Monday, November 15, 2010

2009 Divas - Beacon Unpublished Winners

Historical / Regency - Jesse Feldman, New American Library

FIRST PLACE: "Never Too Late" by Karen Dobbins
SECOND PLACE: "Silverhawk" by Barbara Huddleston
THIRD PLACE: "Good-Timin' Man" by Alison Atwater
FOURTH PLACE: "The Deceit of Desire" by Pamela Bolton-Holifield w/a Louisa Cornell

Long Contemporary / Single Title Contemporary (over 70,000 words) - Leah Hultenschmidt, Dorchester Publishing

FIRST PLACE: "How to Marry a Kajillionaire" by Jenny Bernard
SECOND PLACE: "Pump and Grind" by Stephanie Faris
THIRD PLACE: "Into the Night" by Melissa Jackson Brister

Contemporary Series (All except Suspense and Adventure) - Gail Chasan, Silhouette Special Edition

FIRST PLACE: "The Charm Offensive" by Peter Andrews
SECOND PLACE: "Head Games" by Denise Cychosz
THIRD PLACE: "The Best Man's Baby" by Louise Cobb & Karen Daughtry
FOURTH PLACE: "Flipping Grapes" by Jeanne M. Dickson

Romantic Suspense / Contemporary Series: Suspense and Adventure - Emily Ohanjanians, Mira

FIRST PLACE: "Blowdown" by Jeanan Glazier Davis
SECOND PLACE: "Sacred Bundle" by Ginny Powers
THIRD PLACE: "Buried Deep" by Jean Mason

Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal - Meghan Conrad, Cerridwen Press/Ellora's Cave

FIRST PLACE: "Bad Girl" by Cathy Pegau
SECOND PLACE: "Dragon's Mark" by Renee Gore w/a Eden Glenn
THIRD PLACE: "Izzy's Tale" by Mary Karlik

Inspirational -Amanda Bostic, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

FIRST PLACE: "Faith, Family and the Girl Next Door" by Susan Diane Johnson
SECOND PLACE: "Dreaming of You" by Belinda Peterson
THIRD PLACE: "Will of God" by Denise Cychosz

Chick Lit / Women's Fiction / Mainstream - Danielle Poiesz, Simon and Schuster

FIRST PLACE: "The Lake Effect" by Gabrielle Luthy
SECOND PLACE: "Whiskey Rebellion" by Leah Hodge
THIRD PLACE: "Saturdays at the Karma Café" by Edie Ramer

Erotic Romance - Susan Swinwood, SPICE

FIRST PLACE: "Vampire Vacation" by C.J. Ellisson
SECOND PLACE: "Lovers Estranged" by Iris Astres
THIRD PLACE: "The Island" by Claudia D'Angelo

Young Adult - Kathy Dawson, Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin Group

FIRST PLACE: "Venetian Blind" by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
SECOND PLACE: "Mark of Faith" by Karen Steele
THIRD PLACE: "Sugar High" by Bethany Cunningham


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

Nancy Naigle said...

What an impressive list!!

Out of Focus actually won two and was in a finalist in two others. Good news - it will be out in November 2011 in both print and eformats.

Hip Hip Hooray!
Nancy
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