara Baumann<br />Mary Behre</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Shelly Bell</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Romily Bernard<br />Barbara Bettis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Veronica Blade<br />Valerie Bowman<br />Jennifer Bray-Weber<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Tamara Carr<br />Kathleen Cherry<br />Meredith Allen Conner<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Vivienne Courtoise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Stefani de Ravin<br />Anita Mae Draper<br />Sheridan Edmonson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Normandie Ward Fischer<br />Donna S. Frelick<br />Diane Garner<br />Pamela Gibson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Katie Graykowski</span><br />Dawn Groszek</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Joy Hancock</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Lisa Hilleren<br />Barbara Huddleston</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Melissa Landers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">K. R. Lawson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Katy Lee<br />Michaela Moore</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Virginia Munoz<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Brenda Nelson-Davis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Janet Nickoles<br />Cindy Nord<br />P.J. O'Dwyer</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Cathy Perkins<br />Helen H. Pilz<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />Elizabeth Pina</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Gloria Richard<br />Kathleen Bittner Roth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Jane Sevier<br />Michelle Sharp<br />Madeline Smyth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Lucia St. John</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Bonnie Staring</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Micha Summers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Sasha Summers<br />Carla Swafford</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Wanda Thomas</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Marlene Urso</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Judith Wherett<br />..........</span><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Elise K. Ackers<br />Alana Albertson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Randi Alexander</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Wendy Anderson<br />Colette Auclair<br />Lynda Bailey<br />Rachael Blair<br />Susan Breeden<br />Rachel Brimble<br />Kimila Bowling<br />Wendy Campbell<br />Lisa Chaplin<br />J'Nell Ciesielski</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Meredith Clark<br />Mary Culver<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Denise Cychosz</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Jeanne Dickson<br />Caroline Dunsheath<br />Marilyn Ebbs</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />Leanne Farrell<br />Stanalei Fletcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Lori Sanders Foley</span></strong>MV Freeman<br />Chris Anna Fullerton<br />Abby Gaines</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Collyn Gale<br />Daphe Gray<br />Laurie A. Green</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Jan Gurney<br />Natasha Hacaga<br />Richard Hacker<br />Jacqueline Harris<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Karen Dale Harris<br />Carol Hedgepeth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Carolyn Heinemann</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Lily Herman<br />Gwen Hernandez<br />Kim Hernandez</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Angie Hodapp<br />Shanyn Hosier<br />Faye Hughes</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Monique Insalaco<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Sherry Isaac<br />Kendra James<br />Rachel Kall</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Jessica Keller<br />Samantha Ann King<br />Pamela Kopfler<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Vanessa Lee<br />Rebecca Lees<br />Leisl Leighton<br />Heather Leonard<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Sara Leyton<br />Miranda Liasson<br />D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />Kimberly Lucas</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Heidi Luchterhand</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Debra Maher<br />Kate MacEachern<br />Hanna Martine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Kathryn Matzen<br />Merle McCann<br />Maggie McGinnis<br />Crista McHugh<br />Kate Meader<br />Donna Meier<br />Heather Molloy<br />Leeann Morgan<br />Susan Muller<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Mara Nash<br />Kaylie Newell<br />Jean Newlin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Catherine Phelan<br />Terry Poca<br />Naomi Rawlings<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Judy Ridgley<br />Elizabeth Roadifer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />S.L. Rowland<br />Jess Russel<br />Sheila Seabrook</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Elaine Schwetz<br />Sherri Shackleford<br />PJ Sharon<br />TJ Shaw</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Laura Sheehan<br />Eva Siedler<br />Joanna Shupe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Meredith Simmons</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Michelle Sinclair<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="color: navy;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Carla S. Smith</span></strong><br /><span style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><strong>Sophia Sperdakos</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Sarah Tanner<br />Janis Thereault<br />Donna Thorland<br />Sandra Tilley<br />Carole Towriss</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Linda Triegel<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Christina Westcott</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Chris Weston<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />Lynn Wilson<br />Barbara Claypole White<br />Kevin Wolf</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">AUGUST CONTEST DEADLINES</span></span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=8"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Beacon Contest for Unpublished Authors</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=8"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=8</span></a></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Enter fifteen pages where the hero and heroine first meet</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.vcrw.net/index.php/contests/5-contests/12-vcrw-contest-rules"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Laurel Wreath for Published Authors</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<a href="http://valleyofthesunrw.com/?page_id=56"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://valleyofthesunrw.com/?page_id=56</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mcrw.com/index.php/2012-melody-of-love-contest/"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Melody of Love Novel Contest</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music City Romance Writers</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Received by September 5, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">First twenty-five or fewer pages.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mcrw.com/index.php/2012-melody-of-love-contest/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.mcrw.com/index.php/2012-melody-of-love-contest/</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.morwa.org/gateway.htm"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Gateway to the Best Contest</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Missouri RWA</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline: by Midnight - September 7, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Send up to 7K words. </span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.morwa.org/gateway.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.morwa.org/gateway.htm</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.rwanyc.com/HeroContest.html"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Kathryn Hayes "Need a Hero" Contest</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">NYCRWA</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline: Midnight - September 10, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A maximum of 20 pages between hero and <br />heroine that shows your hero in the best light as well <br />as a brief synopsis (two pages maximum, not judged)</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /></span><a href="http://www.rwanyc.com/HeroContest.html"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.rwanyc.com/HeroContest.html</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://eastvalleyauthors.com/contest/"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">EVA's 2012 Query Contest</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">East Valley Authors</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline: September 15, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">One-page query letter, a synopsis (no more than 5 pages), and a writing sample of the first 5 pages of the manuscript (not to be used for judging)</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://eastvalleyauthors.com/contest/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://eastvalleyauthors.com/contest/</span></a></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 10pt;">Four Seasons Contest</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Windy City RWA Chapter</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Received by Midnight:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>September 15, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">First 25 pages, optional one page synopsis.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.windycityrwa.org/pages/node/299"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.windycityrwa.org/pages/node/299</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.authorsofromance.com/conrules"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Launching a Star Contest</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SpaceCoast Authors of Romance</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline: September 15, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Couldn't find the details on the website...</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.authorsofromance.com/conrules"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.authorsofromance.com/conrules</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">Finally a Bride Contest</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OKRWA Chapter</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Received by Midnight:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>September 21, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Up to first thirty pages.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.okrwa.com/fab/fab_rules.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.okrwa.com/fab/fab_rules.htm</span></a></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 11pt;">The Emily Contest</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">West Houston RWA</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Deadline:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>September 30, 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">First 7,000 words, end on a hook, so less may be better.</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://whrwa.com/emily/the-rules/"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt;">http://whrwa.com/emily/the-rules/</span></span></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OCTOBER CONTEST DEADLINES</span></span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-size: 10pt;">First Kiss Contest</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">RWA New England Chapter</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Emailed by October 1, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">First kiss scene, ten pages max, plus one page set-up.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://necrwa.org/blog1/contests/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://necrwa.org/blog1/contests/</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.marylandromancewriters.com/contests/"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest</span></span></span></span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Maryland Romance Writers</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Received by October 1, 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Up to 20 pages of any scene that showcases your useof sensual tension, plus an unjudged 1-page set-up (optional).</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.marylandromancewriters.com/contests/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">http://www.marylandromancewriters.com/contests/</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-size: 10pt;">The Suzannah</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">NOLA Stars</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Midnight, CST, October 1, 2012 </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Max of 7,200 words including synopsis.</span></span></span></div>
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New Jersey Romance Writers</div>
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Chick Lit Writers</div>
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Indiana RWA</div>
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Colorado Romance Writers</div>
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Heart of Louisiana </div>
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Utah RWA</div>
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SOLA </div>
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Las Vegas RomanceWriters</div>
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Rose City Romance Writers</div>
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Deadline: August 1, 2012 - 11:59PM</div>
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Florida Romance Writers</div>
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The Golden Network</div>
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First Coast Romance Writers</div>
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San Francisco Area RWA</div>
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Volusia County Romance Writers</div>
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Heartland Romance Authors</div>
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Music City Romance Writers</div>
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Missouri RWA</div>
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East Valley Authors</div>
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<a href="http://www.authorsofromance.com/conrules"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Launching a Star Contest</span></strong></a></div>
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SpaceCoast Authors of Romance</div>
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Maryland Romance Writers</div>
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Donna Caubarreaux is a member of Coeur de Louisiane, Scriptscene Chapter, NOLA Stars, Heart of Louisiana, ESPAN and EPIC. She received a RWA Service Award in 1997.</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://nwhrwa.com/writers-events/lonestar-contest/"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Lone Star Contest</span></strong></a></div>
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Northwest Houston RWA</div>
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Received by Midnight, June 9, 2012</div>
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First twenty-five pages.</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.georgiaromancewriters.org/the-maggies/2011-maggie-awards-for-unpublished-romance-novelists-rules/"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Maggie for Unpublished Authors Contest</span></strong></a></div>
