I’m backtracking and posting my other contest co-winners. I think it’ll be fun to keep a watch on these manuscripts that are making the journey at the same time I am.
NORTHWEST HOUSTON RWA
presents the winners of the
The Seventeenth Annual
LONE STAR WRITING COMPETITION
The 2009 Lone Star Writing Competition committee is proud to announce the 2009 winners. A third of our winners had requests from an agent, an editor or both. Congratulations!
Contemporary Series
Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin
Natanya Wheeler, Nancy Yost Literary Agency
1st: HEAD GAMES, Denise Cychosz, Waukesha, Wisconsin*
2nd: THE BILLIONAIRE’S PURCHASED PRINCESS, Robyn Anders, Long Beach California (formerly of Dallas)
3rd: LAURA TAKES A LOVER, Mary Oldham, Beaverton, Oregon
*Partial request from editor
Young Adult
Kat O’She, Leap Books
Jim McCarthy, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
1st: WILDFLOWERS AND WINGED BOYS, Laurel Wanrow, Reston, VA*
2nd: A WITCH’S WISH, Martha Ferris, Freedom, WY
3rd: JOURNEY TO EDEN, Natasha Hanova, Overland Park, KS
*Partial request from editor
Romantic Suspense
Becky Vinter, NAL
Lois Winston, Ashley Grayson Literary Agency
1st: FROM BAGHDAD WITH LOVE, Gail Zerrade, Boise ID*
2nd: SWITCHED IN DEATH, Sherry Foley, Smithville MO
3rd: SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, D’Ann Linscott-Dunham, Olathe CO
*Full request from agent
Historical Category
Alicia Condon, Editor, Dorchester
Michelle Grajkowski, Literary Agent
1st: THE VISCOUNT’S DILEMMA, Theresa St. Romain, Wichita KS***
2nd: SURRENDER THE STORM, Angelique Newman, Sault Ste. Marie, ON*
3rd: THE HOUSE PARTY, Beatriz Chantrill Williams, Greenwich, CT*
***Full request from editor and agent
*Full request from editor and partial request from agent
FF&P
Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks
Tina Wexler, International Creative Management
1st: SUBENA’S SACRIFICE, Robin Weaver, Concord, NC *
2nd: GUARDIAN ANGEL, Joey Kristine Berube, Round Rock, TX
3rd: CALLING FIRE, Melanie Card, Waterloo, ON
*Partial requested from agent
Single Title
Leis Pederso, Penguin
Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management
1st: SONGBIRD, Lizbeth Selvig, Webster, MN
2nd: PLEASURE, Jeanell Bolton, Georgetown, TX
3rd: KISSING MY OLD LIFE Au REVOIR, Beth Watson, Oak Creek, WI
Inspirational
Jessica Barnes, WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
Tamela Hancock Murray, Hartline Literary
1st: VIOLETS AND VIOLINS, Keli Gwyn, Placerville, CA*
2nd: TURNING PAIGE, Kara Bonnevie, Wellington, NZ
3rd: LETTING LOVE IN, Teresa Goudey, Leona Valley, CA
*Full request from agent
Laurel, congratulations on your first place and your request from the editor.
Since you like to keep up on news from other finalists, I’ll share mine. On the eve of Christmas Eve I received an offer of representation from an agent who had requested my full in another contest I’d entered. Talk about a wonderful present!
I wish you all the best in 2010 and hope you’re posting news of your first sale soon.
Keli
Hey Keli,
Congratulations! An offer is a wonderful present and I’m very happy for you. How great to enter the next stage of your writing career with the new year! Good luck as you keep up the good work and please pass on the details when you sell.
Laurel