2011 Divas - Golden Palm Contest Winners

Historical Category
1ST Place THE COURTESAN DUCHESS - Joanna Shupe
2nd Place THE WINDS OF FATE- Elizabeth Bysiek

3rd Place HEART OF THE PHOENIX - Barbara Huddleston

Mainstream with Romantic Elements Category
1ST Place WALKING BACKWARD OFF A CLIFF - Linda Avellar
2nd Place FOREVER - Alicia Leinhart
3rd Place SEPARATED, ACTING BADLY - Barbara Flores

Paranormal/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Time Travel Category
1ST Place DREAM OF MY SOUL - Debra Rodensky
2nd Place DANCING WITH THE DEVIL - Jean B. Newlin
3rd Place MEDUSA, A LOVE STORY - Sasha Summers

Short/Long Contemporary Category
1ST Place UNDERCOVER FATHER - June Love 
2nd Place A NIGHT AT THE ROSEMONT - Mary Oldham
3rd Place HOME AT LAST - Janet Jones Bann

Single Title Category

1ST Place MISSING YOU - Tracy Brogan
2nd Place BID ON ME - Micha Summers
3rd Place SMALL TOWN STORM - Elise K Ackers

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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Nine Finals...

Caro LaFever

Robin Weaver

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Eight Finals...
Kate Meader
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Seven Finals...
Nan Dixon
Averil Reisman
Camryn Rhys
Rebecca Sampson
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Six Finals...
Jeanell Bolton

Harley Brooks
Virginia Taylor

Beth Watson
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Five Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Elizabeth Bysiek

Louisa Cornell
Robin Covington
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
P.H. Dunn

Eileen Emerson

Ash Krafton
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd
Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston
Jacqui Nelson

Rebecca Skrabl
Stephanie Winkelhake
Casey Wyatt
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Four Finals...
Cecily Cornelius-White
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake

Ellen Lindseth
Virginia McCullough
Isis Rushdan
Ellen Russell

Clarissa Southwick
Sharon Struth

Bronwyn Stuart
Kristine B. Thompson

Sharon Wray
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Three Finals...
Sarah Andre

Carol-Faye Ashcraft
Romily Bernard
Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Tamara Carr
Sarah Castille

Kathleen Cherry
Meredith Allen Conner
Vivienne Courtoise
Stefani de Ravin
Anita Mae Draper
Normandie Ward Fischer
Donna S. Frelick
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson

Lisa Hilleren
Barbara Huddleston

Kimila Kay
Katy Lee
Alicia Lienhart
Michaela Moore
Brenda Nelson-Davis

Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord
Mary Oldham

Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz
Diana Quincy
Gloria Richard
Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp
Madeline Smyth

Micha Summers
Sasha Summers
Wanda Thomas

Marlene Urso
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Two Finals...
Wendy Anderson
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Tamara Baumann
Shelly Bell
Barbara Bettis
Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Kimila Bowling
Wendy Campbell
Lisa Chaplin
Meredith Clark
Mary Culver
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Marilyn Ebbs

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
MV Freeman
Chris Anna Fullerton
Collyn Gale
Daphe Gray
Katie Graykowski
Amity Grays
Jan Gurney
Natasha Hacaga
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Karen Dale Harris
Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Angie Hodapp
Nancy Holland

Shanyn Hosier
Faye Hughes

Monique Insalaco
Sherry Isaac
Kendra James
Jessica Keller
Samantha Ann King
Pamela Kopfler
Melissa Landers
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Alicia Leinhart

Heather Leonard
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Debra Maher
Kate MacEachern
Hanna Martine
Kathryn Matzen
Merle McCann
Arlene McFarlane
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Kate Meader
Donna Meier
Heather Molloy
Leeann Morgan
Susan Muller
Virginia Munoz
Mara Nash
Kaylie Newell
P.J. O'Dwyer
Catherine Phelan
Elizabeth Pina
Terry Poca
Naomi Rawlings
Judy Ridgley
Elizabeth Roadifer
Susanna Rogers
Kathleen Bittner Roth
S.L. Rowland
Jess Russel
Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
Laura Sheehan
D. B. Shuster
Eva Siedler
Bonnie Staring
Meredith Simmons
Lucia St. John

Carla Swafford
Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Donna Thorland
Sandra Tilley
Linda Triegel
Chris Weston
Lynn Wilson
Judith Wherett
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf
Yvonne Yirka
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2010 Divas - Golden Palm Contest Winners

Florida Romance Writers announce the Winners and Placements in the 2010 Golden Palm Contest: 
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Historical Category
1st Place - THE PROPER MISS'S GUIDE - Anne Barton
2nd Place - LESSONS FROM A SCOUNDREL - Crista McHugh
3rd Place - A MOST IMPROPER GENTLEMAN - Elisa Beatty

Mainstream with Romantic Elements Category
1st Place - NAKED CHOKE - Susanna Rogers
2nd Place - SAVAGE CINDERELLA - Paula Sharon
3rd Place - BLACK OPS CHRONICLES: DEAD RUN - Pepper O'Neal

Paranormal/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Time Travel Category
1st Place - DREAMER - Michelle Sharp
2nd Place - THE SHOPPE OF SPELLS - Jerry Hampton
3rd Place - FOR KINDRED OF THE FALLEN -Isis Rushdan
4th Place - THE MAGIC OF THE DANCE - Robin Haseltine
5th Place - THE ISIS - Clarissa Southwick

Short/Long Contemporary Category
1st Place - TEXAS TWO STEP - Cynthia D'Alba
2nd Place - A CHRISTMAS REUNION - Jennifer Stroka
3rd Place - FINDING HIS WAY HOME - Libby Banks

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Single Title Category
1st Place - PASSION - Jeanell Bolton

2nd Place - OUT OF THE SHADOWS - Carla Swafford
3rd Place - THE REDNECK EX - Clair Croxton
4th Place - STEEL HEARTS - Nan Dixon

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

Tracy St. Hilaire
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Eight Finals
Isis Rushdan
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Seven Finals
Nan Dixon

Crista McHugh
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Six Finals
Elisa Beatty

Dora Mekouar
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski
Tamara Hughes
NJ Litz
Sylvia McDaniel
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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kay Hudson
Patrice Kavanaugh
L. Pepper Norris

Mary Oldham
Susanna Rogers

Robin Weaver
Suzanne Webb
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Kathy Coatney
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Trudi Seery Gilligan
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Leah Hodge
Kim Law
Rebecca Lees
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
Connie Queen
Kylie Short
Madeline Smyth
Clarissa Southwick

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
Jennifer Beane
Robin Bielman
Susan Breeden
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Kristina Coi
Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Mary Culver
Amy DeTrempe
Kimberly Dias
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Kendell Gray
Lynn Gutierrez
Sharon Hamilton
Robin Haseltine

Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Jan Jackson
Elizabeth Kelley
Lisa Kessler
Kimberly Killion
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Helene Lacey
Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi

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
Kelly Rucker
Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon

Merry Simmons
Heather Snow
Katrina Snow
Bonnie Staring
Carla Swafford

Jennifer Tanner
Bobbye Terry
Phyllis J. Towzey
Olivia Ventura
Amy Villalba

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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