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Georgia Romance Writers</div>
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Received by June 10, 2012</div>
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Beginning and synopsis not to exceed thirty-five pages.</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.georgiaromancewriters.org/the-maggies/2011-maggie-awards-for-unpublished-romance-novelists-rules/">http://www.georgiaromancewriters.org/the-maggies/2011-maggie-awards-for-unpublished-romance-novelists-rules/</a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.hodrw.com/contests/welcome-to-the-2012-aspen-gold-published-writers-contest/aspen-gold-entry-forms/"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Aspen Gold for Published Authors</strong></span></a></div>
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Heart of Denver Romance Writers</div>
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Received by June 15, 2012</div>
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Copyright of 2011</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.hodrw.com/contests/welcome-to-the-2012-aspen-gold-published-writers-contest/aspen-gold-entry-forms/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.hodrw.com/contests/welcome-to-the-2012-aspen-gold-published-writers-contest/aspen-gold-entry-forms/</span></a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://acrarwa.com/Heart_of_Excellence.html"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Heart of Excellence for Published
Authors</span></strong></a></div>
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Ancient City Romance Authors</div>
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Postmarked by June 15, 2012</div>
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Copyright of 2011</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://fthrw.com/contest/lories/index.php"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Lories Best Published Contest for Published
Authors</strong></span></a></div>
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From the Heart Romance Writers</div>
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Received by June 15, 2012</div>
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Copyright of 2011</div>
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<strong><a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.mcrw.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Minuet of Love
Novella Contest</span></a></strong></div>
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Music City Romance Writers</div>
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Deadline: June 15, 2012</div>
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First ten or fewer pages.</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.mcrw.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.mcrw.com/</span></a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://njromancewriters.org/index.php?/njrw_contest/golden_leaf_contest/"><strong><span style="color: navy;">RWA Region 1 - Golden Leaf Contest for Published
Authors</span></strong></a></div>
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New Jersey Romance Romance Writers</div>
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Postmarked by June 20th, received by June 25, 2012</div>
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Copyright date of July 2011 - June 2012</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=215"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Bea</span></strong><strong><span style="color: navy;">con Contest for
Published Authors</span></strong></a></div>
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First Coast Romance Writers</div>
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Postmarked by June 30, 2012</div>
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Copyright of 2011</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=215"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=215</span></a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.marylandwriters.org/"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Novel
Contest: Great Beginnings</span></strong></a></div>
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Maryland Writers' Association</div>
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Ends June 30, 2012</div>
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First 7000 words of your novel and a 300-500 word synopsis of the
novel.</div>
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Rebecca</span></strong></a></div>
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Land of Enchatement Romance Authors</div>
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Deadline June 30, 2012</div>
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Opening 5k words.</div>
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New Jersey Romance Writers</div>
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Deadline: Midnight, July 1, 2012</div>
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Synopsis plus first chapter, thirty page max.</div>
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Contest</strong></span></a></div>
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Chick Lit Writers</div>
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Deadline: Received before Midnight July 6, 2012</div>
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Enter the first 5K words + synopsis of 500 words or less.</div>
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Indiana RWA</div>
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Received by July 8, 2012</div>
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Synopsis up to ten pages and beginning of manuscript not to exceed 55 pages
total.</div>
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Colorado Romance Writers</div>
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Received by midnight July 13, 2012</div>
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First two chapters <u>and</u> the complete 1-5 page synopsis, up to 35
double-spaced pages.</div>
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Heart of Louisiana </div>
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Deadline July 13, 2012</div>
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First chapter - 4k words max., plus synopsis.</div>
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Utah RWA</div>
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Entry Deadline July 15, 2012</div>
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Opening twenty pages.</div>
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SOLA </div>
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Deadline: July 16, 2012</div>
<div>
First five pages + one page unjudged synopsis.</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:www.LasVegasRWA.org"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Romance is
Hotter in Las Vegas Short Story Contest</strong></span></a></div>
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Las Vegas RomanceWriters</div>
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Deadline: July 31, 2012</div>
<div>
4,500 word max.</div>
<div>
<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.lasvegasrwa.org/"><span style="color: blue;">www.LasVegasRWA.org</span></a> </div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://rosecityromancewriters.com/contest-home/"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Golden Rose Contest</strong></span></a></div>
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Rose City Romance Writers</div>
<div>
Deadline: August 1, 2012 - 11:59PM</div>
<div>
First fifty pages + two page unjudged synopsis.</div>
<div>
<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://rosecityromancewriters.com/contest-home/"><span style="color: blue;">http://rosecityromancewriters.com/contest-home/</span></a></div>
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Florida Romance Writers</div>
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Deadline: Midnight EST, August 15, 2012</div>
<div>
First 25 pages.</div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.frwriters.org/contests.htm"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.frwriters.org/contests.htm</span></a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://thegoldennetwork.com/tgp-about/"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>The Golden Pen</strong></span></a></div>
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The Golden Network</div>
<div>
Deadline: August 15, 2012 - Midnight</div>
<div>
Beginning of manuscript + synopsis not to exceed 55 pages.</div>
<div>
<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://thegoldennetwork.com/tgp-about/"><span style="color: blue;">http://thegoldennetwork.com/tgp-about/</span></a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.sfarwa.net/contests"><strong><span style="color: navy;">Heart-to-Heart Contest</span></strong></a></div>
<div>
San Francisco Area RWA</div>
<div>
Deadline: August 31, 2012</div>
<div>
Enter fifteen pages where the hero and heroine first meet.</div>
<div>
<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.sfarwa.net/contests"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.sfarwa.net/contests</span></a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.vcrw.net/index.php/contests/5-contests/12-vcrw-contest-rules"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Laurel Wreath for Published
Authors</strong></span></a></div>
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Volusia County Romance Writers</div>
<div>
Received by August 31,2012</div>
<div>
Copyright of 2011</div>
<div>
<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.vcrw.net/index.php/contests/5-contests/12-vcrw-contest-rules"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.vcrw.net/index.php/contests/5-contests/12-vcrw-contest-rules</span></a></div>
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<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.heartlandromanceauthors.com/Contest.html"><span style="color: navy;"><strong>Show Me the Spark</strong></span></a></div>
<div>
Heartland Romance Authors</div>
<div>
Deadline: August 31, 2012, Midnight CST</div>
<div>
First chapter, max of 3,500 words.</div>
<div>
<a href="mhtml:{0CB563EF-9E04-42E5-AEA9-2441549F7A70}mid://00011185/!x-usc:http://www.heartlandromanceauthors.com/Contest.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.heartlandromanceauthors.com/Contest.html</span></a></div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-75608378107952811602012-04-26T05:55:00.000-05:002012-04-26T05:55:16.141-05:002011 Divas - Kathryn Hayes Love and Laughter Contest Winners<div>
First place - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate Meader</span></strong> for Better Than Pasta<br />
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Second Place - Jill Urbach for Two Room Flat<br />
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Third Place - Tony Roberts for We Two Unusual<br />
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<em>Denise Nielse, editor with Carina Press, judged the final round for the contest.</em></div>
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<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong> <br />
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........</div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Ten Finals...</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><strong>Kate Meader</strong></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Robin Weaver</span></span></div>
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..</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div>
<div>
Caro LaFever </div>
<div>
Rebecca Sampson</div>
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..<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
P. H. Dunn <br />
Camryn Rhys</div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Virginia Taylor</span></span></div>
<div>
Beth Watson</div>
<div>
Stephanie Winkelhake<span style="color: black;"><br />....</span><strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div>
<div>
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman</div>
<div>
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div>
<div>
Amity Grays </div>
<div>
Alicia Lienhart</div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></span></div>
<div>
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div>
<div>
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div>
<div>
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div>
<div>
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div>
<div>
Diana Quincy </div>
<div>
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div>
<div>
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div>
<div>
Kelly Fitzpatrick</div>
<div>
Diane Garner </div>
<div>
Nancy Holland</div>
<div>
Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Mary Oldham</div>
<div>
Susanna Rogers</div>
<div>
Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div>
<div>
D. B. Shuster</div>
<div>
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div>
<div>
Kristine B. Thompson</div>
<div>
Sharon Wray</div>
<div>
Yvonne Yirka</div>
<div>
Sabrina York<br />
.....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div>
<div>
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Mary Behre</div>
<div>
Shelly Bell</div>
<div>
Romily Bernard<br />
Barbara Bettis</div>
<div>
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Sheridan Edmonson</div>
<div>
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div>
<div>
Katie Graykowski<br />
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Dawn Groszek</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Joy Hancock</span></span></div>
<div>
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div>
<div>
Melissa Landers</div>
<div>
K. R. Lawson</div>
<div>
Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div>
<div>
Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div>
<div>
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer</div>
<div>
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Elizabeth Pina</span></span></div>
<div>
Gloria Richard<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth </div>
<div>
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div>
<div>
Lucia St. John</div>
<div>
Bonnie Staring</div>
<div>
Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div>
<div>
Wanda Thomas</div>
<div>
Marlene Urso</div>
<div>
Judith Wherett<br />
..........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div>
<div>
Randi Alexander</div>
<div>
Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div>
<div>
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Denise Cychosz</div>
<div>
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div>
<div>
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div>
<div>
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div>
<div>
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carol Hedgepeth</div>
<div>
Carolyn Heinemann</div>
<div>
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div>
<div>
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div>
<div>
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Rachel Kall </div>
<div>
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Kimberly Lucas </div>
<div>
Heidi Luchterhand</div>
<div>
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div>
<div>
Catherine Phelan<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Sheila Seabrook</div>
<div>
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
TJ Shaw</div>
<div>
Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Joanna Shupe</div>
<div>
Meredith Simmons</div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Michelle Sinclair</span> </span><br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div>
<div>
Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div>
<div>
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
.........</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-79850094685022627042012-04-24T08:32:00.000-05:002012-04-24T08:32:07.703-05:002011 Divas - Jeannie Gray Golden Friendship Award Winner<div>
<strong>Lynn Cahoon</strong> was the winner.</div>
