2010 Divas - Golden Pen Contest Winners

The 2010 Golden Pen Winners
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Contemporary Series:
1st - Robin Covington –  Music City Seduction
2nd - Kelley Bowen – Got Sex?
3rd - Wendy Quest – A Dictator's Heart
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Historical:
1st - Anne Barton – The Proper Miss's Guide to Bad Behavior
2nd - Jacqui Nelson – A Wicked West
3rd - Joanne Barnaba – Fatal Fascination
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Inspirational:
1st - Betty Woods – Treasure and Trouble
2nd - Jan Craft – Sarah's Chance
3rd - Grace Greene – Beach Rental
4th - Jennifer Slattery – Impossible Choices
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Novel with Strong Romantic Elements:
1st - Karen Witwer - What Evil Seeks
2nd - Bernadette Hearne – Traitor to Love
3rd - Olivia Ventura - Miss Fix-It
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Paranormal:
1st - Anna Richland – The Soldier
2nd - Meredith Clark – Venture
3rd - Kay Hudson – Jinn & Tonic
4th - Donna Pruneau - Haven
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Romantic Suspense:
1st - Jerrie Alexander - The Green-Eyed Doll
2nd - Rachel Grant - Concrete Evidence
3rd - Mary McFarland - Vengeance Is Mine: The Profiler's Passion
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Single Title:
1st - Katrina Crew – All Things Easy
2nd - Nan Dixon – Steel Hearts
3rd - Heidi Luchterhand – Once Upon a Margarita
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Young Adult:
1st - Jennifer Stark – Maids of Honor
2nd - Liese Sherwood-Fabre – Magic School Dropout
3rd - Tracy St. Hilaire – Fifteen Forever

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Seventeen Finals

Isis Rushdan

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Thirteen Finals

Jeanell Bolton

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Twelve Finals

Tracy St. Hilaire

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Eleven Finals

Crista McHugh

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Ten Finals
Madeline Smyth

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Nine Finals

Nan Dixon
Robin Weaver
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Seven Finals
Elisa Beatty
Robin Haseltine

Kimberly Killion - Sold

NJ Litz

Dora Mekouar

Stacy Monson
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Six Finals
Jennifer Beane

Katrina Crew

Katie Graykowski

Kay Hudson

Kim Law

Connie Queen

Susanna Rogers

Rebecca Sampson

Suzanne Webb
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Jeanne Dickson
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Laurie Green

Tamara Hughes

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Sylvia McDaniel
Jacqui Nelson

Mary Oldham
Heather Snow

Clarissa Southwick
Bonnie Staring

Ciara Stewart

Carla Swafford
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Four Finals
Claire Ashgrove

E. J. Brighton

Sarah Cannon

Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney
Kendell Gray
William Haggart

Leah Hodge
Patrice Kavanaugh
Lisa Kessler

Pamela Kopfler

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Heather Leonard

Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
L. Pepper Norris
Sally Orr

G. Jillian Stone

Jennifer Tanner

Olivia Ventura
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Three Finals
Jerrie Alexander

Sarah M. Anderson
Jo Anne Banker

Terry Bolyard
Roxy Boroughs

Christine Canada

Lexi Connor

Robin Covington
Stefani de Ravin

Kimberly Dias
Sarina Dorie
Anne-Louise Dubrawski
June Faver

Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris
Trudi Seery Gilligan

Kendall Grey
Robert Hecker

Debbie Kaufman

Wendy La Capra
Helen Lacey
Rebecca Lees
Barbara Longley - SOLD!

Sandy Loyd

Heather Marshall
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Dale Mayer - SOLD!

