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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Great Expectations 2019 Results
PERMISSION to FORWARD is GRANTED and ENCOURAGED
North Texas Romance Writers of America
is proud to announce the
2019 Great Expectations Winners
Congratulations to all who entered and put your work in the hands of strangers.
Best of Luck to the finalists as they submit their work to our final round editors.
CONTEMPORARY SERIES
Final Round Editor: Brittany Lavery ~ Assistant Editor, HQN
FIRST ~ Debauchery by Kristine Charles
SECOND ~ Love on the Books by Betsy Gray
THIRD ~ Love by the Numbers by Lucy Lanier
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Teach Me by Kat Turner
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Teach Me by Kat Turner
FANTASY, FUTURISTIC & PARANORMAL
(Alternate Earth, Dystopian, Fantasy, Futuristic, Paranormal, Time Travel)
Final Round Editor: Kristine Swartz ~ Associate Editor, Berkley Publishing Group
FIRST ~ Deal With The Devil by Melissa Shirley
SECOND ~ Suspended in Silk by Kyra Dusk
THIRD ~ Tremors by Anastasia Abboud
HONORABLE MENTION ~ 2033: Ancestor Resurrection by Deborah DeHaemer
HISTORICAL
Final Round Editor: Elle Keck ~ Assistant Editor, Avon Books
FIRST ~ How to Steal a Kilt by Gina Conkle
SECOND ~ Fallen For The Earl by Amy Mackey
THIRD ~ The King’s Secret by Blake Ferre
FOURTH ~ The Sapphire by Courtney Scalo
HONORABLE MENTION ~ A Wild and Wooly Texan by Katie Barrett
SECOND ~ Fallen For The Earl by Amy Mackey
THIRD ~ The King’s Secret by Blake Ferre
FOURTH ~ The Sapphire by Courtney Scalo
HONORABLE MENTION ~ A Wild and Wooly Texan by Katie Barrett
INSPIRATIONAL
Final Round Editor: Raela Schoenherr ~ Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House Publishers
FIRST ~ Remember Not by Barbara Ellin Fox
SECOND ~ Abounding Hope by Cindy Stewart
FOURTH ~ Upon a Hearth of Steel by Amy Grochowski
MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Final Round Editor: Cat Clyne ~ Editor, Sourcebooks
FIRST ~ Stand-Up Guy by Miranda Darrow
SECOND ~ The Guardian’s Mark by Victoria Mencio
THIRD ~ False News by Joan Koster
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Crocodile Tears by Kilby Blades*
THIRD ~ False News by Joan Koster
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Crocodile Tears by Kilby Blades*
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Final Round Editor: Lexi Smail ~ Associate Editor, Grand Central Publishing
FIRST ~ Spy Vs. Spy by P.A. DePaul
SECOND ~ Deadly Aim by Tracy Brody
THIRD ~ Hardwired by R.R. Taylor
HONORABLE MENTION ~ We Can’t Be Friends by Eliza Fyre
SINGLE TITLE
Final Round Editor: Cristina Lupo ~ Editorial Assistant, Forever and Forever Yours / Grand Central Publishing
FIRST ~ Love In An Elevator by Kilby Blades*
SECOND ~ Played by Melanie Bruce
THIRD ~ Under the Ice by Katherine A. Olson
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Opposites Attract by Jacqueline Lee
THIRD ~ Under the Ice by Katherine A. Olson
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Opposites Attract by Jacqueline Lee
YOUNG ADULT
Final Round Editor: Alice Jerman ~ Associate Editor, Forever / Grand Central Publishing
FIRST ~ Attractive Forces by Jackie Rutherford*
SECOND ~ When I Found Her by Allison Marlo Hay
THIRD ~ Periodic Attraction by Lana Pattinson
HONORABLE MENTION ~ The Other Brother by Jackie Rutherford*
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford*
HONORABLE MENTION ~ The Other Brother by Jackie Rutherford*
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford*
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GREAT EXPECTATIONS FINALISTS!
~Angi Morgan & Fenley Grant
2019 Great Expectations Co-coordinators
GECoordinator@NTRWA.org
NTRWAGreatExpectations.blogspot.com
www.NTRWA.org
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
2019 Great Expectations Finalists
Great Expectations
Finalists
PERMISSION
to FORWARD is GRANTED and ENCOURAGED
North Texas Romance Writers of America
is proud to announce the
2019 Great Expectations Finalists
Congratulations to all who
entered and put your work in the hands of strangers.