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<div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong> <br />
<div>
<div>
<div>
........</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: red;">Ten Finals...</span></strong></div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Robin Weaver</span></span></div>
<div>
..</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div>
<div>
Caro LaFever </div>
<div>
Kate Meader</div>
<div>
Rebecca Sampson</div>
<div>
..<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
P. H. Dunn <br />
Camryn Rhys</div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Virginia Taylor</span></span></div>
<div>
Beth Watson</div>
<div>
Stephanie Winkelhake<span style="color: black;"><br />....</span><strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div>
<div>
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman</div>
<div>
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div>
<div>
Amity Grays </div>
<div>
Alicia Lienhart</div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></span></div>
<div>
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div>
<div>
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div>
<div>
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div>
<div>
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div>
<div>
Diana Quincy </div>
<div>
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div>
<div>
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div>
<div>
Kelly Fitzpatrick</div>
<div>
Diane Garner </div>
<div>
Nancy Holland</div>
<div>
Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Mary Oldham</div>
<div>
Susanna Rogers</div>
<div>
Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div>
<div>
D. B. Shuster</div>
<div>
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div>
<div>
Kristine B. Thompson</div>
<div>
Sharon Wray</div>
<div>
Yvonne Yirka</div>
<div>
Sabrina York<br />
.....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div>
<div>
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Mary Behre</div>
<div>
Shelly Bell</div>
<div>
Romily Bernard<br />
Barbara Bettis</div>
<div>
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Sheridan Edmonson</div>
<div>
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div>
<div>
Katie Graykowski<br />
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Dawn Groszek</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Joy Hancock</span></span></div>
<div>
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div>
<div>
Melissa Landers</div>
<div>
K. R. Lawson</div>
<div>
Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div>
<div>
Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div>
<div>
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer</div>
<div>
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Elizabeth Pina</span></span></div>
<div>
Gloria Richard<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth </div>
<div>
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div>
<div>
Lucia St. John</div>
<div>
Bonnie Staring</div>
<div>
Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div>
<div>
Wanda Thomas</div>
<div>
Marlene Urso</div>
<div>
Judith Wherett<br />
..........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div>
<div>
Randi Alexander</div>
<div>
Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div>
<div>
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Denise Cychosz</div>
<div>
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div>
<div>
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div>
<div>
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div>
<div>
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carol Hedgepeth</div>
<div>
Carolyn Heinemann</div>
<div>
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div>
<div>
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div>
<div>
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Rachel Kall </div>
<div>
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Kimberly Lucas </div>
<div>
Heidi Luchterhand</div>
<div>
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div>
<div>
Catherine Phelan<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Sheila Seabrook</div>
<div>
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
TJ Shaw</div>
<div>
Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Joanna Shupe</div>
<div>
Meredith Simmons</div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Michelle Sinclair</span> </span><br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div>
<div>
Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div>
<div>
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
.........</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-70365426688624904682012-04-21T11:28:00.000-05:002012-04-21T11:28:06.905-05:00Divas 2011 - Indiana Golden Opportunity Winners<div>
<strong>Young Adult</strong><br />
.<br />
1ST <strong><span style="color: navy;">Stephanie Winkelhake</span></strong> - The Matter of Souls - <br />
2ND Carla Cullen - The Fallen Princess<br />
3RD Lori Walker - August Moon Madness<br />
.<br />
<strong>Mainstream with Strong Romantic Elements</strong> <br />
.<br />
1ST Elizabeth McCollum-Nazario - Meet Me in New Jersey <br />
2ND <strong><span style="color: navy;">Robin Weaver</span></strong> - Styrofoam Corpse <br />
3RD Leah Denda - Rose Tattoo<br />
.<br />
<strong>Romantic Suspense </strong>.<br />
1ST Rosalind Villers - Nothing to Fear <br />
2ND Kristen Young - Deceptive Implication<br />
3RD Marsha West - Vermont Escape<br />
.<br />
<strong>Single Title</strong> <br />
.<br />
1ST <strong><span style="color: navy;">Elizabeth Pina</span></strong> - Rural Rendezvous<br />
2ND Ellen Dean Price - Where You Belong <br />
3RD Vicky Halsey - Tales of a Cyber Single <br />
.<br />
<strong>Historical</strong><br />
.<br />
1ST Jinhee Jun - The Enemy Spy<br />
2ND <strong><span style="color: navy;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></strong> - Behind the Courtesan<br />
3RD <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor</span></strong> - Ella <br />
.<br />
<strong>Paranormal</strong><br />
.<br />
1ST Jennifer Sampson - Time for Love <br />
2ND <strong><span style="color: navy;">Dawn Groszek</span></strong> - Rose of Hope <br />
3RD <strong><span style="color: navy;">Joy Hancock</span></strong> - The Inquisitor<br />
.</div>
<div>
<strong>BEST of the BEST</strong></div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Stephanie Winkelhake</span></strong> - The Matter of Souls</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
.</div>
<div>
<div>
. <br />
<div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong> <br />
<div>
<div>
<div>
.......</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: red;">Ten Finals...</span></strong></div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Robin Weaver</span></strong></div>
<div>
.</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div>
<div>
Caro LaFever </div>
<div>
Kate Meader</div>
<div>
Rebecca Sampson</div>
<div>
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
P. H. Dunn <br />
Camryn Rhys</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor</span></strong></div>
<div>
Beth Watson</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Stephanie Winkelhake</span></strong><br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div>
<div>
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman</div>
<div>
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div>
<div>
Amity Grays </div>
<div>
Alicia Lienhart</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></strong></div>
<div>
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div>
<div>
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div>
<div>
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div>
<div>
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div>
<div>
Diana Quincy </div>
<div>
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div>
<div>
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div>
<div>
Kelly Fitzpatrick</div>
<div>
Diane Garner </div>
<div>
Nancy Holland</div>
<div>
Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Mary Oldham</div>
<div>
Susanna Rogers</div>
<div>
Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div>
<div>
D. B. Shuster</div>
<div>
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div>
<div>
Kristine B. Thompson</div>
<div>
Sharon Wray</div>
<div>
Yvonne Yirka</div>
<div>
Sabrina York<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div>
<div>
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Mary Behre</div>
<div>
Shelly Bell</div>
<div>
Romily Bernard<br />
Barbara Bettis</div>
<div>
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Sheridan Edmonson</div>
<div>
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div>
<div>
Katie Graykowski<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Dawn Groszek</span></strong></div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Joy Hancock</span></strong></div>
<div>
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div>
<div>
Melissa Landers</div>
<div>
K. R. Lawson</div>
<div>
Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div>
<div>
Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div>
<div>
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer</div>
<div>
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Elizabeth Pina</span></strong></div>
<div>
Gloria Richard<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth </div>
<div>
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div>
<div>
Lucia St. John</div>
<div>
Bonnie Staring</div>
<div>
Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div>
<div>
Wanda Thomas</div>
<div>
Marlene Urso</div>
<div>
Judith Wherett<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div>
<div>
Randi Alexander</div>
<div>
Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div>
<div>
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Denise Cychosz</div>
<div>
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div>
<div>
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div>
<div>
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div>
<div>
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carol Hedgepeth</div>
<div>
Carolyn Heinemann</div>
<div>
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div>
<div>
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div>
<div>
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Rachel Kall </div>
<div>
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Kimberly Lucas </div>
<div>
Heidi Luchterhand</div>
<div>
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div>
<div>
Catherine Phelan<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Sheila Seabrook</div>
<div>
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
TJ Shaw</div>
<div>
Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Joanna Shupe</div>
<div>
Meredith Simmons</div>
<div>
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">Michelle Sinclair</span> </span><br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div>
<div>
Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div>
<div>
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
........</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-15882979144281886842012-04-20T10:41:00.000-05:002012-04-20T10:41:08.466-05:002011 Divas - Hold Me - Thrill Me Contest Winners<div>
<strong>Contemporary </strong><br />
(1) Lost Soul Dianne Farb<br />
(2) Myth Conception <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kimberly Lucas</span></strong> <br />
(3) Good Intentions Marisa Cleveland </div>
<div>
.<br />
<strong>Historical </strong>(1) Comanche Haven Cathy Lowery <br />
(2) Patrick's Angel Karen Papandrew <br />
(3) Interlude with Gustave Patricia Tretout <br />
<strong>.</strong></div>
<div>
<strong>Paranormal</strong> <br />
(1) Mated by Magick Michele Esslinger <br />
(2) Gideon Denny Bryce <br />
(3) Knight Rhythms Melissa Bass <br />
<strong>.</strong></div>
<div>
<strong>Romantic Suspense </strong>(1) Legally Undercover <strong><span style="color: navy;">Rachel Kall</span></strong> <br />
(2) Chemical Attraction <strong><span style="color: navy;">Mary Oldham</span></strong><br />
(3) Marshmallow Murder Diana Welker <br />
<strong>.</strong></div>
<div>
<strong>Young Adult </strong>(1) Forget Tomorrow <strong><span style="color: navy;">P. H. Dunn </span></strong>(2) Veiled Iron <strong><span style="color: navy;">Michelle Sinclair </span></strong>(3) Cemetery Sleuths <strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong></div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
. <br />
<div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong>.......</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div>
<div>
Caro LaFever </div>
<div>
Kate Meader</div>
<div>
Rebecca Sampson</div>
<div>
Robin Weaver</div>
<div>
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">P. H. Dunn </span></strong><br />
Camryn Rhys</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong><br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div>
<div>
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Virginia Taylor</div>
<div>
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div>
<div>
Amity Grays </div>
<div>
Alicia Lienhart</div>
<div>
Stephanie Winkelhake</div>
<div>
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div>
<div>
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div>
<div>
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div>
<div>
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div>
<div>
Diana Quincy </div>
<div>
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Bronwyn Stuart</div>
<div>
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div>
<div>
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div>
<div>
Kelly Fitzpatrick</div>
<div>
Diane Garner </div>
<div>
Nancy Holland</div>
<div>
Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Mary Oldham</span></strong></div>
<div>
Susanna Rogers</div>
<div>
Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div>
<div>
D. B. Shuster</div>
<div>
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div>
<div>
Kristine B. Thompson</div>
<div>
Sharon Wray</div>
<div>
Yvonne Yirka</div>
<div>
Sabrina York<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div>
<div>
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell</div>
<div>
Romily Bernard<br />
Barbara Bettis</div>
<div>
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Sheridan Edmonson</div>
<div>
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div>
<div>
Katie Graykowski<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div>
<div>
Melissa Landers</div>
<div>
K. R. Lawson</div>
<div>
Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div>
<div>
Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div>
<div>
J. S. Nichols</div>
<div>
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer</div>
<div>
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth </div>
<div>
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div>
<div>
Lucia St. John</div>
<div>
Bonnie Staring</div>
<div>
Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div>
<div>
Wanda Thomas</div>
<div>
Marlene Urso</div>
<div>
Judith Wherett<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div>
<div>
Randi Alexander</div>
<div>
Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div>
<div>
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Denise Cychosz</div>
<div>
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div>
<div>
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div>
<div>
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div>
<div>
Dawn Groszek</div>
<div>
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Joy Hancock</div>
<div>
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carol Hedgepeth</div>
<div>
Carolyn Heinemann</div>
<div>
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div>
<div>
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div>
<div>
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Rachel Kall</span></strong> </div>
<div>
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kimberly Lucas</span></strong> </div>
<div>
Heidi Luchterhand</div>
<div>
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div>
<div>
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Sheila Seabrook</div>
<div>
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