Meg Mims

Pepper O'Neal

Sandy Parks

Barbara Reed
Jane Sevier
Kylie Short
Jennifer Stroka
Anna Sugden
Laura Templeton

Kayla Westra

Sharon Wray
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Two Finals
Kathy Altman
Susan Anderson
Iris Astres
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Sarah Baker
Joanne Barnaba

Anne Barton

Jennifer Lynn Bates
Dianna Benson
Donan Berg
Jaimie Bergeron

Robin Bielman
Kristen Boe
Linda Bond

Kelley Bowen

Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
Shoshana Brown
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Elizabeth Bysiek

Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin

C.J. Eernisse Chase
Meredith Clark

Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly

Meredith Conner
Kelly Conrad
Cecily Cornelius-White

Mary Culver
Cera Daniels
Lisa Deon

Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas
Eden Elgabri
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Louise Foster

Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Wendy Gray

Grace Greene

Roni Griffin
Lynn Gutierrez
Patty Smith Hall
Sharon Hamilton
Jean Harrington

Jennifer Harrington
Lyndee Henderson
Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Jennifer Hopkins

Sharron Houdek
Faye Hughes

Jan Jackson
Suzanne Kaufman Kalb

Ruth Kaufman
Elizabeth Kelley
Rashda Khan

Sally Kilpatrick
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Priscilla Kissinger
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Suzanne Lazear
Philip L. Levin

Natalie Lorenzi
Linda Lovely
Heidi Luchterhand

Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Madeline Martin
Lee McClain
Jennifer McQuiston
Ava Milone
Theresa Monsey

Allison Morse
Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell
Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Janet Nickoles

Eleanor Nystrom

Laurel O'Donnell
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
Jennifer Slattery

Coreene Smith

Dara-Lee Snow
Katrina Snow
Rita St. Claire

Bronwyn Stuart

Denise Swank

Dawn Temple

Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley
Phyllis J. Towzey
Krissee Vanderverff
Tina Edwards Vaughn
Amy Villalba
Laurel Wanrow

Lynn Ward

Ami Weaver

Kate Weichelt
Elysia Whisler

Judith Whitmore
Karen Witwer

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
Keli Gwyn - A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California
Kimberly Killion - Educating Aphrodite

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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2009 Divas - Golden Pen Contest Winners

Series Contemporary — Final Judge:  Susan Litman, Editor, Harlequin

Golden Pen Winner:  Susanne Frost,  Watch Them Die

Second Place:  Sylvia McDaniel,  The Wanted Bride

Third Place:  Jan Schliesman,  Kira's Keeper

 

Single Title — Final Judge:  Jennifer Enderlin, Executive Editor, St. Martin's Press

Golden Pen Winner:  Tamra Baumann,  Rogue Angel

Second Place:  Candis Lynn Terry,  Drive Me Crazy

Third Place:  Brenda Hammond,  Owe My Love

 

Historical — Final Judge:  Leis Pederson, Associate Editor, Berkley

Golden Pen Winner:  Elisa Beatty,  The Devil May Care

Second Place:  Yvonne Cook,  Love Never Lies

Third Place:  Laura Williams,  The Devil's Mistress

 

Paranormal — Final Judge:  Kerry Donovan, Associate Editor, NAL

Golden Pen Winner:  Tracy St. Hilaire,  Thirty

Second Place:  Barbara Cool Lee,  Raven's War

Third Place:  Jean A. Therkelsen,  Demons in Dixie

 

Romantic Suspense — Final Judge:  Megan McKeever, Associate Editor, Pocket Books

Golden Pen Winner:  Laura Williams,  The Russian Seduction

Second Place:  Kathy Lane,  Sniper Shots

Third Place:  Molly Herwood,  Return to Mist Mountain

 

Inspirational — Final Judge:  Melissa Endlich, Senior Editor, Steeple Hill Love Inspired

Golden Pen Winner:  Keli Gwyn,  Violets and Violins

Second Place:  Tina M. Radcliffe,  Promises To Keep

Third Place:  Mary Manners,  Light The Fire

 

Mainstream w/Strong Romantic Elements — Final Judge:  Valerie Gray, Executive Editor, Mira

Golden Pen Winner:  Linda Lovely, Degrees of Death

Second Place:  Grace R. Greene, Kincaid's Hope

Third Place:  Maureen McGowan, Switching Sides

 

Young Adult — Final Judge:  Kari Sutherland, Ass't Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books

Golden Pen Winner:  Lisa Desrochers,  Personal Demons

Second Place:  Shoshana Brown,  Squeaky Clean

Third Place:  Sheri Adkins,  The Dead Guy Downstairs

 

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Fourteen Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Eleven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Ten Finals:
Kelly Fitzpatrick

Donna Meier

Gail Zerrade
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Nine Finals:
Deborah Gross

