Beth Werrell
October 18th, 2010, 02:47 AM
October 15, 2010
MRW Announces Winners for 2010 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest
Winners have been selected for the Maryland Romance Writer 2010 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest. The contest evaluates entries based on both the quality of writing and the portrayal of sexual tension between the hero and the heroine. First-round judges included published authors and trained judges. Final judging was provided by genre-appropriate professional editors.
First-place winners in each of six category receive $50 and a gold Vixen pin. All finalists receive brief critiques from two editors in their genre, and their names will be included in news releases to numerous online and printed publications and in a display ad in Romance Writers Report.
And the winners are….
SERIES CONTEMPORARY
Final Judges: Gail Chasan, Harlequin/Silhouette; Rhonda Penders, The Wild Rose Press
1st Place: Star Kissed by Kelly Fitzpatrick*
2nd Place: Marrying Mister Perfect by Vivi Andrews
3rd Place: The Senator’s Scandalous Affair by Tina E. Vaughn*
YOUNG ADULT
Final Judges: Krista Vitola, Delacorte; Lindsey Faber, Samhain Publishing
1st Place: The Halo Chronicles: The Guardian by Carey Corp
2nd Place: Venetian Blind by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
3rd Place: The Dog Ate My Teacher by Kelly Fitzpatrick
HISTORICAL
Final Judges: Meghan Conrad, Ellora’s Cave; Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks, Inc.
1st Place: A Most Improper Gentleman byElisa Beatty*
2nd Place: The Devil May Care byElisa Beatty
3rd Place: Caribbean Scot byKimberly Killion
EROTIC ROMANCE
Final Judges: Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora’s Cave; Angela James, Carina Press
1st Place: Mere Passion by Daisy Harris
2nd Place: Jake and Ivy by Jane Leopold Quinn
3rd Place: Be With Me by Sharon Hamilton
ALTERNATIVE
Final Judges: Chris Keeslar, Dorchester; Amanda Barnett, The Wild Rose Press
Soul Snatchers by Anne Hope
Unspeakable Acts by Cheryl Alldredge
A Vampire To Die For by Amy Villalba
SINGLE TITLE
Final Judges: Katherine Pelz, Penguin/Berkley; Bethany Morgan, Samhain Publishing
1st Place: Murder Curlers and Canes by Arlene McFarlane*
2nd Place: All Things Easy by Katrina Crew
3rd Place: Holding Out for a Hero by Kelly Fitzpatrick
* Full or partial manuscript requested
Information about the 2011 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest will be posted on www.marylandromancewriters.org (http://www.marylandromancewriters.org/) in March/April 2011. Next year’s deadline will be June 1, 2011. Questions about the contest may be directed to mrwvixen@live.com (mrwvixen@live.com).
MRW Announces Winners for 2010 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest
Winners have been selected for the Maryland Romance Writer 2010 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest. The contest evaluates entries based on both the quality of writing and the portrayal of sexual tension between the hero and the heroine. First-round judges included published authors and trained judges. Final judging was provided by genre-appropriate professional editors.
First-place winners in each of six category receive $50 and a gold Vixen pin. All finalists receive brief critiques from two editors in their genre, and their names will be included in news releases to numerous online and printed publications and in a display ad in Romance Writers Report.
And the winners are….
SERIES CONTEMPORARY
Final Judges: Gail Chasan, Harlequin/Silhouette; Rhonda Penders, The Wild Rose Press
1st Place: Star Kissed by Kelly Fitzpatrick*
2nd Place: Marrying Mister Perfect by Vivi Andrews
3rd Place: The Senator’s Scandalous Affair by Tina E. Vaughn*
YOUNG ADULT
Final Judges: Krista Vitola, Delacorte; Lindsey Faber, Samhain Publishing
1st Place: The Halo Chronicles: The Guardian by Carey Corp
2nd Place: Venetian Blind by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
3rd Place: The Dog Ate My Teacher by Kelly Fitzpatrick
HISTORICAL
Final Judges: Meghan Conrad, Ellora’s Cave; Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks, Inc.
1st Place: A Most Improper Gentleman byElisa Beatty*
2nd Place: The Devil May Care byElisa Beatty
3rd Place: Caribbean Scot byKimberly Killion
EROTIC ROMANCE
Final Judges: Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora’s Cave; Angela James, Carina Press
1st Place: Mere Passion by Daisy Harris
2nd Place: Jake and Ivy by Jane Leopold Quinn
3rd Place: Be With Me by Sharon Hamilton
ALTERNATIVE
Final Judges: Chris Keeslar, Dorchester; Amanda Barnett, The Wild Rose Press
Soul Snatchers by Anne Hope
Unspeakable Acts by Cheryl Alldredge
A Vampire To Die For by Amy Villalba
SINGLE TITLE
Final Judges: Katherine Pelz, Penguin/Berkley; Bethany Morgan, Samhain Publishing
1st Place: Murder Curlers and Canes by Arlene McFarlane*
2nd Place: All Things Easy by Katrina Crew
3rd Place: Holding Out for a Hero by Kelly Fitzpatrick
* Full or partial manuscript requested
Information about the 2011 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest will be posted on www.marylandromancewriters.org (http://www.marylandromancewriters.org/) in March/April 2011. Next year’s deadline will be June 1, 2011. Questions about the contest may be directed to mrwvixen@live.com (mrwvixen@live.com).