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Congratulations to Rosanne Bittner, who was
recently presented with a Romantic Times Pioneer Award
for her 30+ years in writing!

Our members are serious about their craft. Have a look at what else we've accomplished so far!

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CYNTHIA ARENDS:

  • A MOST UNLIKELY MATCH
    • Finalist in Hot Prospects contest, Historical category
    • Finalist in the "all author" historical category in From the Heart Romance Writers' The Wallflower Contest
  • UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SEX DEMON:
    • Finalist in Hot Prospects contest, Historical category
    • 2nd place in the Gateway to the Best contest.
  • WINGS OF DESIRE:
    • Finalist in the unpublished love scene category, From the Heart Romance Writers' The Wallflower Contest
    • Finalist in the 2008 FFandP On the Far Side contest
  • The manuscript formerly known as Lord Andrew's Match finalist in the OKRWA Finally a Bride contest!
  • 1st Place Stroke of Midnight Contest, Futuristic/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Category, 2008
  • Finalist PASIC, Erotica Category, 2008.
  • WINGS OF DESIRE finalist in the 2008 Grand Beginnings contest.
  • WINGS OF DESIRE finalist in NTRWA's 2007 Great Expectations Contest.
  • Finaled twice in the 2007 Hot Prospect Contest:
    • LORD ANDREW'S MATCH, Historical category, 2nd place
    • WINGS OF DESIRE, Erotic Romance category, 1st place!

KATHARINE ASHE

  • HOW TO BE A PROPER LADY - on Amazon's 10 Best Books of 2012 list for Romance.
 


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TEREASA BELLEW

  • RWA® Pro.
  • Published an interview with regency author Nicola Cornick.
  • Sold "Nightbird," a short story, to Hint of Seduction magazine.

  

HOLLI BERTRAM

  • DANCING IN THE DARK - 2005 Golden Heart WINNER - Romantic Suspense!
  • DATE WITH DANGER - 2004 Golden Heart Finalist - Romantic Suspense.
  • DANCING IN THE DARK - 2004 WisRWA FabFive Contest - 2nd place, Romantic Suspense.
  • RWA® Pro.

  

ROSANNE BITTNER

  • April 2012: presented with a Romantic Times Pioneer Award for her 30+ years in writing
  • 2011 MMRWA Angel Award Winner
  • WHERE HEAVEN BEGINS, one the top three finalists for the prestigious 2005 WILLA Award, given annually by Women Writing the West for outstanding literature featuring women's stories set in the West.
  • MYSTIC VISIONS - Affaire De Coeur Finalist, Best American Historical, 2000. Finalist, Affaire De Coeur's Favorite Author Award 2000, voted on by readers.
  • MYSTIC DREAMERS - Romantic Times Best Historical Novel nominee for 1999. Affaire De Coeur's Hall of Fame, 1999.
  • LOVE ME TOMORROW - Finalist, 1999 Heart O'Denver RWA Aspen Gold Award; Finalist, 1999 Phoenix Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Award; Finalist Plaque, 1999 Oklahoma RWA Reader's Choice Award; Finalist, long Historical category, 1998 National Reader's Choice Awards sponsored by Oklahoma RWA. Romantic Times Career Achievement Award nominee for 1998.
  • TAME THE WILD WIND- 1st place Wisconsin RWA "Write Touch: Readers' Awards Contest", Historical Category, 1997. Romantic Times "Historical Storyteller of the Year" nominee for 1997.
  • CHASE THE SUN - 2nd Place, Wisconsin RWA "Write Touch: Readers' Awards Contest," Historical Category, 1996. Affaire De Coeur's Reviewer's Choice Award, 1995.
  • WILDEST DREAMS - 1995 Award of Excellence from Colorado Romance Writers, Historical Romance
  • UNTIL TOMORROW, Romantic Times, Reviewers' Choice Award for best Western Historical Romance 1994-95.
  • TENDER BETRAYAL, 1st place, Puget Sound (WA) Romance Readers Choice Award "Favorite Civil War Romance," 1994; Reviewers' Choice Award for best North American Historical Romance, Romantic Times, 1992-93.
  • UNFORGETTABLE - Romantic Times, Reviewers' Choice Award for best Western Historical Romance, 1993-94
  • SONG OF THE WOLF - RWA® RITA Finalist 1993; Romantic Times, Reviewers' Choice Award for best Indian Romance, 1991-92; 3rd Place, Oklahoma RWA "Reader's Choice Award," 1993. Affaire De Coeur's 1992 Golden Pen Award, Favorite Historical Author.
  • EMBERS OF THE HEART - Romantic Times, Best Post-Civil War Romance, 1991.
  • IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAINS - Romantic Times, Reviewers' Choice Award for best Western Historical Saga, 1990-91
  • Certificate of Excellence in Career Achievement for Western Historical Romance - Romantic Times,1990-91
  • THIS TIME FOREVER - Romantic Times, Best Fictionalized Biography, 1990. 3rd place, "Bookstores That Care" Award for Outstanding Historical Romance Author, 1990.
  • TENNESSEE BRIDE, HEART'S SURRENDER, THIS TIME FOREVER , Affaire De Coeur's Golden Certificate, 1990 & 1989. Affaire De Coeur's Silver Pen Award for Excellence, 1989 & 1987.
  • SAVAGE DESTINY - Romantic Times, Best Western Series, 1986.
  • RIVER OF LOVE - Romantic Times, Best Indian Romance, 1986.
  • "Distinguished Woman Award" presented by the City of Coloma, MI.

