2011 Divas - Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence for Unpublished Authors

Category (Series) Romantic Mystery/Suspense
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1st Place: Jenni Wiltz, THE CHERBOURG JEWELS
2nd Place: Claudia Shelton, PLEASE BE CAREFUL
3rd Place: Jamie Michele, MIDNIGHT POSSESSION
Honorable Mention: Kathy Altman, THE BADGE BETWEEN THEM
Honorable Mention: Tamara Carr, HIS PRETEND PRINCESS
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Historical Romantic Mystery/Suspsense
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1st Place: Louisa Cornell, HIS CHARMING SEDUCTRESS
2nd Place: Marnee Bailey, A TANGLE OF LIES
3rd Place: Bernadette Hearne, TRAITOR TO LOVE
Honorable Mention: Leigh Stites, THE PRODIGAL
Honorable Mention: Jacki Delecki, A CODE OF LOVE
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Inspirational Romantic Mystery/Suspense
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1st Place: Renee Ann Smith, THE CHILDREN'S CORNER
2nd Place: Alison Stone, RANDOM ACTS
3rd Place: Suzanne Bratcher, THE COPPER BOX
Honorable Mention: Sally Burbank, LOVE HAS NO COLOR
Honorable Mention: Anita Mae Draper, THE KEY TO HIS HEART
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Mainstream Mystery/Suspense
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1st Place: Elaine M. Powell, THE CANTERBURY WITNESSES
2nd Place: Cathryn Pritchard, THE END AT RIVER'S BEND
3rd Place: Patrice Kavanaugh, DIE RUN HIDE
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Heiter, KILLER ALIBI
Honorable Mention: Denise Weeks, MURDER BY MARFA LIGHTS
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Paranormal (Fantasy/Time Travel/Futuristic) Romantic Mystery/Suspense
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1st Place: Caroline Dunsheath, SPLIT
2nd Place: Heather Leonard, SPELLBOUND: A MAGIC CITY MYSTERY
3rd Place: Rebecca Finley, A STONE OF SHADOWS
Honorable Mention: Ash Krafton, BLEEDING HEARTS
Honorable Mention: AJ Larrieu, BLACK MAGIC COFFEE AND TEA
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Single Title Romantic Mystery/Suspense
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1st Place: Sharon Wray, JULIET'S ROQUE
2nd Place: Kristine B. Thompson, LOOKING INTO HELL
3rd Place: Jane Vasarhelyi, MESSAGE FROM PANAMA
Honorable Mention: Diane Garner, THE CELL
Honorable Mention: Kristine B. Thompson, WAKING UP IN HELL
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THE OVERALL DAPHNE WINNER FOR THE 2011 UNPUBLISHED CONTEST IS:
CAROLINE DUNSHEATH: SPLIT
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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Five Finals...
Camryn Rhys
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Four Finals...
Ellen Lindseth
Kristine B. Thompson
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Three Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Veronica Blade
Elizabeth Bysiek
Tamara Carr
Nan Dixon
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Ash Krafton
Averil Reisman
Isis Rushdan
Jane Sevier
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Jeanell Bolton
Valerie Bowman
Harley Brooks
Kimila Bowling
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake
Caroline Dunsheath
Eileen Emerson
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
Diane Garner
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Gwen Hernandez
Shanyn Hosier
Samantha Ann King
Melissa Landers
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Miranda Liasson
Hanna Martine
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Michaela Moore
Cindy Nord
Susanna Rogers
Ellen Russell
Rebecca Sampson
Elaine Schwetz
Madeline Smyth
Sharon Struth
Sarah Tanner
Wanda Thomas
Marlene Urso
Lynn Wilson
Stephanie Winkelhake
Kevin Wolf
Sharon Wray
Christine Wunch
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