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Awards
Judy Duarte
is a finalist in the 2010 RITAs in the Inspirational Romance Category
for her Kensington title, ENTERTAINING ANGELS (John Scognamiglio, Editor).
Christie Ridgway is a finalist in the 2010 RITAs in the Contemporary Series Romance
Category, for I STILL DO (Patience Smith, Editor) and Contemporary Single Title Category, for DIRTY SEXY KNITTING (Cindy Hwang, Editor).
Published Authors Announcements
HelenKay Dimon's novella IT'S HOTTER AT CHRISTMAS (part of the KISSING SANTA CLAUS anthology) was named a "Red Hot Read" by Cosmo Magazine and was excerpted in the Dec. '09 issue. RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW is a finalist in the single title category of the 2009 Book Buyers Best Contest sponsored by the OCC Chapter of the RWA.
Samantha Sommersby's FORBIDDEN:THE REVOLUTION has finaled for the 2009 New England Reader’s
Choice Bean Pot Award.
The
following members earned RWA's PRO designation in 2010
- Ilise Gersten Bush
- Kelly Hayes
- Cori Owens-Mendez
- Margaret Taylor
Unpublished Authors Contests
-Sally Orr's RAKE UNTIED won the 2010 Fab Five Contest in the historical category. It is also a finalist for the 2009 Golden Acorn Excellence in
Writing Award in the Historical Category. It won first place in
the Historical Category of the 2009 Linda Howard Award of Excellence
Contest, first place in NJ's
Put Your Heart in a Book, the Heart of the Rockies, tied for first
place in the Golden Rose contest. She won second in the Finally a
Bride, and finaled in the East Valley
Author's 2nd Annual Query contest.
-Jeanne Dickson's manuscript HER SECRET FLYBOY is a finalist in the Hearts Through History Contest.
-Lisa Kessler's MOONLIGHT took fifth place in the Unique Genres category of the Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest.
-Jeanne Dickson's manuscript FLIPPING GRAPES won fourth place
in the Contemporary Series category of the 2009 Beacon. It finaled in the Launching a Star Contests and took third place in the Land of Enchantment Romance Author's contest.
-Lisa Kessler's NIGHT WALKER won second place in the On the Far Side contest and won third place in the 2009 Winter Rose
Unpublished Contest for Paranormal. It finaled in the NOLA STAR's Suzannah and received
Honorable Mention in the 2009 the New Jersey Put Your Heart in a Book
Contest for Paranormal.
-The Spring Into Romance 2009 Winners!
-Pam
Scheibe's TOUCH OF SPIRIT won second place in the Paranormal Category
of the Connecticut Romance Writer's Connections Contest.