TJ Shaw</div>
<div>
Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Joanna Shupe</div>
<div>
Meredith Simmons</div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Michelle Sinclair </span></strong><br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div>
<div>
Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div>
<div>
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
........</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-78510912503538213602012-04-17T07:08:00.000-05:002012-04-17T07:08:56.622-05:002011 Divas - Novellas Need Love, Too! Contest Winners<div>AND THE WINNERS OF OUR NNLT CONTEST ARE:<br />
.<br />
<strong>EROTIC</strong> (<em>Kelli Collins, Ellora's Cave): <br />
</em>1st Place: Going Up - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sabrina York</span></strong><br />
2nd Place: Wildfire - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sabrina York</span></strong></div><div>3rd Place: Wildkat - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sabrina York</span></strong><br />
4th Place: Hurricane Winds - Jaimie Bergeron<br />
. <br />
<strong>HISTORICAL</strong> <em>(Mary Hamilton, Samhain):</em> <br />
1st Place: An Honorable Seduction - Karen R. Dobbins <br />
2nd Place: The Seduction of Sarah Banks - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kathleen Bittner Roth</span></strong> <br />
3rd Place: A Shocking Proposal - Melinda B. Pierce</div><div>.<br />
<strong>PUBLISHED</strong> <em>(Gina Bernal, Carina):</em> <br />
1st Place: A Little Bit Wicked - Liz Talley <br />
2nd Place: Picture Me Hot - <strong><span style="color: navy;">J. S. Nichols</span></strong></div><div>3rd Place: Sword of Elements - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Camryn Rhys</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
<strong>PARANORMAL</strong> <em>(Imogen Howson, Samhain): <br />
</em>1st Place: Savage Protector - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Amity Grays</span></strong> <br />
2nd Place: Unlikely Protector - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Amity Grays</span></strong> <br />
3rd Place: The Ghost Who Came to Supper - Alisa Walker</div><div>.<br />
<strong>CONTEMPORARY</strong> <em>(Grace Bradley, Ellora's Cave):</em> <br />
1st Place: Heaven Sent - Sarah Hoss <br />
2nd Place: Cookies for Santa - Valerie Clarizio <br />
3rd Place: Chocolate on Her Sleeve - Barbara Heintz</div><div>.<br />
<strong>DISTINGUISHED NOVELLA AWARD</strong> <em>(Heather Osborn, Samhain):</em> <br />
Going Up by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sabrina York</span></strong></div><div>.</div><div><div>. <br />
<div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div>Kate Meader</div><div>Rebecca Sampson</div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Camryn Rhys</span></strong><br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Nan Dixon <br />
P.H. Dunn</div><div>Averil Reisman<br />
Virginia Taylor</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Amity Grays</span></strong> </div><div>Alicia Lienhart</div><div>Stephanie Winkelhake</div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div><div>Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Diana Quincy </div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Bronwyn Stuart</div><div>Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div><div>Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div>Kelly Fitzpatrick</div><div>Diane Garner </div><div>Nancy Holland</div><div>Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Susanna Rogers</div><div>Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div>D. B. Shuster</div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray</div><div>Yvonne Yirka</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Sabrina York</span></strong><br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell</div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
Barbara Bettis</div><div>Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Sheridan Edmonson</div><div>Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div>Katie Graykowski<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div><div>Melissa Landers</div><div>K. R. Lawson</div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div><div>Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">J. S. Nichols</span></strong></div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer</div><div>Mary Oldham</div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Gloria Richard<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kathleen Bittner Roth</span></strong> </div><div>Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div>Lucia St. John</div><div>Bonnie Staring</div><div>Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div><div>Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso</div><div>Judith Wherett<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div><div>Randi Alexander</div><div>Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div><div>Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Denise Cychosz</div><div>Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div><div>Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div><div>Dawn Groszek</div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Joy Hancock</div><div>Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carol Hedgepeth</div><div>Carolyn Heinemann</div><div>Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div><div>Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Heidi Luchterhand</div><div>Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div><div>Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Sheila Seabrook</div><div>Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
TJ Shaw</div><div>Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Joanna Shupe</div><div>Meredith Simmons</div><div>Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div><div>Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div><div>Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
........</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-38092227861800630512012-04-17T07:06:00.000-05:002012-04-17T07:06:29.699-05:002011 Divas - Melody of Love Contest Winners<div>MCRW is thrilled to share the winners of the 2011 Melody of Love Romance Novel Contest.<br />
<strong>Contemporary:</strong><br />
1. Wrestling with Alligators — Lateia Elam Sandifer <br />
2. Betty's House of Beauty — June Bowen<br />
3. Living on Air — Lucy Taylor <br />
4. Hawaiian Heat — <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diane Garner</span></strong><br />
<em>(Final Round Judge: Latoya C. Smith, Grand Central Publishing)</em><br />
.<br />
<strong>Paranormal:</strong><br />
1. Maya Malice — Diane Garner <br />
2. Seducing Eve — Heather Lounsbury<br />
3. Caller of Light — <strong><span style="color: navy;">TJ Shaw</span></strong><br />
<em>(Final Round Judge: Angela James, Carina Publishing)</em><br />
.<br />
<strong>Historical:</strong><br />
1. An Unsuitable Duke — Kate Parker <br />
2. Heart of the Phoenix — <strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Bettis</span></strong><br />
3. A Regency Engagement — Kate Pembrooke<br />
<em>(Final Round Judge: Barbara Poelle, Irene Goodman Agency)</em><br />
.<br />
<strong>Young Adult:<br />
</strong>1. Forget Tomorrow — <strong><span style="color: navy;">PH Dunn</span></strong> <br />
2. The Matter of Souls — <strong><span style="color: navy;">Stephanie Winkelhake</span></strong><br />
3. Forces of Nature — <strong><span style="color: navy;">Denise Cychosz</span></strong><br />
<em>(Final Round Judge: Leah Hultenschmidt, Sourcebooks Fire)<br />
</em>.<br />
<div><div><div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div>Kate Meader</div><div>Rebecca Sampson</div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Nan Dixon <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong></div><div>Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys</div><div>Virginia Taylor</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div><div>Alicia Lienhart</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Stephanie Winkelhake</span></strong></div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div><div>Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Diana Quincy </div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Bronwyn Stuart</div><div>Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div><div>Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div>Kelly Fitzpatrick</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Diane Garner</span></strong> </div><div>Amity Grays</div><div>Nancy Holland</div><div>Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Susanna Rogers</div><div>Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div>D. B. Shuster</div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray</div><div>Yvonne Yirka<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell</div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Bettis</span></strong></div><div>Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Sheridan Edmonson</div><div>Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div>Katie Graykowski<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div><div>Melissa Landers</div><div>K. R. Lawson</div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div><div>Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer</div><div>Mary Oldham</div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div>Lucia St. John</div><div>Bonnie Staring</div><div>Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div><div>Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso</div><div>Judith Wherett<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div><div>Randi Alexander</div><div>Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div><div>Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Denise Cychosz</span></strong></div><div>Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div><div>Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div><div>Dawn Groszek</div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Joy Hancock</div><div>Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carol Hedgepeth</div><div>Carolyn Heinemann</div><div>Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div><div>Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Heidi Luchterhand</div><div>Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div><div>J. S. Nichols</div><div>Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Sheila Seabrook</div><div>Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">TJ Shaw</span></strong></div><div>Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Joanna Shupe</div><div>Meredith Simmons</div><div>Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div><div>Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div><div>Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
........</div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-83868840677069627922012-04-12T11:02:00.000-05:002012-04-12T11:02:37.747-05:002011 Divas - Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest Winners<div>Maryland Romance Writers is proud to announce the finalist results for this year's contest! <br />
.<br />
<strong>SINGLE TITLE</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Katherine Pelz, Penguin/Berkley; Linda Ingmason, Samhain Publishing</em><br />
. <br />
1st Place: Living on Air by Maisie Bloom<br />
2nd Place: Another Day in Paradise by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kelly Fitzpatrick</span></strong><br />
3rd Place: A New Kind of Crazy by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Yvonne Yirka</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
<strong>SERIES CONTEMPORARY<br />
</strong><em>Final Judges: Gail Chasan, Harlequin/Silhouette; Rhonda Penders, The Wild Rose Press</em><br />
. <br />
1st Place: Dear Lucy by Amie Louellen<br />
2nd Place: All the Law Allows by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Nancy Holland</span></strong><br />
3rd Place: Snow Job by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kelly Fitzpatrick</span></strong><br />
. <br />
<strong>ALTERNATIVE<br />
</strong><em>Final Judges: Amanda Barnett, The Wild Rose Press; Alicia Condon, Kensington</em></div><div>. <br />
1st Place: Impetuous Amazon by Sandy James<br />
2nd Place: When Angels Soar by Lana Douglas <br />
3rd Place: Catalyst by Laura Thomson <br />
.<br />
<strong>YOUNG ADULT</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Krista Vitola, Delacorte; Lindsey Faber, Samhain Publishing</em><br />
. <br />
1st Place: Outworlders by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Melissa Landers</span></strong><br />
2nd Place: Camp Awakening by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Bonnie Staring</span></strong><br />
3rd Place: Not Fade Away by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Yvonne Yirka</span></strong><br />
.<br />
<strong>EROTIC ROMANCE<br />
</strong><em>Final Judges: Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora's Cave; Angela James, Carina Press</em><br />
. <br />
1st Place: Tribe of the Mountain Screamer by Maggie Ryan<br />
2nd Place: Wanted: Renegade by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Carol Hedgepeth</span></strong><br />
3rd Place: Caught Between a Cowboy and an Alien by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Randi Alexander</span></strong><br />
. <br />
<strong>HISTORICAL<br />
</strong><em>Final Judges: Meghan Conrad, Ellora's Cave; Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks, Inc.</em><br />
. <br />
1st Place: Country Matters, Janet Mullany <br />
2nd Place: When Angels Fall, Tricia Lynne<br />
3rd Place: A Knight's Victory, Eliza Knight </div><div>.</div><div><div><div><div>.</div><div><div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div>Kate Meader</div><div>Rebecca Sampson</div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys</div><div>Virginia Taylor</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div><div>P.H. Dunn</div><div>Alicia Lienhart</div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div><div>Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Diana Quincy </div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Bronwyn Stuart</div><div>Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div><div>Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Kelly Fitzpatrick</span></strong></div><div>Amity Grays</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Nancy Holland</span></strong></div><div>Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Susanna Rogers</div><div>Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div>D. B. Shuster</div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Yvonne Yirka</span></strong><br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell</div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Sheridan Edmonson</div><div>Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div>Katie Graykowski<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Melissa Landers</span></strong></div><div>K. R. Lawson</div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div><div>Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer</div><div>Mary Oldham</div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div>Lucia St. John</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Bonnie Staring</span></strong></div><div>Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div><div>Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso</div><div>Judith Wherett<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Randi Alexander</span></strong></div><div>Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Barbara Bettis<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div><div>Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div><div>Collyn Gale<br />
Diane Garner </div><div>Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div><div>Dawn Groszek</div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Joy Hancock</div><div>Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Carol Hedgepeth</span></strong></div><div>Carolyn Heinemann</div><div>Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div><div>Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Heidi Luchterhand</div><div>Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div><div>J. S. Nichols</div><div>Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Sheila Seabrook</div><div>Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Joanna Shupe</div><div>Meredith Simmons</div><div>Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div><div>Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div><div>Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
