Showing posts with label Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence - Unpublished. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence - Unpublished. Show all posts

Friday, October 14, 2011

2010 Divas - Daphne du Maurier Unpublished Contest Finalists

THE KISS OF DEATH CHAPTER'S 2010 DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ITS UNPUBLISHED CONTEST FINALISTS
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FINALISTS: CATEGORY SERIES ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
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Orchard County Killer by Deborah L. Kaufman
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His Reluctant Witness by Lexi Connor
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Rescued by D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
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Kira's Keeper by Jan Schliesman
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Blue Ridge Fear by Robin Weaver
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FINALISTS: HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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A Lady's Revenge by Tracey Smith w/a Tracey Devlyn
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Her Secret Flyboy by Jeanne Dickson
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Vengeance is Mine by Linda Friar
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Deception by Jennifer Beane
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Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow
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FINALISTS: INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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Illusion of Safety by Dianna Benson
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The Shadow of Heaven by C.J. Eernisse Chase
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Nightshade by Debra E. Marvin
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Submerged by Dani Pettrey
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The Peacock Throne by Lisa Karon Richardson
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FINALISTS: PARANORMAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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Last Wishes by Caroline Dunsheath
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Last Chance by writing team Ann Fischer & Linda Baxter*
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Hearts of Darkness by Ciara Stewart
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Lost Paladin by Tracy St. Hilaire
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Passages by Laurel Wanrow
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FINALISTS: SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not by Lena Diaz
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In For a Penny by Kathy Franklin
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Misdirection by Linda Lovely
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Safe in Enemy Arms by Joan Swan
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From Baghdad with Love by Clarissa Southwick
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FINALISTS: MAINSTREAM MYSTERY SUSPENSE
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Insight by Polly Iyer
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Death Benefits by Arlene Kay
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Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles
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Pineapples in Peril by Cheryl Linn Martin
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Solstice of Death by Robin Weaver



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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Thirteen Finals
Isis Rushdan
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Twelve Finals
Jeanell Bolton
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Eleven Finals
Crista McHugh
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Ten Finals
Madeline Smyth
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Nine Finals
Robin Weaver
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Seven Finals
Elisa Beatty
Nan Dixon
NJ Litz
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Six Finals
Jennifer Beane
Katie Graykowski
Dora Mekouar
Susanna Rogers
Suzanne Webb
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Katrina Crew
Jeanne Dickson
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Kay Hudson
Tamara Hughes
Kimberly Killion
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Sylvia McDaniel
Stacy Monson
Mary Oldham
Rebecca Sampson
Heather Snow
Bonnie Staring
Ciara Stewart
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Four Finals
E. J. Brighton*
Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney
Kendell Gray
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Robin Haseltine
Leah Hodge
Patrice Kavanaugh
Lisa Kessler
Kim Law
Linscott-Dunham
Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
L. Pepper Norris
Sally Orr
Connie Queen
Clarissa Southwick
G. Jillian Stone
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Tanner
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Claire Ashgrove
Jo Anne Banker
Terry Bolyard
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Lexi Connor
Stefani de Ravin
Kimberly Dias
Sarina Dorie
June Faver
Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris
Trudi Seery Gilligan
Kendall Grey
Robert Hecker
Debbie Kaufman
Wendy La Capra
Helen Lacey
Rebecca Lees
Heather Leonard
Sandy Loyd
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Dale Mayer - SOLD!
Meg Mims
Barbara Reed
Jane Sevier
Kylie Short
Jennifer Stroka
Anna Sugden
Olivia Ventura
Kayla Westra
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Kathy Altman
Susan Anderson
Iris Astres
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Sarah Baker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Dianna Benson
Donan Berg
Jaimie Bergeron
Robin Bielman
Roxy Boroughs
Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
Shoshana Brown
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Elizabeth Bysiek
Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin
C.J. Eernisse Chase
Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly
Meredith Conner
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington
Mary Culver
Cera Daniels
Lisa Deon
Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas
Anne-Louise Dubrawski
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Louise Foster
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Lynn Gutierrez
Patty Smith Hall
Sharon Hamilton
Jennifer Harrington
Lyndee Henderson
Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Jennifer Hopkins
Sharron Houdek
Jan Jackson
Ruth Kaufman
Elizabeth Kelley
Rashda Khan
Sally Kilpatrick
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Priscilla Kissinger
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Pamela Kopfler
Suzanne Lazear
Philip L. Levin
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi
Linda Lovely
Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Madeline Martin
Jennifer McQuiston
Theresa Monsey
Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell
Nancy Naigle
Jacqui Nelson
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Eleanor Nystrom
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal
Karen Papandrew
Kate Parker
Cathy Perkins
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Carol Post
Katie Reus
Camryn Rhys
Lisa Karon Richardson
Kit Riordan
JoAnn Robisheaux
Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine
Paula Sharon
Diana Sharples
Claudia Shelton
Merry Simmons
Coreene Smith
Dara-Lee Snow
Katrina Snow
Rita St. Claire
Bronwyn Stuart
Denise Swank
Laura Templeton
Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley
Phyllis J. Towzey
Krissee Vanderverff
Tina Edwards Vaughn
Amy Villalba
Laurel Wanrow
Judith Whitmore
Sharon Wray
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
Dale Mayer - Tuesday's Child
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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Sunday, November 08, 2009