Best of Luck to the finalists
as they submit their work to our final round editors.
*denotes double finalist ~~
Listed in alphabetical order by title
CONTEMPORARY SERIES
Final Round Editor: Brittany Lavery ~ Assistant Editor, HQN
Debauchery by
Kristine Charles
Love by the Numbers
by Lucy Lanier
Love on the Books
by Betsy Gray
Teach Me by Kat
Turner*
FANTASY, FUTURISTIC &
PARANORMAL
(Alternate Earth, Dystopian, Fantasy, Futuristic,
Paranormal, Time Travel)
Final Round Editor: Kristine Swartz ~ Associate Editor, Berkley
Publishing Group
2033: Ancestor Resurrection
by Deborah
DeHaemer
Deal With The Devil by Melissa Shirley
Suspended in Silk by Kyra Dusk
Tremors by Anastasia Abboud
HISTORICAL
Final Round Editor: Elle Keck ~ Assistant Editor, Avon Books
A Wild and Wooly Texan by Katie Barrett
Fallen For The Earl by
Amy Mackey
How to Steal a Kilt
by Gina Conkle
The King’s Secret by Blake Ferre
The Sapphire by
Courtney Scalo
INSPIRATIONAL
Final Round Editor: Raela Schoenherr ~ Acquisitions Editor,
Bethany House Publishers
A
Singular Truth by Loraine Nunley
Abounding
Hope by Cindy Stewart
Remember
Not by Barbara Ellin Fox
Upon
a Hearth of Steel by Amy Grochowski
MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC
ELEMENTS
Final Round Editor: Cat Clyne ~
Editor, Sourcebooks
Crocodile Tears by Kilby Blades*
False News by Zara West
The Guardian’s Mark by Victoria Mencio
Stand-Up Guy by Miranda Darrow
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Final Round Editor: Lexi Smail ~ Associate Editor, Grand Central
Publishing
Deadly Aim by
Tracy Brody
Hardwired by R.R.
Taylor
Spy Vs. Spy by P.A.
DePaul
We Can’t Be Friends by
Eliza Fyre
SINGLE TITLE
Final Round Editor: Gabi Kelly ~ Editorial
Assistant, Forever and Forever Yours / Grand Central Publishing
Love In An Elevator by
Kilby Blades*
Opposites Attract by
Jacqueline Lee*
Played by Melanie
Bruce
Under the Ice by
Katherine A. Olson
YOUNG ADULT
Final Round Editor: Alice Jerman ~ Associate
Editor, Forever / Grand Central Publishing
Attractive
Forces by Jackie Rutherford*
The
Other Brother by Jackie rutherford*
Periodic
Attraction by Lana Pattinson
Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford*
Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford*
When
I Found Her by Allison Marlo Hay
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GREAT
EXPECTATIONS FINALISTS!
~Angi Morgan & Fenley Grant
2019 Great Expectations Co-coordinators
GECoordinator@NTRWA.org
NTRWAGreatExpectations.blogspot.com
www.NTRWA.org
Monday, February 25, 2019
Saturday, February 2, 2019
WE NEED JUDGES
The entries are out to the judges.
ALL CATEGORIES !!
Didn't receive any? CONTACT ANGI directly.
Haven't signed up?
We can use your help.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The 2019 GE ~ Open through January 27th
We might have had a rough start in 2019...but don't give up on us.
We have seven categories and seven great final-round editors.
Send in the first 5,000 words of that RWA Golden Heart entry for some feedback. At least three judges will read your entry and give you their opinions. ALL for just $30.00 !!
Check out our individual pages tab with all the information you need. Deadline for entry is Sunday January 27th (ish).
If you have any trouble, don't hesitate to send the coordinators an email: GEcoordinator@ntrwa.org.
We have seven categories and seven great final-round editors.
Send in the first 5,000 words of that RWA Golden Heart entry for some feedback. At least three judges will read your entry and give you their opinions. ALL for just $30.00 !!
Check out our individual pages tab with all the information you need. Deadline for entry is Sunday January 27th (ish).
If you have any trouble, don't hesitate to send the coordinators an email: GEcoordinator@ntrwa.org.
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