  

JACKIE BRAUN

  • 25th book, MR. RIGHT THERE ALL ALONG, comes out in August from Harlequin Romance; Jackie will be receiving her 25th book milestone award at the Harlequin party in New York during the RWA conference!
    • finalist, 2012 Heart of Denver Romance Writers' Aspen Gold contest
  • Nominated for Series Storyteller of the Year for 2008 by Romantic Times.
  • EXPECTING A MIRACLE finalist in 2009 National Readers Choice Awards.
  • WOMAN WORTH LOVING, 2007 RITA finalist, traditional category.
  • IN THE SHELTER OF HIS ARMS - Romantic Times reviewer's choice award winner in the Best Harlequin Romance category, 2005
  • IN THE SHELTER OF HIS ARMS - second place, Traditional/Inspirational Category, Romance Writers Ink’s 2006 More Than Magic contest
  • THE GAME SHOW BRIDE - 2005 RITA Finalist - Traditional Romance, 2004 National Readers Choice Award Finalist - Traditional Category
  • HER STAND-IN GROOM -2004 National Readers Choice Award Finalist - Traditional Category
  • "The Best Man," January 2004 issue of the now defunct Arabella Romances magazine.
  • TRUE LOVE, INC., Silhouette Romance, 2002 - Rita finalist; National Reader's Choice Awards finalist.
  • ONE FIANCÉE TO GO, PLEASE, Silhouette Romance (first book) - 2001 Rising Star Award Winner in Traditional Romance.
  • Writes features for eight weekly newspapers in Genesee County and a Sunday column for The Flushing Observer.

TRACY BROGAN

  • HIGHLAND SURRENDER
    • Finalist, 2012 Golden Heart®
    • Finalist, SARA Merritt contest
    • Finalist, Silicon Valley RWA GOTCHA contest
    • Debuted in December, 2012
  • CRAZY LITTLE THING
    • 2011 Golden Heart® Finalist for Novel With Strong Romantic Elements
    • Finalist, Melody of Love Contest
    • Finalist, Golden Rose Contest
    • First place, WriteStuff Contest
    • Released in October, 2012
  • HOLD ON MY HEART
    • First place, Emily Contest
    • First place, Golden Palm Contest
    • Scheduled for release by Montlake Publishing June 25th, 2013

DIANE BURTON

  • June 2012: Released the sequel to SWITCHED (SWITCHED, TOO), a sci-fi romance in ebook form and print
  • December 2012: Released THE PILOT, a sci-fi romance in ebook form and print
  • 2012 MMRWA Angel Award Winner!
  • SWITCHED, a futuristic romance, is now available as an ebook.
  • THE PILOT, a futuristic, finaled in MARA's Fiction from the Heartland contest.


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DANA CORBIT

  • A HICKORY RIDGE CHRISTMAS,
    • winner, Holt Medallion competition, short inspirational category. 10th
    • finalist in the 2007 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence
  • Sold seven books - six to Steeple Hill Love Inspired, one to Guideposts Books.
  • A BLESSED LIFE - finalist, 2003 Holt Medallion Contest, short inspirational category.
  • First place, Indiana Associated Press Managing Editors competition, non-deadline news reporting, 1990.
  • National award, first place, Education Writers Association, breaking news, 1988.
 


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KATIE DUBOIS:

  • First place in the 2007 Saskatchewan Romance Writers "We Dare You" contest for Regency-era historical LION EYES.


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WIL EMERSON

  • Short story 'Temporarily Detained' has been nominated for a 2007 Derringer Award.

  

MARIANNE EVANS

  • HEARTS KEY
    • 2012 Finalist, Best Inspirational Romance, Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence
    • 2012 Finalist, Best Inspirational Romance. Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence
  • HEARTS COMMUNION - 2012 CSPA Book of the Year Finalist


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ROHN FEDERBUSH

  • NORTH PARISH, an 1812 historical romance, tied for third place in the 2010 Southern Louisiana, LA, RWA
  • MAUI TIME, Third Place, Marlene RWA Contest, 2006
  • THE GHOST OF ST. JOAN, Fourth Place, Heart of the West, RWA Contest, 2001.
  • "The Prom Dress", Honorable Mention, Iowa Literary Awards, 1999
  • "The Bus Orphan", Semifinalist, James Fellowships, Sisters OR, 1997
  • Short story "Cat and Mouse" took Second Place in Detroit Writers' Guild Contest
  • RWA® Pro.
 