........</div></div></div></div><span style="color: navy;"></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-34452718279341402112012-04-11T08:51:00.000-05:002012-04-11T08:51:36.122-05:002011 Divas - Put Your Heart in a Book Contest Winners<div>New Jersey Romance Writers is proud to announce the 2011 Put Your Heart In A Book Contest Winners!<br />
.<br />
<strong>Short Contemporary</strong><br />
.<br />
1st Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">Judith Wherett</span></strong> – Running For Her Life<br />
2nd Place: Daria Yanez – Labor of Love<br />
3rd Place: Janet Pepsin – Love is in the Air<br />
.<br />
<strong>Honorable Mentions</strong> – <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Tamra Baumann</span></strong> – Cyrano at Your Service<br />
Karen Muir – The Undercover Nanny<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sheila Seabrook</span></strong> – Terms of Surrender<br />
Larri Winslow – I Dare You<br />
.<br />
<strong>Single Title Contemporary</strong><br />
.<br />
1st Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">Jeanell Bolton</span></strong> – Passion<br />
2nd Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sheila Seabrook</span></strong> – Stuck on You<br />
3rd Place: Jeannie Hall – Makes Us Stronger<br />
.<br />
<strong>Honorable Mentions</strong>:<br />
Janet Campbell – Macy's Place<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Joanna Shupe</span></strong> – The Ex-Husband Next Door<br />
.<br />
<strong>Historical</strong><br />
.<br />
1st Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diana Quincy</span></strong> – Tempting Bella<br />
2nd Place: Frances Fowlkes – The Gentleman's Surgeon<br />
3rd Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor </span></strong>– Starling<br />
.<br />
<strong>Honorable Mentions</strong> – <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sheridan Edmondson</span></strong> – Lady Catherine's Secret<br />
Lynn Gutierrez – Her Heart's Desire<br />
Amy Villalba – To Pluck a Rose<br />
.<br />
<strong>Paranormal</strong><br />
.</div><div>1st Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">Dawn Groszek</span></strong> – Rose of Hope<br />
2nd Place: Tara Lynn Mosby – Beyond Fate: A Novel of the Legion Warriors<br />
3rd Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">Joy Hancock</span></strong> – The Inquisitor<br />
.<br />
<strong>Romantic Elements</strong><br />
.<br />
1st Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">D. B. Shuster</span></strong> – Breach of Contract<br />
2nd Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">D. B. Shuster</span></strong> – Easy in Theory<br />
3rd Place: <strong><span style="color: navy;">P. J. O'Dwyer</span></strong> – Dark Victory<br />
.<br />
<strong>Honorable Mentions</strong> – <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Nancy Holland</span></strong> – Strange Bedfellows<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Susanna Rogers</span></strong> – Naked Choke<br />
.</div><div><div>.</div><div><div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div>Kate Meader</div><div>Rebecca Sampson</div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Jeanell Bolton</span></strong></div><div>Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor</span></strong></div><div>Beth Watson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Sarah Castille </div><div>P.H. Dunn</div><div>Alicia Lienhart</div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div><div>Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Diana Quincy</span></strong> </div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Bronwyn Stuart</div><div>Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sasha Cain</div><div>Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div>Amity Grays</div><div>Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Susanna Rogers</span></strong></div><div>Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">D. B. Shuster</span></strong></div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Tamara Baumann</span></strong><br />
Shelly Bell</div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sheridan Edmonson</span></strong></div><div>Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div>Katie Graykowski<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Nancy Holland</span></strong></div><div>Barbara Huddleston</div><div>K. R. Lawson</div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div><div>Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">P.J. O'Dwyer</span></strong></div><div>Mary Oldham</div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div>Lucia St. John</div><div>Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Carla Swafford </div><div>Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Judith Wherett</span></strong><br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div><div>Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Barbara Bettis<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div><div>Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Kelly Fitzpatrick</div><div>Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Abby Gaines</div><div>Collyn Gale<br />
Diane Garner </div><div>Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Dawn Groszek</span></strong></div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Joy Hancock</span></strong></div><div>Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carolyn Heinemann</div><div>Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div><div>Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Heidi Luchterhand</div><div>Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div><div>J. S. Nichols</div><div>Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sheila Seabrook</span></strong></div><div>Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Joanna Shupe</span></strong></div><div>Meredith Simmons</div><div>Bonnie Staring<br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div><div>Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div><div>Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-88759715714945101052012-04-10T06:32:00.000-05:002012-04-10T06:32:14.232-05:002011 Divas - Hot Prospects Contest Winners<div>Valley of the Sun Romance Writers is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Hot Prospects Contest.<br />
.</div><div><strong>Grand Prize Winner<br />
</strong>.<br />
*** Legally Mastered by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong> ***<br />
.<br />
<strong>Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal</strong> </div><div>. <br />
1st Last Time - Sharon Forret <br />
tie 2nd Return to Celio - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Cain</span></strong> <br />
tie 2nd Edge Walkers - Shannon Dee <br />
. <br />
<strong>Historical</strong> <br />
. <br />
1st Tempting Bella - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diana Quincy</span></strong> <br />
2nd Paths of Desire - Shannon Donnelly<br />
3rd The Caged Heart - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Carla Swafford</span></strong><br />
.<br />
<strong>Romantic Suspense</strong> <br />
. <br />
1st Forever - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Lienhart</span></strong><br />
2nd Redemption - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diane Garner</span></strong> <br />
tie 3rd Night Hush - Leslie Jones <br />
tie 3rd The Cell - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diane Garner</span></strong> <br />
.<br />
<strong>Contemporary Single Title</strong><br />
.<br />
1st Legally Mastered - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong></div><div>2nd How to Say No and Mean It - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Abby Gaines</span></strong><br />
3rd Perfect Summer - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Katie Graykowski</span></strong><br />
4th Man Overboard - Carrie C Spencer <br />
.<br />
<strong>Contemporary Series</strong> <br />
. <br />
1st His Forgotten Wife - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Susanna Rogers</span></strong><br />
2nd Snow Job - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kelly Fitzpatrick</span></strong><br />
3rd Hitting the High Note - Karen Rock<br />
.</div><div>.</div><div><div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div>Kate Meader</div><div>Rebecca Sampson</div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Harley Brooks<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong> </div><div>P.H. Dunn</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Lienhart</span></strong></div><div>Virginia Taylor</div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div><div>Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Bronwyn Stuart</div><div>Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Cain</span></strong></div><div>Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div>Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Diana Quincy</span></strong> </div><div>Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Shelly Bell</div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Katie Graykowski</span></strong><br />
Amity Grays</div><div>Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div><div>K. R. Lawson</div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div><div>Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Mary Oldham</div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Gloria Richard<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Susanna Rogers</span></strong></div><div>Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div>Lucia St. John</div><div>Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Carla Swafford</span></strong> </div><div>Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elise K. Ackers<br />
Alana Albertson</div><div>Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Barbara Bettis<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div><div>Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Sheridan Edmonson</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kelly Fitzpatrick</span></strong></div><div>Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Abby Gaines</span></strong></div><div>Collyn Gale<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Diane Garner</span></strong> </div><div>Daphe Gray<br />
Laurie A. Green</div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carolyn Heinemann</div><div>Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div><div>Angie Hodapp<br />
Nancy Holland</div><div>Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Heidi Luchterhand</div><div>Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div><div>J. S. Nichols</div><div>P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Bonnie Staring<br />
Meredith Simmons</div><div>Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Carole Towriss</div><div>Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div><div>Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-87848074973043671762012-04-09T10:27:00.000-05:002012-04-09T10:27:26.149-05:002011 Divas - Show Me the Spark Contest WinnersHeartland Romance Authors are pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Show Me the Spark Contest!<br />
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<div><strong>Contemporary</strong><br />
<strong>First place:</strong> <em>Better Than Pasta</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate Meader <br />
</span>Second place:</strong> <em>Undercover Heir</em> by Nell Carson <br />
<strong>Third place:</strong> <em>In a Kiss</em> by Deborah Crespo<br />
<strong>Fourth place:</strong> <em>Mari's Match</em> by Jan Schliesman<br />
<strong>Fifth place:</strong> <em>Chihuahua Momma</em> by Amy Jarecki<br />
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<strong>Inspirational </strong><br />
<strong>First place:</strong> <em>In the Shadow of Sinai</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Carole Towriss</span></strong><br />
<strong>Second place:</strong> <em>Chainbreaker</em> by Susan Crawford<br />
<strong>Third place:</strong> <em>Married in Darkness</em> by Vanessa Riley<br />
<strong>Fourth place:</strong> <em>When Sparrows Cry</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Heidi Luchterhand</span></strong><br />
<strong>Fifth place:</strong> <em>Seeking Patience </em>by Josie Riviera<br />
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<strong>Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal</strong><br />
<strong>First place:</strong> <em>Shadow Dancer</em> by Christy Gronlund <br />
<strong>Second place:</strong> <em>Pillars in Time</em> by Erin Pryor<br />
<strong>Third place:</strong> <em>Starline</em> by Imogene Nix<br />
<strong>Fourth place:</strong> <em>Return to Celio</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Cain</span></strong><br />
<strong>Fifth place:</strong> <em>Eternal Seduction</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Cain<br />
</span>Sixth place:</strong> <em>The Case of Ziz</em> by Regina Lillie<br />
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<strong>Historical</strong><br />
<strong>First place: </strong><em>Dark Star</em> by Callie Russell <br />
<strong>Second place:</strong> <em>Heavenly Torment</em> by Wendy Brame<br />
<strong>Third place: </strong><em>The Widow Capet </em>by Amizkazar<br />
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<strong>Romantic Suspense </strong><br />
<strong>First place:</strong> <em>Small Town Storm</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Elise K. Ackers<br />
</span>Second place:</strong> <em>Discovering Love</em> by Michele Graber<br />
<strong>Third place:</strong> <em>Legally Undercover</em> by Rachel Kall<br />
<strong>Fourth place:</strong> <em>No Turning Back</em> by Tiffany A. Snow<br />
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<strong>Erotica</strong><br />
<strong>First place:</strong> <em>Legally Mastered</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille<br />
</span>Second place:</strong> <em>The Virgin at Goodrich Hall</em> by Danielle Lisle<br />
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<strong>Young Adult</strong><br />
<strong>First place: </strong><em>Nothing Left to Lose but Me</em> by Lynn Lindquist <br />
<strong>Second place:</strong> <em>Forget Tomorrow</em> by <span style="color: navy;"><strong>P.H. Dunn</strong></span><br />
<strong>Third place:</strong> <em>Wish I Could Have Said Goodbye</em> by Shari A. Brady<br />
<strong>Fourth place:</strong> <em>Getting a Life Even if You're Dead</em> by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong><br />
<strong>Fifth place: </strong><em>Destiny Gift</em> by Juliana Haygert<br />
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<em><strong>The Final Round Judges are as Follows:</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Contemporary, </strong>Associate Editor, Charles Griemsman, Harlequin<br />
<strong>Inspirational, </strong>Editor, David Long, Bethany House<br />
<strong>Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal,</strong> Agent, Rebecca Strauss, McIntosh and Otis<br />
<strong>Historical,</strong> Agent, Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency<br />
<strong>Romantic Suspense</strong> Assistant Editor, Holly Blanck, St. Martin's Press<br />
<strong>Erotica Publisher</strong>, Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora's Cave<br />
<strong>Young Adult</strong>, Editor, Leah Hultenschmidt, Sourcebooks</em><br />
