RWA Contest Updates – current as of December 20, 2009
High Five
The winners are...
Sharon Francesca
Cristien Hickey
Melissa Smith
Bec Sampson
Jennifer St George
Doreen Sullivan
Final Judge is Victoria Curran at Harlequin in Toronto.
Selling Synopsis
The finalists are...
Clare Jude
Maggie Mundy
Rebecca Skrabl
Tracey Turner
Dayle White x2
Final Judge is New York agent Ethan Ellenberg
STALI
The finalists are...
Alison Bailey
Roslyn Baxter
Robyn Enlund
Cathryn Hein
Alison Leake
Sarah Mayberry
Rebecca Skrabl
Finalist Judge is Rose Hilliard of St Martin's Press
R*BY
Congratulations to the 2009 R*BY winners:
R*by (short sweet): Marion Lennox – His Island Bride
R*by (short sexy): Trish Morey – The Italian Bosse's Mistress of Revenge
R*by Long Romance: Anne Gracie – The Stolen Princess
R*by Romantic Elements – Suzanne Perazzini – Beneath the Surface
Are you looking for more contests to enter?
In Australia, each state has a Writers' Centre. Membership of the centre will give you access to the list of many competitions being held right across Australia in various forms of writing.
Romance Writers of America Contests are also listed in a nice chart at Stephie Smith's web page. It has all the details you need if you would like to enter any of those. http://www.stephiesmith.com/resources.html#contests
Donna Caubarreaux also lists the competitions run by the Romance Writers of America on her website – http://contestdivas.blogspot.com/. From her website you can sign up to receive email updates of all the contest dates.