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NANCY GIDEON

  • WARRIOR'S SECOND CHANCE, CataRomance Reviewer's Choice Award nomination, 2006.
  • Romantic Times nomination for Career Achievement for Historical New Reality
  • MIDNIGHT TEMPTATION- Booklovers Bestselling Paranormal Award
  • MIDNIGHT SURRENDER - Romantic Timesnomination for Best Historical Fantasy
  • MIDNIGHT ENCHANTMENT - Amazon.com Horror Bestseller for 2000; aol.com Bestselling Books List, Booksellers Best finalist for Best Paranormal
  • MIDNIGHT GAMBLE - Romantic Times nomination for Best Vampire Romance, Amazon.com Top Ten Horror Bestseller, Prism Award finalist for Best Dark Paranormal
  • MIDNIGHT REDEEMER- RIO (Reviewers International Organization) finalist for Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence in Paranormal; Prism Award finalist for Best Dark Paranormal
  • MIDNIGHT SHADOWS - Romantic Times nomination for Best Vampire Romance, FF&P finalist for Daphne du Maurier Award for Romantic Suspense
  • MIDNIGHT CRUSADER - Booksellers Best Finalist For Best Paranormal
  • INTO THE WOODS - Simegen winner of Best Horror Paperback Book
  • FOR MERCY'S SAKE - Waldenbooks Top Ten Series Bestseller
  • LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART - Laurel Wreath finalist for Best Romantic Suspense

Writing as DANA RANSOM:

  • Romantic Times Career Achievement for Historical Adventure winner
  • Romantic Times Career Achievement for Western Romance nominee
  • TEXAS RENEGADE - Romantic Times K.I.S.S. award winner
  • SWEET TEXAS DREAMS - WisRWA finalist for Readers Award for Historical Romance

Writing as ROSALYN WEST:

  • A WOMAN'S HEART - Romantic Times nomination for Best North American Historical
  • MEN OF PRIDE COUNTRY: THE OUTCAST- HOLT Medallion winner, Ingram's Buyer's Choice, Barnes & Noble Top Romance Pick
  • MEN OF PRIDE COUNTRY: THE OUTSIDER - Romantic Timesnomination for Best Historical Book in a Series
 


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ALISON HART /JENNIFER GREENE

  • BLAME IT ON THE BLIZZARD, 2011 RITA Finalist for Romance Novella.
  • MESMERIZING STRANGER and IRRESISTIBLE STRANGER were nominated by RT for best Silhouette Romantic Suspense!
  • Winner, Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009!
  • "Born in My Heart," in LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER anthology, 2008 RWA® RITA Winner, Best Romance Novella.
  • BLAME IT ON CUPID, 2008 RWA® RITA finalist in the Contemporary Single Title Romance category.
  • RWA® Hall of Fame l998
  • NOBODY'S PRINCESS - RWA®; RITA l998
  • SINGLE DAD - RWA®RITA l996
  • QUICKSAND - RWA® RITA finalist l994
  • Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Series Romantic Adventure l99l-92
  • PINK TOPAZ - Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice in series romantic suspense l99l-92
  • BROKEN BLOSSOM - RWA® RITA finalist l99l
  • DEVIL'S NIGHT - RWA® Golden Medallion Finalist l990
  • NIGHT OF THE HUNTER - RWA® RITA l989; Affaire de Coeur Silver Certificate l989
  • Romantic Times Best Series Romance Author l989
  • SECRETS - RWA® Golden Medallion Finalist l989
  • Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award l988-89
  • NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - Affaire de Coeur Silver Certificate l987
  • AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'- RWA® Golden Medallion Finalist l986
  • Romantic Times Best Sensual Series Author l985
  • SILVER AND SPICE - RWA® Silver Medallion l984

  

MARGO HOORNSTRA

  • "Oh, So Right" nominated for Best Book of 2008 by the Long and Short of It Reviews
  • HONORABLE INTENTIONS, placed 3rd in 2007 Winter Rose Contest in series contemporary category.
 


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TAMMY KEARLY

  • RWA® Pro.

  

MELISA KEIR

  • A CHRISTMAS ACCIDENT, third place in the Short Fiction Writer's Guild Contest.

  

ANNE MARIE KING-KUBIAK

  • RWA® Pro.

  

LUCY KUBASH

  • To celebrate 10 years of writing The Pet Corner column, Lucy launched a new blog, www.TheZekeChronicles.wordpress.com
  • CHANCE'S RETURNWINNER - CAPA (Cupid and Psyche Award) from The Romance Studio (theromancestudio.com)!
  • CHANCE'S RETURN, September 2006, from Triskelion Publishing. FIRST BOOK!