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<div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate Meader</span></strong></div><div>Rebecca Sampson</div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong><br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Harley Brooks<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong></div><div>Virginia Taylor</div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd </div><div>Alicia Lienhart<br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Bronwyn Stuart</div><div>Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong> </div><div>Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div>Kimila Kay <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Shelly Bell</div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Cain</span></strong><br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div>Amity Grays</div><div>Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div><div>K. R. Lawson</div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore</div><div>Virginia Munoz <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Mary Oldham</div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div>Lucia St. John</div><div>Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Elise K. Ackers</span></strong><br />
Alana Albertson</div><div>Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Barbara Bettis<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
J'Nell Ciesielski</div><div>Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Sheridan Edmonson</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Laurie A. Green</div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Carolyn Heinemann</div><div>Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Kim Hernandez</div><div>Angie Hodapp<br />
Nancy Holland</div><div>Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Heidi Luchterhand</span></strong></div><div>Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
Jean Newlin</div><div>J. S. Nichols</div><div>P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Bonnie Staring<br />
Meredith Simmons</div><div>Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Carole Towriss</span></strong></div><div>Linda Triegel <br />
Christina Westcott</div><div>Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-44287285629520830412012-04-07T08:34:00.000-05:002012-04-07T08:34:28.689-05:002011 Divas - Launching A Star Contest Winners<div>The SpacecoasTAuthorsof Romance (Florida STARS) are proud to announce the winners and placements in the 2011 Launching a Star Contest! <br />
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<strong>Overall Winner</strong> </div><div>The overall winning entry in the 2011 Launching A Star contest is Switch, by <strong><span style="color: navy;">K. R. Lawson</span></strong>! In addition to receiving a star-shaped paperweight for her first place win in the Young Adult category, K. R. will have a star named after her through the International Registry of Stars. Congratulations, Candi! <br />
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<strong>Single Title</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Emilia Pisani, Editor, Simon & Shuster-Gallery Books and Sara Megibow, The Nelson Literary Agency</em> </div><div><em>.</em><br />
First Place –Pride, Prejudice and Second Chances – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Munoz</span></strong><br />
Second Place- Trust Me – Kimberle Swaak<br />
Third Place- Shades of Denial – Jennifer Gracen<br />
Finalist- A Year to Remember – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Shelly Bell</span></strong></div><div>Finalist –Love Shack – Elaine Meece</div><div>.<br />
<strong>General Paranormal</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Meredith Giordan, Editor, The Berkley Publishing Group and Marlene Stringer, The Stringer Literary Agency</em><br />
.</div><div>First Place- Dancing With the Devil – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Jean Newlin</span></strong><br />
Second Place- Soul Bound – Anne Papadacos</div><div>Third Place- Take Me Tonight – Robin Bielman<br />
Finalist – Demon Venture – Celeste Nist<br />
Finalist – Precious Jewels – <strong><span style="color: navy;">J. S. Nichols</span></strong><br />
.</div><div><strong>Futuristic/Fantasy</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Leah Hultenschmidt, Sr. Editor, Sourcebooks and Ethan Ellenberg, The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency <br />
</em>.</div><div>First Place- Bloodstone – Helen C. Johannes<br />
Second Place – The Dragon's Bidding – <span style="color: navy;"><strong>Christina Westcott</strong></span><br />
Third Place – Haven – Anne Francis<br />
Finalist – Project Pyramid – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Laurie A. Green</span></strong><br />
Finalist – The Star Stone – Sabrina Jarema<br />
.</div><div><strong>Historical </strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Amanda Bergeron, Asst. Editor, Harper Collins Publishers and Laura Bradford, The Bradford Literary Agency<br />
</em>.</div><div>First Place- Behind the Courtesan – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></strong><br />
Second Place- Lady Catherine's Secret – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sheridan Edmonson</span></strong><br />
Third Place- King of Swords – Anne Kenny<br />
Finalist- In the Arms of the Earl – Anna Small<br />
Finalist- The Lion Rampant – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Carolyn Heinemann</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
<strong>Series Contemporary</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Susan Litman, Sr. Editor – Harlequin/Silhouette Special Editions and Roberta Brown, The Brown Agency</em><br />
.</div><div>First Place- Healing Hearts – Pat Dengate<br />
Second Place- A Future for Abby – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Rebecca Sampson</span></strong></div><div>Third Place- Hard Copy – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Amity Grays</span></strong><br />
Finalist- Cruising for Love – Masha Levinson<br />
Finalist- Lovers Leap – Kimberly Hayes</div><div>.<br />
<strong>Romantic Suspense</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Holly Blanck, Editor, St. Martin's Press and Chelsea Gilmore, The Maria Carvainis Agency</em></div><div>.<br />
First Place- Sterile Field – Margaret Berkhousen<br />
Second Place- Sniper Shots – Kathy Lane<br />
Third Place- An Eye for Danger – Christine M. Fairchild<br />
Finalist- Peril in Paradise – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kimila Kay</span></strong> <br />
Finalist- Protecting Rose – Cheryl Yeko</div><div>.<br />
<strong>Inspirational</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Natalie Hanemann, Editor, Thomas Nelson and Suzi Townsend, Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Reps<br />
</em>.</div><div>First Place- The Madonna of Pisano – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Lucia St. John</span></strong><br />
Second Place- Love in Bitterroot Valley – Jessica Keller Koschnitzy<br />
Third Place- Of Courage Beyond – <strong><span style="color: navy;">J'Nell Ciesielski</span></strong><br />
Finalist- God Whisperer – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kim Hernandez</span></strong><br />
Finalist- When Sparrows Fly – Heidi Luchterhand</div><div>.<br />
<strong>Young Adult</strong><br />
<em>Final Judges: Kristin Daly Rens, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books and Becca Stumpf, The Prospect Agency</em></div><div>.<br />
First Place- Switch – <strong><span style="color: navy;">K. R. Lawson</span></strong><br />
Second Place- Veiled Iron – Michelle Sinclair<br />
Third Place- The Picture of Dulce Gardia – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Alana Albertson</span></strong><br />
Finalist- Lifer – <strong><span style="color: navy;">Rebecca Sampson</span></strong><br />
Finalist-The Fourth – Jennifer McAndrews</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Rebecca Sampson</span></strong></div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kate Meader<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Harley Brooks<br />
Virginia Taylor</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Elizabeth Bysiek </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
P.H. Dunn</div><div>Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Bronwyn Stuart</span></strong></div><div>Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Kimila Kay</span></strong> <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Shelly Bell</span></strong></div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Sarah Castille </div><div>Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Amity Grays</span></strong></div><div>Lisa Hilleren<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">K. R. Lawson</span></strong></div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Alicia Lienhart<br />
Michaela Moore</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Munoz</span></strong> <br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Mary Oldham</div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Lucia St. John</span></strong></div><div>Micha Summers <br />
Sasha Summers<br />
Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Alana Albertson</span></strong></div><div>Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Barbara Bettis<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">J'Nell Ciesielski</span></strong></div><div>Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Sheridan Edmonson</span></strong></div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Laurie A. Green</span></strong></div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Carolyn Heinemann</span></strong></div><div>Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kim Hernandez</span></strong></div><div>Angie Hodapp<br />
Nancy Holland</div><div>Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Leinhart</span></strong></div><div>Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Jean Newlin</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">J. S. Nichols</span></strong></div><div>P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Bonnie Staring<br />
Meredith Simmons</div><div>Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Linda Triegel <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Christina Westcott</span></strong></div><div>Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-58473339785667243902012-04-06T09:09:00.000-05:002012-04-06T09:09:53.073-05:002011 Divas - Golden Palm Contest Winners<div>Historical Category<br />
1ST Place THE COURTESAN DUCHESS - Joanna Shupe <br />
2nd Place THE WINDS OF FATE- <strong><span style="color: navy;">Elizabeth Bysiek</span></strong> </div><div>3rd Place HEART OF THE PHOENIX - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Huddleston</span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong>Mainstream with Romantic Elements Category</strong><br />
1ST Place WALKING BACKWARD OFF A CLIFF - Linda Avellar<br />
2nd Place FOREVER - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Leinhart</span></strong><br />
3rd Place SEPARATED, ACTING BADLY - Barbara Flores <br />
<br />
<strong>Paranormal/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Time Travel Category</strong><br />
1ST Place DREAM OF MY SOUL - Debra Rodensky<br />
2nd Place DANCING WITH THE DEVIL - Jean B. Newlin<br />
3rd Place MEDUSA, A LOVE STORY - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Summers<br />
</span></strong><br />
<strong>Short/Long Contemporary Category</strong><br />
1ST Place UNDERCOVER FATHER - June Love <br />
2nd Place A NIGHT AT THE ROSEMONT - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Mary Oldham</span></strong><br />
3rd Place HOME AT LAST - Janet Jones Bann<br />
<br />
<strong>Single Title Category</strong><br />
<br />
1ST Place MISSING YOU - Tracy Brogan <br />
2nd Place BID ON ME - <strong><span style="color: navy;">Micha Summers</span></strong><br />
3rd Place SMALL TOWN STORM - Elise K Ackers<br />
<div>.<br />
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong><br />
.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kate Meader<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Harley Brooks<br />
Virginia Taylor</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Elizabeth Bysiek</span></strong> </div><div>Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
P.H. Dunn</div><div>Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div>Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Ellen Russell</div><div>Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Sarah Andre</div><div>Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Sarah Castille </div><div>Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Pamela Gibson</div><div>Lisa Hilleren<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Huddleston</span></strong></div><div>Kimila Kay <br />
Katy Lee<br />
Alicia Lienhart<br />
Michaela Moore<br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Mary Oldham</span></strong></div><div>Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Micha Summers</span></strong> <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Summers</span></strong><br />
Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell<br />
Barbara Bettis<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Amity Grays<br />
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
Nancy Holland</div><div>Shanyn Hosier<br />
Faye Hughes</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Jessica Keller<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Leinhart</span></strong></div><div>Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Bonnie Staring<br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
Lucia St. John</div><div>Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Linda Triegel <br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-90095887364673210852012-04-05T00:59:00.000-05:002012-04-05T00:59:10.265-05:002011 Divas - Where the Magic Begins Contest Winners <div><div class="storycontent"><strong>HISTORICAL</strong><br />
1st Place – Lady Catherine's Secret by Sheridan Edmondson<br />
2nd Place – The Madonna of Pisano by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Lucia St. John</span></strong><br />
3rd Place – Wherever You Roam by Kimberly Keys<br />
<strong>ROMANTIC SUSPENSE</strong><br />
1st Place – Don't Look by Susanne Frost<br />
2nd Place – Deception by Jennifer Beane<br />
3rd Place – Legally Mastered by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong><br />
<strong>DARK PARANORMAL</strong><br />
1st Place – The Hunt for Home by Lorenda Christensen<br />
2nd Place – Silk by Louise Cusack<br />
3rd Place – Dark Bringer by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Brenda Nelson-Davis</span></strong> <br />
<strong>LIGHT PARANORMAL</strong><br />
1st Place – Precious Jewels by J. S. Nichols<br />
2nd Place – Medusa, A Love Story by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Summers</span></strong><br />
3rd Place – Tears of the Sun by Jackie Kramer<br />
<strong>SENSUAL SERIES</strong><br />
1st Place – The Last Refuge by Kathy Hix <br />
2nd Place – The Slipper Fits by Sandra Wagner<br />
3rd Place – Sex, Lies and Apple Pie by Lynn Somerville<br />
<strong>SINGLE TITLE</strong><br />
1st Place – Captivating Ella by Jennie Jones<br />
2nd Place – Balancing Act by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Pamela Gibson</span></strong><br />
3rd Place – A Little Bit Crazy by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Faye Hughes</span></strong><br />
<strong>SWEET SERIES</strong><br />
1st Place – Love in Bitterroot Valley by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Jessica Keller<br />
</span></strong>2nd Place – Built to Last by Sherri G. Early<br />
3rd Place – Dragonfly by Susan Shay<br />
<div>.<br />
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong><br />
.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div>Caro LaFever </div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kate Meader<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Harley Brooks<br />
Virginia Taylor</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
P.H. Dunn</div><div>Eileen Emerson</div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elizabeth Bysiek <br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Laura Drake</div><div>Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Sharon Struth</div><div>Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson</div><div>Sharon Wray<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong> </div><div>Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Pamela Gibson</span></strong></div><div>Lisa Hilleren<br />