2009 Divas - Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence - Unpublished

The Kiss of Death Chapter and the Daphne Committee are pleased to announce the Rankings for the 2009 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery Suspense Unpublished Contest:

CATEGORY (SERIES) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

See Jane Run by Angi PlattFirst Place

Against Her Will by Marie Campbell – Second Place

Wild Horses by D'Ann Linscott –DunhamThird Place

Romance or Retribution by Jamie Michele – Honorable Mention

Die Again by Annie Oortman – Honorable Mention

SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Guardian's Gift by Sharon WrayFirst Place

Death of an Island Tart by Janice Croom – Second Place

Deadly Dreams by Sandra KernsThird Place

Deadly Desire by Laurie DeMarino – Honorable Mention

The Surrogate by Tina Joyce Butts – Honorable Mention

HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYTERY/SUSPENSE

Deceit of Desire by Louisa CornellFirst Place

Spy in a Corset by Valerie Bowman – Second Place

Cleopatra's Heart by Laurie DeMarinoThird Place

The Spy with Sad Eyes by Barbara Noyes – Honorable Mention

Decoding Deception by Julie Johnstone – Honorable Mention

INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Escape to Terror by Sandra van den Bogerd – First Place

Undercover Bride by Wenda DottridgeSecond Place

The Promise: A Quest for Gold Romance by Kelly Ann Riley – Third Place

The Heart Remembers by Diane Burke – Honorable Mention

The Promise by Gina Welborn – Honorable Mention

PARANORMAL (PTTF) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Underbelly by Tammy Hoganson – First Place

Fatal Grace by Su Kopil – Second Place

Shadows in the Deep by Lark Howard – Third Place

Dead Wait by Janis Thornton – Honorable Mention

Awakening by Susan Heneghan – Honorable Mention

MAINSTREAM MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Moonlighting in Vermont by Kate George – First Place

Payment in Blood by Deborah Gross – Second Place

Don't Give Up the Ghost by Marianne H. Donley – Third Place

Below Freezing by Kendra Elliot – Honorable Mention

Unhealthy Obsession by Sharon Halasz – Honorable Mention

Sins of the Father by Cathy Perkins – Honorable Mention

Hog-Tied by C. Hope Clark – Honorable Mention

THE OVERALL DAPHNE WINNER FOR THE 2009 UNPUBLISHED COMPETITION IS: ESCAPE TO TERROR BY SANDRA VAN DEN BOGERD


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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Nine Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Seven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Six Finals:
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Yvonne Harris
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Five Finals:
Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!
Elaine M. Powell
Laura Williams
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Four Finals:
Jeanell Bolton
Deanna Carlyle
Susan Newman
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Cat Schield
Michal Scott
Tracy St. Hilaire
Sandra van den Bogerd
Beth Watson
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino
Elizabeth Bemis
Deborah Blake
Louisa Cornell
Martha Ferris
Sherry Foley
Constance Gillam
Deborah Gross
Alison Henderson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Virginia McCullough
Chi Nguyen-Rettig
Sharon Wray
Gail Zerrade
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen
Maree Anderson
Rylee Andrews
Tina Joyce Butts
Melanie Card
Anne-Marie Carroll
Meredith Clark
Denise Cychosz
Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Wenda Dottridge
Kendra Elliot
Sharon Fisher
Katie Graykowski
Grace R. Green
Keli Gwyn
Celesta Hofmann
Linda Hurtado
Suzanne Kalb
Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Lisa Kessler
Barbara Cool Lee
Sherri Lee
Cathy Leming
Mary Lindsey
Barbara Longley
Heidi Luchterhand
Kate MacArthur
Jennifer Mackin
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Jean Mason
Jamie Michele
Judy Mills
Laurel O'Donnell
Tara Owens
Allison Pang
Cathy Perkins
Angi Platt
Lateia Sandifer
Susan Shellabarger
Susan Speers
Gina Welborn
Beatriz Williams
Teri Wilson
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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson
Elizabeth Pina
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson
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