The 2010 Write Touch Conference was a great success!

Pictures from Love is Brewing in Milwaukee are now up on the Conference page! Take a look at the some of the fun that was had. (The rest of the fun remains undocumented... perhaps it's better that way.)

And don't forget to mark your calendars for June 3-5, 2011 for Love is Brewing in Milwaukee II .

Fabulous Fab 5 Winners Announced

Wisconsin Romance Writer's of America is pleased to announce the winners of our 2010 Fab 5 Contest.

Starred (***) authors are WisRWA members. Final placements were announced at our annual conference, May 14-16. Congratulations to all!

Historical
Final Judge: Amanda Bergeron, Harper Collins Publishers
1st Place: Sally Orr – Rake Untied
2nd Place: Elisa Beatty – The Devil May Care
3rd Place: Alyssa Fernandez – Defensive Measures
4th Place: Connie Queen – Thief by Night
5th Place: Connie Queen – Husbands May Run

Paranormal
Final Judge: Sara Megibow, Nelson Literary Agency
1st Place: Rachel Berens-VanHeest *** – Arc Angel
2nd Place: Brenda Nelson Davis *** – Other Than
3rd Place: Joe Fraser *** – The Vagrant
4th Place: Christi Moreau Chreene – Eternal Rescue
5th Place: Denny S. Bryce – The Vampire Lust Club

Romantic Suspense
Final Judge: Katherine Pelz, The Berkley Publishing Group
1st Place: Anna Sugden – In Safe Hands
2nd Place: Isis Rushdan – Kindred of the Fallen
3rd Place: Katie Reus – His Secret Past
4th Place: Nancy Litzau – Lost & Found
5th Place: Jean Mason – Verdict

Series Contempory (Long/Short)
Final Judge: Kathleen Scheibling, Harlequin
1st Place: G. Jillian Stone – One Night in Andalusia
2nd Place: Wendy Marcus – Love, Hospital Style
3rd Place: Sylvia McDaniel – The Wanted Bride
4th Place: Nancy S. Evertz – Redemption
5th Place: Kathleen Wells – Conall's Legacy

Single Title
Final Judge: Mercedes Fernandez, Kensington Publishing Corp.
1st Place: Katie Graykowski – Place Your Betts
2nd Place: Tamera Lynn – It's Not What You Think
3rd Place: Nancy Evertz – Restoring Mitch's Heart
4th Place: Diane O'Brien Kelly – Bitches on the Beat
5th Place: Brenda Nelson-Davis *** – Dark Bringer

Woman's Fiction
Final Judge: Danielle Egan-Miller, Browne & Miller Literary Associates
1st Place: Trudi Seery Gilligan – The House on Prospect
2nd Place: Kate Bowman *** – The Spin I'm In
3rd Place: Sylvia McDaniel – Starting Over
4th Place: Cathy Perkins – Sins of the Father
5th Place: Jamie Farrell – Stealing Booty

Young Adult
Final Judge: Rachel Vater, Folio Literary Management
1st Place: Mary Karlik – Horse Play
2nd Place: Meg Mims – Double Crossing
3rd Place: Bonnie Staring – Camp Awakening
4th Place: Cheryl Lovegreen – Quicksilver
5th Place: Marie Robison – Wolf Cry

Write Touch Readers' Award Winners Announced

Wisconsin Romance Writer’s of America is pleased to announce the winners in our 2010 Write Touch Readers’ Award Contest.

Starred (***) authors are WisRWA members. Final placements were announced at our annual conference, May 14-16. Congratulations to all!

EROTICA/ROMANTICA
1st Place: In The Flesh by Livia Dare
2nd Place: The Bikini Diaries by Lacey Alexander
3rd Place: Blood Deep by Sharon Page
3rd Place: Fatal Exposure by Lia Slater

HISTORICAL
1st Place: If He's Wicked by Hannah Howell
1st Place: The Wild One by Denise Eagan
1st Place: Where The Wind Blows by Caroline Fyffe
2nd Place: Desiring the Highlander by Michelle Sinclair
2nd Place: Captive of Sin by Anna Campbell
3rd Place: The Pleasures of Sin by Jessica Trapp
3rd Place: Lady Of Scandal by Tina Gabrielle

INSPIRATIONAL/TRADITIONAL CONTEMPORARY
1st Place: Final Exposure by Roxanne Rustand ***
2nd Place: Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate
2nd Place: Dreaming of Home by Glynna Kaye
2nd Place: Protecting Her Child by Debby Giusti
3rd Place: Evidence of Murder by Jill E. Nelson
3rd Place: Shadows on the River by Linda Hall

MAINSTREAM W/ROMATIC ELEMENTS
1st Place: Turning Thirty Twelve by Sandy James
2nd Place: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Hieber
3rd Place: Flying Free by Amber Polo ***
3rd Place: The Rock and Roll Queen of Bedlam by Marilee Brothers

PARANORMAL/FUTURISTIC/FANTASY/TT
1st Place: Obsession Untamed by Pamela Palmer
2nd Place: The Magic Knot by Helen Scott Taylor
2nd Place: Duality by Renee Wildes ***
3rd Place: Scorched: The Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood
3rd Place: Ravenous: The Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
1st Place: Black Ribbon Affair by Casey Clifford ***
2nd Place: Waking the Dead by Kylie Brant
3rd Place: Seeing Red by Susan Crandall
3rd Place: Pitch Black by Leslie Parrish
3rd Place: Hunt Her Down by Roxanne St. Claire

SHORT AND LONG SERIES CONTEMPORARY
1st Place: Summer at the Lake by Linda Barrett
2nd Place: The Nurse's Baby Miracle by Janice Lynn
2nd Place: Safe by his Side by Linda Conrad
3rd Place: In Safe Handes by Linda Conrad
3rd Place: That VooDoo That You Do by Ann Yost
3rd Place: Faith of the Heart by Sandy James

SINGLE TITLE CONTEMPORARY
1st Place: Mistletoe Rules by Stacey Joy Netzel ***
1st Place: CEO's Don't Cry by Joselyn Vaugh
2nd Place: Meant To Be by Donna Marie Rogers ***
3rd Place: Buried Heart by A. Y. Stratton ***

Congratulations to our Golden Heart and RITA Finalists!

Mary Brady is a finalist in the Best First Book category of the RITA for He Calls Her Doc.

Helen Brenna is a finalist in the Contemporary Series Romance category of the RITA for From the Outside.

Barbara Binns is a finalist in the Mainstream with Romantic Elements category of the Golden Heart for Damaged Goods.

Cat Schield is a finalist in the Series Contemporary category of the Golden Heart for Fake Fiancee, Real Love.