Kimila Kay <br />
Katy Lee<br />
Alicia Lienhart<br />
Michaela Moore<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Brenda Nelson-Davis</span></strong> </div><div>Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Ellen Russell<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth<br />
Wanda Thomas</div><div>Marlene Urso<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Sarah Andre<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell<br />
Barbara Bettis<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Amity Grays<br />
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
Nancy Holland</div><div>Shanyn Hosier<br />
Barbara Huddleston<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Faye Hughes</span></strong></div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Jessica Keller</span></strong><br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Mary Oldham<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Bonnie Staring<br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Lucia St. John</span></strong></div><div>Micha Summers <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sasha Summers</span></strong></div><div>Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Linda Triegel <br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-75684262995069515652012-04-04T00:13:00.000-05:002012-04-04T00:13:41.061-05:002011 Divas - Golden Pen Contest - Final Round Placements<div>The Golden Network is pleased to announce the final rankings of the Golden Pen contest:<br />
<br />
<strong>PARANORMAL</strong> <em>(Leis Pederson, editor, Berkeley Publishing Group)</em><br />
Tattoo of Your Name Across My Soul by Abigail Schmidt<br />
Bound by Blood by Dawn Groszek<br />
Bathtub Jinn by Kay Hudson<br />
.<br />
<strong>SINGLE TITLE</strong> <em>(Katherine Pelz, editor, Berkeley Publishing Group)<br />
</em>Legally Mastered by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong> <br />
It's Not You by Kimberly Kincaid<br />
Better than Pasta by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate Meader<br />
</span></strong>.<br />
<strong>SERIES CONTEMPORARY</strong> <em>(Susan Litman, editor, Harlequin Enterprises [Special Edition])<br />
</em>The Scandalous Seduction of Miss Spencer by Jane O'Reilly<br />
Mistress By Blackmail by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Caro LaFever</span></strong> <br />
Going the Distance by Althea West<br />
.<br />
<strong>HISTORICAL</strong> <em>(Deb Werksman, editor, Sourcebooks)<br />
</em>Silverhawk by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Bettis<br />
</span></strong>Notorious Match by Angelyn Schmid<br />
A Whisper to the Wild by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Eileen Emerson</span></strong><br />
.<br />
<strong>ROMANTIC SUSPENSE</strong> <em>(Holly Blanck, editor, St. Martin's Press)</em><br />
Guardian's Promise by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sharon Wray</span></strong>on Wray<br />
The Shadow Hour by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Jacqui Nelson</span></strong><br />
Chance Encounter by Tracy Poole<br />
.<br />
<strong>YOUNG ADULT</strong> <em>(Regina Griffin, editor, Egmont USA)</em><br />
Camp Awakening by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Bonnie Staring<br />
</span></strong>Forget Tomorrow by <strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong><br />
Kisses and Curses by Shoshana Brown<br />
.<br />
<strong>INSPIRATIONAL</strong> <em>(Melissa Endlich, editor, Harlequin Enterprises [Steeple Hill])</em><br />
Left to Chance by Jessica Keller <br />
All the Blue of Heaven by Virginia Carmichael<br />
Jerusalem's Harlot by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Wanda Thomas</span></strong><br />
.<br />
<strong>NSRE</strong> <em>(Valerie Gray, editor, Harlequin Enterprises [MIRA and SPICE])<br />
</em>Sweet Spot by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Laura Drake</span></strong></div><div>The Hourglass by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sharon Struth</span></strong></div><div>Strange Bedfellows by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Nancy Holland</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong><br />
.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Caro LaFever</span></strong> </div><div>Robin Weaver</div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate Meader</span></strong><br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Jeanell Bolton</div><div>Harley Brooks<br />
Virginia Taylor</div><div>Beth Watson<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Eileen Emerson</span></strong></div><div>Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Jacqui Nelson</span></strong></div><div>Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elizabeth Bysiek <br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Laura Drake</span></strong></div><div>Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Clarissa Southwick<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sharon Struth</span></strong></div><div>Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Sharon Wray</span></strong><br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Kimila Kay <br />
Katy Lee<br />
Alicia Lienhart<br />
Michaela Moore<br />
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Ellen Russell<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Wanda Thomas</span></strong></div><div>Marlene Urso<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Sarah Andre<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Bettis</span></strong><br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Sarah Castille</span></strong> </div><div>Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Marilyn Ebbs</div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Pamela Gibson <br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Amity Grays<br />
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Nancy Holland</span></strong></div><div>Shanyn Hosier<br />
Barbara Huddleston</div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis <br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Mary Oldham<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Bonnie Staring</span></strong><br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
Micha Summers <br />
Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Linda Triegel <br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-63878344951093190042012-04-03T03:41:00.000-05:002012-04-03T03:41:24.795-05:002011 Divas - Golden Rose Contest Winners<div><strong>ROMANTIC SUSPENSE <br />
.</strong><br />
Forever by Alicia Leinhart - 1st<br />
Soul in Chains by Therese Rittenback - 2nd<br />
Obsession by Kristine Cayne - 3rd</div><div>.<br />
<strong>CONTEMPORARY SERIES</strong><br />
.</div><div>Desires of the Soul by Gina Maxwell - 1st<br />
Mistress by Blackmail by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Caro LaFever</span></strong> - 2nd <br />
A Perfect Wife also by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Caro LaFever</span></strong> - 3rd</div><div>.<br />
<strong>SINGLE TITLE<br />
.</strong><br />
Legally Mastered by Sarah Rose Ahmad - 1st<br />
Learning Pleasure by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Jeanell Bolton</span></strong> - 2nd<br />
Love in the Afternoon by Allison Packard - 3rd</div><div>.<br />
<strong>PARANORMAL<br />
.</strong><br />
Rayven's Keep by Elizabeth Parker - 1st<br />
Silent Moon by Sarina Dorie - 2nd<br />
Alaia's Dream by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Marilyn Ebbs</span></strong> - 3rd</div><div>.<br />
<strong>HISTORICAL</strong> <br />
.<br />
The Duke's Temptation by Rebecca Lang - 1st </div><div>No Other Tart Will Do by Rhea Ference - 2nd <br />
Heart of the Pheonix by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Huddleston</span></strong> - 3rd</div><div>.<br />
<strong>YOUNG ADULT</strong> <br />
.<br />
Forget Tomorrow by <strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong> - 1st<br />
Light Bringer by Diana Munoz Stewart - 2nd<br />
Getting a Life, Even if You're Dead by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong> - 3rd</div><div>.<br />
<strong>NOVEL WITH STRONG ROMANTIC ELEMENTS</strong></div><div><strong>.</strong><br />
Debriefing the Dead by Kerensa Brougham - 1st<br />
Styrofoam Corpse by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Robin Weaver</span></strong> - 2nd<br />
After the Fall by Deborah O'Neil Cordes <br />
and Cary Morgan Frates - 3rd</div><div>.<br />
<strong>Overall Winner</strong> is Forget Tomorrow by <strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong></div><div></div><div>.<br />
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong><br />
.......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Nine Finals...</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Robin Weaver</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Caro LaFever</span></strong> </div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Kate Meader<br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Jeanell Bolton</span></strong></div><div>Harley Brooks<br />
Virginia Taylor</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong><br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elizabeth Bysiek <br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong></div><div>Eileen Emerson <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Jacqui Nelson<br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Laura Drake<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Kimila Kay <br />
Katy Lee<br />
Alicia Lienhart<br />
Michaela Moore<br />
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Ellen Russell<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth<br />
Sharon Struth<br />
Marlene Urso<br />
Sharon Wray<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Sarah Andre<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
Mary Culver <br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Marilyn Ebbs</span></strong></div><div>Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Pamela Gibson <br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Amity Grays<br />
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Barbara Huddleston</span></strong></div><div>Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Merle McCann<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
Mara Nash<br />
Brenda Nelson-Davis <br />
Kaylie Newell<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Mary Oldham<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Judy Ridgley<br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
Micha Summers <br />
Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Wanda Thomas <br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Linda Triegel <br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-25035793110158257412012-04-02T00:51:00.000-05:002012-04-02T00:51:39.361-05:002011 Divas - Dixie Kane Contest Winners<div><strong>Romantic Suspense</strong></div><div><strong>.</strong><br />
First Place (tie)<br />
Vagabonds and Kings by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Merle McCann</span></strong><br />
Wild Obsession by Genevieve Williams</div><div>.<br />
2nd Place (tie)<br />
Don't Mess With Mick by Robena Grant <br />
Forever by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Lienhart</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">.</span></strong></div><div>3rd Place <br />
Blue Steel Crucifix by S. R. Perricone</div><div>.<br />
Honorable Mention (tie)<br />
River Rat by Teresa Lynn<br />
Spellbound by Margaret McIsaac<br />
<br />
<strong>Paranormal</strong></div><div><strong>.</strong><br />
1st Place <br />
Other Than by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Brenda Nelson-Davis </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">.<br />
</span></strong>2nd Place <br />
Sword's Call by Chrissy Szarek</div><div>.<br />
3rd Place<br />
Murderous Victims by C. J. Parker </div><div>.<br />
Honorable Mention (tie)<br />
A Promise Given by Carla S. Smith<br />
Wolf's Ward by Allison Rose Martinez <br />
.<br />
<strong>Novel With Romantic Elements</strong> </div><div><strong>.</strong><br />
1st Place<br />
The Hourglass by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Sharon Struth</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">.</span></strong><br />
2nd Place<br />
A Death That Lingers by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kaylie Newell</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">.</span></strong><br />
3rd Place<br />
Caught in the Storm, 1861 – 1863 by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Mary Culver</span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">.</span></strong><br />
Honorable Mention (tie)<br />
The End of the Storm, The Journey Home by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Mary Culver</span></strong> </div><div>Portrait of a Dead Guy by Larissa Hoffman<br />
.<br />
<strong>Historical</strong> </div><div><strong>.</strong><br />
1st Place <br />
Ties That Bind by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Judy Ridgley</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">.</span></strong><br />
2nd Place <br />
Love Moves Mountain by Pat Warner <br />
.</div><div>3rd Place (tie)<br />
The Raven's Bride by Lynette Vinet<br />
A Matter of Chemistry by Amy B. Ferguson<br />
.<br />
Honorable Mention <br />
Outlaw Hearts by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Linda Triegel <br />
</span></strong> .<br />
<strong>Single Title Contemporary</strong></div><div><strong>.<br />
</strong>1st Place <br />
Two for the Road by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Linda Triegel </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">.</span></strong><br />
2nd Place <br />
Hurricane Winds by Jaimie Bergeron </div><div>.<br />
3rd Place <br />
Chasing Miracles by Linda Chubbuck </div><div>. <br />
Honorable Mention<br />
Hiding in Plain View by Katherine McDermott </div><div>. <br />
<strong>Highest Overall Score <br />
</strong>Vagabonds and Kings by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Merle McCann</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong><br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
Robin Weaver<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Caro LaFever <br />
Kate Meader<br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Virginia Taylor<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Jeanell Bolton<br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Beth Watson<br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Elizabeth Bysiek <br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Eileen Emerson <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Jacqui Nelson<br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Laura Drake<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Kimila Kay <br />
Katy Lee</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Lienhart</span></strong><br />
Michaela Moore<br />
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Ellen Russell<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth<br />
<span style="color: navy;"><strong>Sharon Struth</strong></span></div><div>Marlene Urso<br />
Sharon Wray<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Sarah Andre<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Mary Culver</span></strong> </div><div>Jeanne Dickson<br />
P.H. Dunn<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Pamela Gibson <br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Amity Grays<br />
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Merle McCann</span></strong></div><div>Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
Mara Nash<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Brenda Nelson-Davis </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kaylie Newell</span></strong></div><div>P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Mary Oldham<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Judy Ridgley</span></strong></div><div>Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
Micha Summers <br />
Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Wanda Thomas <br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Linda Triegel </span></strong><br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-29417811499927250972012-04-01T04:14:00.000-05:002012-04-01T04:14:31.134-05:002011 Divas - Heartbeat Contest Winners<div>Winner: Forces of Nature by Denise Cychosz</div><div>2nd place - The Winds of Fate by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Elizabeth Bysiek</span></strong> </div><div>3rd place - Peril in Paradise by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kimila Kay</span></strong> </div><div>4th place - Spotlight by Kim Law<br />
.<br />
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong><br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
Robin Weaver<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Caro LaFever <br />
Kate Meader<br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong><br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Virginia Taylor<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Jeanell Bolton<br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Beth Watson<br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Elizabeth Bysiek</span></strong> </div><div>Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Eileen Emerson <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Jacqui Nelson<br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Laura Drake<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kimila Kay</span></strong> </div><div>Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore<br />
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Ellen Russell<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth<br />
Marlene Urso<br />
Sharon Wray<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Sarah Andre<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Shelly Bell<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
P.H. Dunn<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Pamela Gibson <br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Amity Grays<br />
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Alicia Lienhart<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
Mara Nash<br />
P.J. O'Dwyer<br />
Mary Oldham<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
S.L. Rowland<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
Sharon Struth<br />
Micha Summers <br />
Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Wanda Thomas <br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-32477303637764146852012-03-31T08:02:00.000-05:002012-03-31T08:02:58.329-05:002011 Divas - Heart of the West Writers Contest Winners<div><strong>Historical </strong>- <em>final judge: Anita Mumm, Literary Assistant, Nelson Literary Agency</em><br />
.<br />
1st Place - FROM THE ASHES: A FAERIE TALE - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kerrigan Byrne<br />
</span></strong>2nd Place - STARLING - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor</span></strong></div><div>3rd Place - THE COURTESAN'S REVENGE - by Stephanie Thomas<br />
4th Place - ELLA - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
<strong>Contemporary</strong> - <em>final judge: Michelle Wolfson, Wolfson Literary Agency</em><br />
.<br />
1st Place - BETTER THAN PASTA - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate Meader<br />
</span></strong>2nd Place - LEGALLY MASTERED - by Sarah Castille<br />
3rd Place - ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND I AIN'T GOT NOBODY - by Jennie Marts<br />
4th Place - A YEAR TO REMEMBER - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Shelly Bell</span></strong><br />
.<br />
<strong>Mystery/Suspense</strong> - <em>final judge: Lauren Ruth, BookEnds, LLC</em><br />
.<br />
1st Place - BLOOD OATH - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Carol-Faye Ashcraft</span></strong><br />
2nd Place - FOREVER - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Lienhart</span></strong><br />
3rd Place - DARK VICTORY - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">P.J. O'Dwyer</span></strong><br />
4th Place - BREE - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
<strong>Paranormal</strong> - final judge: Marisa Corvisiero, L. Perkins Agency<br />
.<br />
1st Place - CLAIMED BY PASSION - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">S.L. Rowland</span></strong><br />
2nd Place - FAERIE FATE - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Mara Nash</span></strong><br />
3rd Place - GUARDIAN TAMED - by P.A.DePaul<br />
4th Place - CALLER OF LIGHT - by T.J. Shaw<br />
.<br />
<strong>Young Adult</strong> - <em>final judge: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency</em><br />
.<br />
1st Place - FORGET TOMORROW - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn<br />
</span></strong>2nd Place - GETTING A LIFE, EVEN IF YOU'RE DEAD - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong><br />
3rd Place - RILEY'S POND - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Harley Brooks</span></strong><br />
4th Place - DESIGNER GENES - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Harley Brooks</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
<strong>Golden Pen</strong> - URWA Members Only - <em>final judge: Tara Parsons, Editor,Harlequin<br />
.</em><br />
1st Place - FROM THE ASHES: A FAERIE TALE - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kerrigan Byrne</span></strong><br />
2nd Place - MINDBOUND - by Alysia S. Knight<br />
3rd Place - DESIGNER GENES - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Harley Brooks</span></strong></div><div>4th Place - CLAIMED BY PASSION - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">S.L. Rowland</span></strong><br />
5th Place - RILEY'S POND - by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Harley Brooks</span></strong></div><div>.<br />
.<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...</span></strong><br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...</span></strong><br />
Robin Weaver<br />
...<br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>Seven Finals...<br />
</strong></span>Nan Dixon <br />
Caro LaFever <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate Meader</span></strong><br />
Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......</div><div><strong><span style="color: red;">Six Finals...</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Harley Brooks</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia Taylor</span></strong></div><div>...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Jeanell Bolton<br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
Katherine Lowry Logan<br />
Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Rebecca Skrabl</div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Beth Watson</span></strong><br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Eileen Emerson <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
Virginia McCullough <br />
Jacqui Nelson<br />
Isis Rushdan<br />
Clarissa Southwick<br />
Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Carol-Faye Ashcraft</span></strong></div><div>Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Elizabeth Bysiek <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner <br />
Vivienne Courtoise <br />
Stefani de Ravin<br />
Laura Drake<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
Diane Garner<br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore<br />
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
Diana Quincy<br />
Gloria Richard<br />
Ellen Russell<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
Madeline Smyth<br />
Marlene Urso<br />
Sharon Wray<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Sarah Andre<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Shelly Bell</span></strong></div><div>Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">P.H. Dunn</span></strong><br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
MV Freeman<br />
Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale<br />
Pamela Gibson <br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
Amity Grays<br />
Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James<br />
Kimila Kay<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
Pamela Kopfler <br />
Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Alicia Lienhart</span></strong></div><div>Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham<br />
Debra Maher<br />
Kate MacEachern<br />
Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Mara Nash</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: navy;">P.J. O'Dwyer</span></strong></div><div>Mary Oldham<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">S.L. Rowland</span></strong></div><div>Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
Sharon Struth<br />
Micha Summers <br />
Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Wanda Thomas <br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34017738.post-90517841928640251782012-03-30T04:51:00.000-05:002012-03-30T04:51:33.328-05:002011 Divas - Golden Gateway Contest Winners<div><table><tbody>
<tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>FTHRW Golden Gateway Winners </b></span><br />
<br />
</td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"><span class="style3"><strong>PARANORMAL</strong><br />
1st - Incandescent by <strong><span style="color: navy;">MV Freeman</span></strong><br />
2nd - Elder Enslaved by Angela McCallister <br />
3rd - Better Dead by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Pamela Kopfler</span></strong> <br />
4th - The Ruby Brooch by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Katherine Lowry Logan</span></strong><br />
5th - Memory's Deception by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate MacEachern</span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong>HISTORICAL</strong><br />
1st - Heart of the Phoenix by Barbara Bettis<br />
2nd - Tempting Bella by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diana Quincy<br />
</span></strong>3rd - Compromising Willa by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diana Quincy<br />
</span></strong>4th - From the Ashes: A Faerie Tale by Kerrigan Byrne<br />
<br />
<strong>MAINSTREAM</strong><br />
1st - One More Breath by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Pamela Kopfler</span></strong> <br />
2nd - The Patriarch by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Clarissa Southwick<br />
</span></strong>3rd - Dead Drop by Alicia Lienhart<br />
4th - Meet Me in Jersey by Charli Mac<br />
5th - Amber Light by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia McCullough</span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong>SERIES</strong><br />
1st - The D.A.'s Hidden Agenda by Vanessa Moss<br />
2nd - All the Law Allows by Nancy Holland<br />
3rd - Hard Cut by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Amity Grays</span></strong><br />
4th - The Prince's Defiant Wedding Planner by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Stefani de Ravin</span></strong><br />
5th - Fugitive Heart by HiDee Ekstrom<br />
<br />
<strong>SINGLE TITLE</strong><br />
1st - Beneath the Veil by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Madeline Smyth<br />
</span></strong>2nd (tie) - Hawaiian Heat by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Diane Garner<br />
</span></strong>2nd (tie) - Off the Deep End by Barbara Cool Lee<br />
3rd (tie) - Play Date by Lori Larson<br />
3rd (tie) - The Jack of Her Hearts by <strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia McCullough</span></strong><br />
.</span><br />
<span class="style3">.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><strong><span style="color: navy;">Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...<br />
</span></strong>.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Eight Finals...<br />
</span></strong>Robin Weaver<br />
...<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Seven Finals...</span></strong><br />
Nan Dixon <br />
Caro LaFever <br />
<div>Kate Meader</div><div>Averil Reisman<br />
Camryn Rhys<br />
Rebecca Sampson<br />
......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Five Finals...</span></strong><br />
Kathleen Rice Adams<br />
Jerrie Alexander<br />
Jeanell Bolton<br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Robin Covington <br />
Marni Donnelly-Folsom <br />
Ash Krafton<br />
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Katherine Lowry Logan</span></strong></div><div>Jennifer McQuiston <br />
Rebecca Skrabl<br />
Stephanie Winkelhake<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
.......<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Four Finals...</span></strong><br />
Cecily Cornelius-White <br />
Louisa Cornell<br />
Eileen Emerson <br />
Ellen Lindseth<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Virginia McCullough</span></strong> </div><div>Jacqui Nelson</div><div>Isis Rushdan<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Clarissa Southwick</span></strong><br />
Bronwyn Stuart<br />
Kristine B. Thompson<br />
Beth Watson<br />
....<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Three Finals...</span></strong><br />
Romily Bernard<br />
Veronica Blade<br />
Valerie Bowman<br />
Jennifer Bray-Weber <br />
Elizabeth Bysiek <br />
Tamara Carr<br />
Kathleen Cherry<br />
Meredith Allen Conner </div><div>Vivienne Courtoise <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Stefani de Ravin</span></strong></div><div>Laura Drake<br />
Anita Mae Draper<br />
Normandie Ward Fischer<br />
Donna S. Frelick<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Diane Garner</span></strong><br />
Lisa Hilleren<br />
Katy Lee<br />
Michaela Moore<br />
Janet Nickoles<br />
Cindy Nord<br />
Cathy Perkins<br />
Helen H. Pilz <br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Diana Quincy</span></strong><br />
Gloria Richard</div><div>Ellen Russell<br />
Jane Sevier<br />
Michelle Sharp<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Madeline Smyth</span></strong></div><div>Virginia Taylor<br />
Marlene Urso<br />
Sharon Wray<br />
.........<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Two Finals...</span></strong><br />
Wendy Anderson<br />
Sarah Andre<br />
Carol-Faye Ashcraft<br />
Colette Auclair<br />
Lynda Bailey<br />
Tamara Baumann<br />
Rachael Blair<br />
Susan Breeden<br />
Rachel Brimble<br />
Harley Brooks<br />
Kimila Bowling<br />
Wendy Campbell<br />
Lisa Chaplin<br />
Meredith Clark<br />
Jeanne Dickson<br />
Caroline Dunsheath<br />
Alice Fairbanks-Burton<br />
Leanne Farrell<br />
Stanalei Fletcher<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">MV Freeman</span></strong></div><div>Chris Anna Fullerton<br />
Collyn Gale</div><div>Pamela Gibson <br />
Daphe Gray<br />
Katie Graykowski<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Amity Grays</span></strong></div><div>Jan Gurney<br />
Natasha Hacaga<br />
Richard Hacker<br />
Jacqueline Harris <br />
Karen Dale Harris<br />
Lily Herman<br />
Gwen Hernandez<br />
Angie Hodapp<br />
Shanyn Hosier<br />
Monique Insalaco <br />
Sherry Isaac<br />
Kendra James</div><div>Kimila Kay<br />
Samantha Ann King<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Pamela Kopfler</span></strong> </div><div>Melissa Landers<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Rebecca Lees<br />
Leisl Leighton<br />
Heather Leonard <br />
Sara Leyton<br />
Miranda Liasson<br />
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham</div><div>Debra Maher<br />
<strong><span style="color: navy;">Kate MacEachern</span></strong></div><div>Hanna Martine <br />
Kathryn Matzen<br />
Arlene McFarlane <br />
Maggie McGinnis<br />
Crista McHugh<br />
Kate Meader<br />
Donna Meier<br />
Heather Molloy<br />
Leeann Morgan<br />
Susan Muller <br />
Virginia Munoz <br />
Mary Oldham<br />
Catherine Phelan<br />
Elizabeth Pina<br />
Terry Poca<br />
Naomi Rawlings <br />
Elizabeth Roadifer <br />
Susanna Rogers<br />
Kathleen Bittner Roth<br />
Jess Russel<br />
Elaine Schwetz<br />
Sherri Shackleford<br />
PJ Sharon<br />
Laura Sheehan<br />
D. B. Shuster<br />
Eva Siedler<br />
Meredith Simmons<br />
Sharon Struth<br />
Micha Summers <br />
Carla Swafford <br />
Sarah Tanner<br />
Janis Thereault<br />
Wanda Thomas <br />
Donna Thorland<br />
Sandra Tilley<br />
Chris Weston <br />
Lynn Wilson<br />
Judith Wherett<br />
Barbara Claypole White<br />
Kevin Wolf<br />
Yvonne Yirka<br />
........</div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0