Chicago-North RWA® is pleased to announce the winners of the 11th Annual Fire and Ice Contest:

Single Title Contemporary
Final Judge:  Tessa Woodward, Avon

1. Redemption By Blood – Debbie Kaufman
2. Warrior, Lawyer – Sarah M. Anderson
3. Under Her Spell – Beth Watson

Series Contemporary
Final Judge:  Victoria Curran, Harlequin SuperRomance

1. Catch of a Lifetime – Lee Rhuday Duncan
2. Unconditional Family – Kim Law
3. The Rabbit’s Foot – Linda Kearney
4. The House That Jack Built – Sheila Athens

Historical Romance
Final Judge:  Alex Logan, Grand Central Publishing

1. The Patrician’s Fortune – Joan Kayse
2. Butterfly Swords – Jeannie Lin
3. Lady’s Knight – Kayla Westra
4. A Man For Maggie* – Tatia Talbot

*Synopsis requested by final judge.

Women's Fiction w/Romantic Elements
Final Judge:  Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management

1. Learning How to Stay – Gabrielle Luthy
2. Lost Mountain – Rita St. Claire
3. Lakota Dreaming – Constance Gillam

Paranormal Romance
Final Judge:  Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks

1. The Defective Demon – Kate MacEachern
2. The Stone of Shadows – Rebecca Finley
3. Money Doesn’t Count – Nancy Cassidy
4. Annihilation - Jolene Navarro

Young Adult
Final Judge:  Elaine Spencer, The Knight Agency

1. The G Word** – Robin Reed
2. The Pact – Constance Gillam
3. Adventures of a Teenaged Truthseer – Cat Schield

**Full requested by final judge.

A big thank you to our judges for their time, effort, and attention to our deadline. 

Many thanks to Barbara Binns, our Contest Coordinator, for organizing the 2009 contest, and to Courtney Milan, for coordinating our electronic entries.  We'd also like to thank our category coordinators:  Sherrill Bodine, Karen Harris, Paly Kari, Carrie Lofty, Caroline Walters and Martha Whitehead.  We couldn't have pulled off this contest without you!

Last, but not least, thank you to everyone who participated. The quality of the writing exceeded expectations and made for a great contest.

Congratulations!

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