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Chicago-North celebrates with 2010 RITA winner Simone Elkeles!
From left: Karen Dale Harris, Simone, Sara Daniel, 2012 Golden Heart winner Lisa Laing, Erika Danou-Hasan and Marilyn Brant.

Erica O'Rourke2010 Golden Heart winner
Erica O'Rourke
AUTHOR GENRE
Sarah M. Anderson Contemporary Western
Catherine Andorka Contemporary Romances, Short Stories, Mini-novels, Non-fiction
B.A. Binns Young Adult
Sherrill Bodine Women's Fiction
Marilyn Brant Women's Fiction
Laurie Brown Historical Romance
Joelle Charbonneau Comic Mystery
JM Cartwright Erotic M/M Romance
Jennifer Ann Coffeen Historical Romance
Patty Copeland Contemporary Romance
Sharon De Vita Contemporary Romance
Simone Elkeles Young Adult
Blythe Gifford Historical Romance
Julie James Romantic Comedy
Margot Justes Romantic Suspense
Beth Kery / Bethany Kane Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance
Maureen Lang Inspirational Women's Fiction
Carrie Lofty / Ellen Connor /
Katie Porter		 Historical Romance / Apocalyptic Paranormal Romance /
Erotic Romance
Beverly Long Paranormal and Contemporary Romance
Lindsay Longford Contemporary Romance
Tracie Loy Contemporary Romance
Myrna Mackenzie Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense
Morgan Mandel Romantic Comedy and Romantic Suspense
Mari Manning Romantic Suspense
Hanna Martine Paranormal and Contemporary Romance
Kate Meader Contemporary Romance
Courtney Milan Historical Romance
Mary Alice Monroe Women's Fiction
Laura Moore Contemporary Romance
Erica O'Rourke Young Adult
Annmarie Ortega Erotica
Isabella Macotte Historical Romance
Susan Elizabeth Phillips Contemporary Romance
Allie Pleiter Nonfiction and Inspirational Romance
Patricia Rosemoor Romantic Suspense
Susan Rae Romantic Suspense
Shannyn Schroeder Contemporary Romance
June Sproat Young Adult
Jennifer Stevenson Paranormal Romance and Fantasy
Debra St. John Contemporary Romance
Julie Ann Walker Romantic Suspense
Margaret Watson Contemporary Romance
Barbara Weitz Contemporary Romance
Pat White Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense and Paranormal Romance

 

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B.A. Binns
2010 Golden Heart finalist B.A. Binns at the RWA awards ceremony.

Laurie Brown and Christine Segina
2010 RITA finalist Laurie Brown (left) with Chicago-North member Cici Edward at RWA Nationals

RITA & GOLDEN HEART AWARDS

Lisa Laing - 2012 GH winner, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Cherry Adair - 2012 RITA finalist, Romantic Suspense

Carrie Lofty, writing as Ellen Connor with Ann Aguirre - 2012 RITA finalist, Paranormal Romance

Courtney Milan - 2012 RITA finalist, Historical Romance

Ruth Kaufman - 2011 GH Winner, Inspirational

Simone Elkeles - 2010 RITA Winner, Young Adult; 2011 RITA finalist, Young Adult

Maureen Lang - 2011 RITA finalist, Inspirational

Erica O'Rourke - 2010 GH Winner, Young Adult

Laurie Brown- 2010 RITA Finalist, Paranormal

Courtney Milan - 2010 RITA Finalist, Novella

B.A. Binns - 2010 GH Finalist, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Marilyn Brant - 2007 GH Winner, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Courtney Milan
2010 RITA finalist Courtney Milan


2007 Golden Heart winner
Marilyn Brant (right)