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Kathleen Bittner Roth

Cat Schield
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Eight Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll

Constance Gillam

Gabrielle Luthy

Tracy St. Hilaire

Laura Williams
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Seven Finals:
Barbara Longley

Yvonne Harris
Patricia Patton
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Six Finals:
Louisa Cornell
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Jean Mason
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Elaine M. Powell
S. G. Shellabarger
Beth Watson
Robin Weaver
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Five Finals:
Deborah Blake

Jeanell Bolton
Meredith Clark

Lisa Desrochers 

Susanne Frost
Keli Gwyn

Jeannie Lin

Susan Newman
Allison Pang

Cathy Perkins

Cathryn Pritchard
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Four Finals:
Barbara Binns

Linda Bond
Tina Joyce Butts

Sharon Calvin
Melanie Card

Deanna Carlyle
Denise Cychosz
Jeanne Dickson
Martha Ferris

Katie Graykowski

Grace R. Greene
Tiffinie Helmer

Jessica B. Hunt
Julie Johnstone
Heidi Luchterhand

Sylvia McDaniel
Angi Platt - SOLD!

Michal Scott
Tatia Talbot
Sandra van den Bogerd
Sharon Wray
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino
Elizabeth Bemis
Dianne K. Burns

Sheryl Carpenter
Jennifer Conner

Wenda Dottridge
Leslie Duvall

Sherry Foley
Kate Freiman
Abby Gaines

Deborah Gilbert

Alison Henderson

Lisa Kessler

Dee S. Knight
Maggi Landry
Kim Law
Barbara Cool Lee

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Linda Lovely

Mary Manners
Virginia McCullough
Kaylin McFarren

Meghan Murphy

Gina Rosavin

Madeline Smyth

Quinn Tellier
Laurie Thompson
Ellen Wehle

Gina Welborn

Beatriz Williams
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Two Finals:
Sheri Adkins

Drue Allen
Maree Anderson
Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews
Sheila Athens
Alison Atwater

Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
Anne Barton

Joyce Barton
Tamra Baumann

Jennifer Beane

Jennifer Beckstrand
Mary A. Behre
TJ Bennett

Jenny Bernard

Amanda Berry - SOLD!

Robin Bielman
Ann Bleakley
Kara Bonnevie
Kelley Bowen
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Susan Breeden
Jude Brown

Kelsey Browning
Carol Burnside
Marie Campbell
Kathleen Cherry
Zita Christian

Robin Constantine
Ally Cowee 

Donna Cummings

Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Tracey Devlyn
Kate Diamond
Alleyne Dickens
Ella Drake
Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Kendra Elliot

C. J. Ellison
Nikki Enlow

Tracy Falenwolfe
Gloria Ferguson

Sharon Fisher
Louise D. Foster
Joe Fraser

Bethany Cunningham Gabbert
Lottie Green
Anna Hackett
Jennette Heikes
Ashley Henderson
Molly Herwood

Laura Hirneisen

Celesta Hofmann

Jennifer Holden

Kinsey W. Holley

Sharon Houdek 
Bev Irwin

Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Suzanne Kalb
Joan Kayse
Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Barbara Kroon 

Sara LaBudda
Kathy Lane

Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear 

Alison Leake
Sherri Lee
Melinda Leigh

Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
Kate MacArthur
Greta MacEachern

Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin

Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Dora Mekouar
Maureen McGowan

Jamie Michele
Imani Miller

Judy Mills
Gwen Mitchell

Jean B. Newlin
Laurel O'Donnell
Mary Oldham
Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka
Alison Pritchard

Dawna Rand
Jodi Redford
Shellee Roberts
Cate Rowan

Lateia Sandifer
Pamela Scheibe
Jan Schliesman

Catherine Marie Scott
Arianna Skye - SOLD!
Dina Sleiman

Coreene Smith
Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy
Jill Stone

Jennifer Stroka
Morgan Taylor

Sheila Tenold

Jean A. Therkelsen

Holly Watson
Ami Weaver
Kayla Westra
Hailey Williams
Teri Wilson
Kevin Wolf
Marilyn Yarbrough

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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson

Mary Lindsey
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Tina Radcliffe

Arianna Skye
Liz Talley
Penny Watson
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