  

LAURIE CAROLE KUNA, Writing as LAURIE CARROLL

  • Mid-Michigan RWA 2008 MMRWA ANGEL AWARD FOR SERVICE! For details, please see the May 2009 edition of the Mid-Michigan Mirror!
  • A WAR OF HEARTS, ImaJinn Books, June 2002; a 1994 Golden Heart finalist under its former title A SOLDIER'S HEART.

Writing as LAURIE KUNA

  • SOME PRACTICAL MAGIC, ImaJinn Books June 2004, 4 1/2 star rating from Romantic Times, finalist in the Romantic Times Book Club "Best Book" of 2004 Contest in Best Small Publisher Paranormal/Fantasy category. The sequel, THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC, also from ImaJinn, is scheduled for release in summer, 2005.
  • MMRWA past president.
 


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LORALEE LILLIBRIDGE

  • RAMSEY'S RETURN - 2004, Sold to Silhouette Special Edition, release date TBA; 1st Place - Long Contemporary - Romancing the Novel contest 2003.
  • ALL THAT MATTERS - 2nd Place - Single Title - Melody of Love contest 2003.
  • RWA® Pro - 2002.
  • MMRWA past president.
 


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CATHERINE MC CLAIN

  • The Mechanic's Dream, a finalist in the Emerald City Opener Contest Series Romance category
  • The Finndian, Honorable mention in the Romantic Suspense category, Wisconsin Fab Five contest 2006
  • RWA® Pro.
  • The Heart of Alys - 3rd place, 2005 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest, Category length.

  

JULIE LYNN MC MULLEN

  • THE KEY TO MY HEART finaled in the future/fantasy & paranormal category of the Celtic Hearts Golden Claddaugh contest.
  • Ties That Bind placed first in MMRWA’s 2007 HEA Contest Paranormal Category
  • RWA® Pro.

  

LANA MIERSEN, writing as J.L. Miersen

  • MMRWA Angel Award, 2007!
  • FALCON'S WAY -- 1st Place, Paranormal Division, First Impressions 2002; 1st Place, Paranormal Division, The 2002 Suzannah Award for Excellence; 1st Place, Paranormal Division (unpublished), Daphne du Maurier Contest 2004.
  • 2003 RWA® Pro.
  • MMRWA past president.
    


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MARIS SOULE

  • THE CROWS nominated for a 2008 Great Lakes Book Award.
  • A PARTY TO MURDER - 2nd place Lone Star contest 2003 - Single Title Mystery/Suspense
  • CNW/FFWA Writing Competition: 3rd place SHOWTIME, 2002; Honorable Mention THE CROWS, 2001
  • Two-time RITA finalist: A WINNING COMBINATION, 1988 and CHASE THE DREAM, 1999
  • Two-time Kiss of Death (now the DAPHNE) finalist: 2nd place 1998 - SHELTER FROM THE STORM & 3rd place 1999 - CHASE THE DREAM
  • Two-time Write Touch: Readers Awards: 1st place Short Contemporary Category 1996 - THE THRILL OF THE CHASE; 1st place Traditional Category 1997 - SUBSTITUTE MOM
  • RWA® Silver Rose Award for service
  • MMRWA Angel Award
  • FIRST IMPRESSIONS - Giveaway book to introduce Harlequin Temptation line in 1983
  • 25 published romances - Harlequin, Silhouette & Bantam
 


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AMI WEAVER:

  • Finaled in WRW's Marlene contest, March 2012
  • THE NANNY'S SECRET
    • 2011 GOLDEN HEART Finalist for Contemporary Series Romance
    • Second place in GRW's 2010 Maggie Awards in the Contemporary Series category.
    • First Place, NTRWA's 2007 Great Expectations Contest in the Contemporary Series category.
  • AN ACCIDENTAL FAMILY placed second in East Texas RWA's Southern Heat Contest, in the series category.
  • THE WRONG MR. RIGHT finaled in the Short Contemporary category of the 2007 Hot Prospect Contest.

  

ALICE WEIDNER

  • RWA® Pro.

  

DARCY WOODS

  • SUMMER OF SUPERNOVA:
    • 2013 Golden Heart® Finalist for Young Adult Romance
    • 2013 WRWDC Marlene Contest Finalist for Young Adult Romance
    • 2013 Yellow Rose RWA Winter Rose Contest Finalist for Young Adult Romance
  • EMERGENCE:
    • First place, 2012 Chicago-North RWA Fire & Ice Contest for YA
    • First place, 2012 Connecticut RWA Write Stuff Contest.
  • SPARK - 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist for Young Adult Romance
   
Loralee Lillibridge at her very first book-signing.
 

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