The 2005 contest exceeded our expectations both in the quality of the writing
and in the response from the editors and agents judging each category.
Congratulations to everyone who participated, especially the
finalists!
Many Thanks
...to our Contest Coordinator, Sara Daniel, for organizing
the 2005 contest. Thank you also to our category coordinators, Laurie DeMarino,
Simone Elkeles, Karen Harris and Kathe Pate.
Chicago-North RWA® would also like to thank the
following judges for donating their time:
Chick Lit --
Nephele Tempest from The Knight Agency Historical --
Hilary Sares of Kensington
Single Title
Contemporary -- Louisa Edwards from Berkley Publishing
Series
Contemporary -- Julie Barrett of Silhouette
Chicago-North RWA® is
pleased to announce the results for the 2005 Fire and Ice Contest:
The Chicago-North Chapter of RWA® is pleased to announce the
results for the
2005 Fire & Ice Contest. A big thank you to all of our judges
for their time, effort, constructive comments, and attention to our deadline.
And an especially big thank you to the category coordinators who allowed their
homes to be inundated with entries. We couldn't have pulled off this contest
without you!
Single Title Contemporary
(as judged by Louisa Edwards of Berkley)
- It’s Now or Never by Nancy Lytle
- Same Rules Apply by Karen Papandrew
- Kidnapped Cowboy by Kimberly Duffy
Series Contemporary
(as judged by Julie Barrett of
Harlequin/Silhouette)
- Lethal Medicine by Victoria Wasserman
- Hot Spot by Karen E. Foley
- Sworn Duty by Su Kopil
Historical
(as judged by Hilary Sares of
Kensington)
1.
Cold Hearts
by Debra K. Maher
2.
The Wolf of Badenoch by Margo Begley
3. Hungry Hearts
by Teresa J. Reasor
Chick Lit
(as judged by Nephele Tempest of The Knight
Agency)
- Falling Uphill by Wendy Tokunaga
- Going Topless by Rene Hagar
- Spoiled
Rotten by Karyn Lyndon
Congratulations to our winners and finalists!
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