Stop back in September for information on how to enter the 2009 Write Touch Contest!

2008 Write Touch Winners

Congratulations to all these wonderful writers!
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Short/Long Contemporary
Winner: Linda Conrad, Shadow Whispers
2nd Place: Holly Jacobs, The House on Briar Hill Road
2nd Place: Linda Warren, Once a Cowboy
3rd Place: Geri Krotow, A Rendezvous to Remember


Erotica/Romantica
Winner: Lacey Alexander, Voyeur
2nd Place: Karen Kelley, Double Dating With the Dead
2nd Place: Sharon Page, Blood Red
3rd Place: Elizabeth Amber, Nicholas, The Lords of Satyr

Romantic Suspense
Winner: Brenda Novak, Dead Giveaway
2nd Place: Brenda Novak, Dead Right
3rd Place: Valerie Hansen, Shadow of Turning

Contemporary Single Title
Winner: Lori Wilde, There Goes the Bride
2nd Place: Susan Mallery, Tempting
3rd Place: **Anna Jeffery, Sweet Return

Mainstream with Romantic Elements
Winner: Marlo Schalesky, Veil of Fire
2nd Place: **Kathy Steffen, First, There is a River
2nd Place: Karen White, Learning to Breathe
3rd Place: Claire Cross, All or Nothing


Historical
Winner: Candice Hern, Lady be Bad
2nd Place: Victoria Alexander, What a Lady Wants
2nd Place: Victoria Alexander, A Little Bit Wicked
3rd Place: **Kathryn Albright, The Angel and the Outlaw

Inspirational
Winner: Nikki Arana, As I Have Loved You
2nd Place: Valerie Hansen, A Treasure of the Heart
3rd Place: **Lynn Cote, Dangerous Secrets
3rd Place: Shirley Jump, Back to Mr. & Mrs.
3rd Place: Mae Nunn, Mom in the Middle


Paranormal
Winner: C.L. Wilson, Lord of the Fading Land
2nd Place: **Lori Devoti, Unbound
3rd Place: Patti O’Shea, In the Midnight Hour




2008 Fab 5 Winners

The FAB 5 winners and final placements were announced at our fabulous conference over the weekend of May 16 -18, 2008. WisRWA and the FAB 5 coordinators applaud the accomplishments of the 2008 finalists.
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Erotic Romance
Final Judge: Diane Carlile, Senior Editor, The Wild Rose Press
Category Coordinator: DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson

Winner: Laura Logan: Purrrfect Passion ++
2nd Place: Lori Philbin: Bluebeard’s Hunger ++
3rd Place: Barbara Zukowski: Love Rocks +
4th Place: Cynthia Arends: Wings Of Desire +
Honorable Mention: **Jamie Kersten: Work It Out +


Paranormal
Final Judge: Nephele Tempest, agent, The Knight Agency
Category Coordinator: Jamie Kersten

Winner: Cathy Leming: Angels At Almack’s
2nd Place: Michalea Moore: Lord Of Abydos
3rd Place: Ann Hinnenkamp: Dyad Quest
4th Place: Moira Rogers: Big Easy
Honorable Mention: Michelle Lauren: Heartbreaker


Romantic Suspense
Final Judge: Kim Whalen, agent, Trident Media Group
Category Coordinator: Jamie Kersten

Winner: Pamela Kopfler: Queen’s Justice ++
2nd Place: Sharon Wray: Guardian’s Promise ++
3rd Place: **Sandra DeTaranto: Vegas, Baby +
4th Place: Diane M. Garner: Redemption
Honorable Mention: Billie Jean Te: It’s Only Music

Series Contemporary Long/Short
Final Judge: Wanda Ottewell, Senior Editor, Harlequin SuperRomance
Category Coordinator: Helen Johannes

Winner: Jennifer Wilson: Claire’s Wish
2nd Place: Anna Sugden: Bad Boy, Good Man
3rd Place: Jan Hoffman: Coming Home
4th Place: **Kate Bowman: Lani Meets Her Match
Honorable Mention: Theresa Ragan: Better Late Than Never


Single Title
Final Judge: Deb Werksman, Senior Editor, Sourcebooks Publishing
Category Coordinator: Karen Miller

Winner: Kim Duffy: Saving Stoney Brook ++
2nd Place: Joanna Westreich: Risking It All ++
3rd Place: **Jamie Kersten: Family Recipe ++
4th Place: Marie Robison: A Cottage By The Lake
Honorable Mention: **Anne Stratton: The Last Codex

Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements
Final Judge: Hilary Teeman, editor, St. Martin’s Press
Category Coordinator: Jody Allen

Winner: **Virginia McCullough: Keeping Secrets +
2nd Place: **Virginia McCullough: Island Healing
3rd Place: Rachel Goldsworthy: Pasteur’s Angel
4th Place: **Lorrie Kruse: A Life Worth Living
Honorable Mention: Ann Grace Crowder: Becoming Kay Callahan


Historical
Final Judge: Shauna Summers, Senior Editor, Bantam Dell Publishing
Category Coordinator: Marilyn Auer

Winner: Robin Le Fevers: Nightshade ++
2nd Place: Deb Yates: Heaven Sent
3rd Place: Pamela Bolton-Holifield: Lost In Love
4th Place: Beverley Kendall: The Gauntlet
Honorable Mention: Donna Rosenbloom: Entrapping The Earl


Past WisRWA Write Touch and Fab Five Winners

* 2007 Write Touch Reader's Award Winners listed HERE!
* 2007 Fab Five Contest Winners listed HERE!

* 2006 Write Touch Reader's Award Winners listed HERE!
* 2006 Fab Five Contest Winners listed HERE!

* 2005 Write Touch Reader's Award Winners listed HERE!
* 2005 Fab Five Contest Winners listed HERE!

* 2004 Write Touch Reader's Award Winners listed HERE!
* 2004 Fab Five Contest Winners listed HERE!

* 2003Write Touch Reader's Award Winners listed HERE!
* 2003 Fab Five Contest Winners listed HERE!

* 2002Write Touch Reader's Award Winners listed HERE!
* 2002 Fab Five Contest Winners listed HERE!


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