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has been nominated for a RITA®
in the Best First Book category.
More
from the RWA website:
Romance
Writers of America proudly sponsors the romance-publishing industry's
highest award of distinction — the RITA Award. RITA awards
are presented annually to the best published romance novels
of the year. The award itself is a golden statuette named after
RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the
symbol for the best in published romance fiction.
About
the Contest
Up to 1,200 romance novels from 12 different categories are
entered each year in the RITA competition. Novels can be entered
either by their authors or by the books' publisher. After the
first round of judging by fellow published romance authors,
the competition narrows to approximately 100 finalists.
And
the Winners Are...
Once
the RITA finalists have been revealed, they must then wait until
RWA's National Conference each July to find out which books
will win the coveted RITA Award. The names of the winning books
are kept secret until the final night of the Conference. The
RITA and Golden Heart Award Ceremony is a formal event similar
to the Oscars where the winners are finally revealed and honored.
This
year the more than 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in
12 categories. Winners of the awards will be announced July
18th at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony to be held
at RWA’s 29th Annual National Conference in Washington,
D.C.
For
a complete list of all the finalist,
go to the RWA website.
June
15, 2009
placed
2nd
in the Historical category of the
2009
MORE THAN MAGIC
WRITING CONTEST
Sponsored by
Romance Writers Ink
May
28, 2009
placed
in
the
top five of the Best First Book category in the
2009
HOLT MEDALLION
Sponsored
by the
Virginia Chapter of RWA®
May
9, 2009
is
a finalist in both the
Long Historical and
Best First Book categories of the
2009
BOOKSELLERS'
BEST AWARDS
Sponsored
by the
Greater Detroit Chapter of RWA®
May
5, 2009
was
a finalist in the
Best First Book category of the
2009
DESERT ROSE QUILL AWARDS
Sponsored
by the
Phoenix Desert Rose Chapter of RWA®
April
17, 2009
is
a finalist in the
Historical category of the
NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
Sponsored
by the
Oklahoma Chapter of RWA®
JANUARY
15, 2009
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