2010 Divas - Lone Star Writing Contest Winners

The 2010 Lone Star Writing Competition committee is proud to announce
this year's winners. Congratulations to all!
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YOUNG ADULT:
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Final Judges:
Editor: Kat O'Shea - Leap Books
Agent: Tina Wexler - International Creative Management
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1st place - REDEFINING NORMAL by Katie McGarry
2nd place - CAMP AWAKENING by Bonnie Staring
3rd place - IGNITE by Cindy Nielsen
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Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Category:
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Final Judges:
Editor: Tara Gavin - Harlequin Nocturne
Agent: Alexandra Machinist - Linda Chester Literary Agency
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1st place - REQUIM FOR THE UNDEAD by Sharron Houdek
2nd place - PARADOX by Isis Rushdan
3rd place - INHALE by Kendell Gray
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INSPIRATIONAL
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Final Judges:
Editor: Lindsay Guzzardo - Guideposts Books
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray - Hartline Literary
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1st Place - THE CAPTIVE BIRD by JoAnn Robisheaux
2nd Place - KASEY'S SECRET by Kayla Westra
3rd Place - THE SAMURAI'S HEART by Walt Mussell
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HISTORICAL
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Final Judges:
Editor: Alicia Condon - Kensington
Agent: Sara Megibow - Nelson Literary Agency
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1st Place - DEVIL'S HEARTACHE by Wendy La Capra
2nd Place - LOVING THE EARL by Iona Jones
3rd Place - INVITATION TO SCANDAL by Kelly Boyce

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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
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Final Judges:
Editor: Leis Pederson - Penguin
Agent: Tina Tsallas - Great Titles, Inc.
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1st Place - RAIN OF ASH by Michelle Miller
2nd Place - MONET MURDERS by Jean Harrington
3rd Place - INTO THE AMAZON by Nicole Tedesco
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CONTEMPORARY SERIES
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Final Judges:
Editor: Wanda Ottewell - Harlequin
Agent: Pam Strickler - Pam Strickler Author Management
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1st Place - FIRST AID FOR A BROKEN HEART by Katrina Crew
2nd Place - STAR KISSED by Kelly Fitzpatrick
3rd Place - SPORTING CHANCE by Ree Mancini
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SINGLE TITLE
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Final Judges:
Editor: Deb Werksman - Sourcebooks
Agent: Lois Winston - Ashley Grayson Literary Agency
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1ST Place - STRONG, SWEET AND HAUNTED by Kate Freiman
2nd Place - MARGARITA AND HER MASTER by Marina Osipova
3rd Place - DEADLY OBSESSION by Katie Reus

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Nine Finals
Jeanell Bolton

Isis Rushdan

Tracy St. Hilaire
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Eight Finals
Crista McHugh
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Seven Finals
Nan Dixon

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Six Finals
Elisa Beatty

NJ Litz

Dora Mekouar
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski
Tamara Hughes
Sylvia McDaniel

Suzanne Webb
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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney

Kendell Gray

Kay Hudson
Patrice Kavanaugh
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Katie McGarry
L. Pepper Norris

Mary Oldham
Connie Queen

Susanna Rogers

Carla Swafford

Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Jennifer Beane
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Trudi Seery Gilligan
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Robin Haseltine

Leah Hodge
Lisa Kessler

Wendy La Capra

Helen Lacey

Kim Law
Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Cindy Nord
Kylie Short
Madeline Smyth
Clarissa Southwick

Bonnie Staring
Ciara Stewart
G. Jillian Stone
Jennifer Stroka

Anna Sugden
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Susan Anderson
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jo Anne Banker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Robin Bielman
Terri Bolyard

Kelly Boyce

Susan Breeden
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Kristina Coi
Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington

Mary Culver
Amy DeTrempe
Kimberly Dias
Jeanne Dickson

Anne-Louise Dubrawski

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Lynn Gutierrez
Sharon Hamilton
Lyndee Henderson

Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Sharron Houdek

Jan Jackson
Ruth Kaufman

Elizabeth Kelley
Kimberly Killion
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino

Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi

Meg Mims

Stacy Monson
Danielle Mulcahy
Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal

Sally Orr
Karen Papandrew
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Barbara Reed
Katie Reus

JoAnn Robisheaux

Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine

Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon

Claudia Shelton

Merry Simmons
Dara-Lee Snow
Heather Snow
Katrina Snow
Jennifer Tanner
Laura Templeton

Bobbye Terry
Phyllis J. Towzey
Olivia Ventura
Amy Villalba

Kayla Westra

Mia Zachary
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SOLD!
Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory
Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes
Alyessa Everett - A Tryst with Trouble
Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie
Gwyn, Keli - A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California
Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Laird
Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus
J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me
Edie Ramer - Cattitude
Jo Ramsey - Cluing In
Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)
G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man
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