"One of my
favourite contests during my unpublished years was the Great Expectations
(first in Mainstream with Romantic Elements, 2006; third in Short Contemporary,
2006). There was an extra personal touch and the coordinators were so helpful
regarding my entry coming from overseas. Feedback was excellent and the range of
final judges was fabulous. It’s still one I recommend to friends!"
Rachel Bailey
CLAIMING HIS
BOUGHT BRIDE
Silhouette Desire, Jan 2010
THE BLACKMAILED
BRIDE'S SECRET CHILD
Silhouette Desire, Feb 2010
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Rachel Bailey is a lover of books, chocolate, dogs, and ice cream. Luckily, she has three dogs, an ice cream maker, a steady supply of chocolate, and bookshelves overflowing with books, so she's covered on all fronts.
Despite spending her life trying to scam more time to read, she's managed to graduate with degrees in psychology and social work, and now has her dream job - making up stories for a living.
Her books have hit the USA Today bestseller list, are published in over twenty-six countries and have been translated into sixteen languages.
She lives on a piece of paradise (ten acres of native trees on the side of a hill, within driving distance to the beach) on Australia's east coast with her own personal hero. She loves to sit with a dog or two, overlooking the trees and read books from her ever-growing to-be-read pile.
http://www.rachelbailey.com/
"As an unpublished writer, I try to enter contests where the judges will give feedback. With the Great Expectations contest, I not only received score sheets, but two judges gave insightful feedback that has helped me in my writing career. Thanks to the chapter for putting on a first-rate contest."
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"I was the NA category
winner, and I do have a nice follow-up story! Thank you so much for asking.
Jamie Hoang
Romance author Lindsey Brookes spent part of her life growing up in the deep south, the rest up north where winter brings in the cold and the snow. She penned her first romance, a historical, at the age of seventeen. From there she went on to join Romance Writers of America where she learned the ins and outs of the publishing business and ways to hone her craft. She switched to writing contemporary romance and has finalled in/or won more than 75 RWA chapter sponsored contests with over a dozen different manuscripts. She is also a four time RWA Golden Heart finalist as well as a past American Title III finalist and winner of Harlequin's Great American Romance Novel contest. She's married to her childhood sweetheart, her hero, with whom she has two beautiful daughters.