Laurie Results!

2013 Laurie Contest Results.

Young Adult
Winner:           Awakening By Lori Freeland — Requested By Deb Dixon
2nd Place:       It Happened On Thunder Road By Susan Antony
3rd Place:        Discovery By Jessica Ruddick

Romantic Suspense
Winner:           Dangerous Dreams  By Abbie Rhoades
2nd Place:       Wicked Dante Quinn By Lisa Mckinney
3rd Place:        Cerulean Eyes, Sapphire Hearts By Veronica Forand

Inspirational
Winner:           Deliver Us From Evil By Mary Curry
2nd Place:       Learning To Lean By April Jatindranath
3rd Place:        Auschwitz Dawn By Kristy Cambron

Contemporary
Winner:           Not Quite Legal By Christina Elle — Requested By Allison Carroll
2nd Place:       Only Till Midnight By Celeste Deveney
3rd Place:        Her Favorite Mistake By Barbara Lohr

Historical
Winner:           A Dangerous Desire By Rebecca Lamb
2nd Place:       The Wilderness Campaign By Eden Carson
3rd Place:        Wicked Things By Laura Trentham

Paranormal
Winner:           So Caught Up In You By Tracy Mecca
2nd Place:       Treasured Claim By Jami Gold
3rd Place:        Heart Of Atlantis By Amerlin Holland

Congratulations!

Laurie Finalists!

It took a little longer than expected, but here is the list of our 2013 Laurie Finalists!

Congratulations to:

FF&P
Heart of Atlantis   Amberlyn Holland
Treasured Claim   Jami Gold
So Caught Up In You  Tracy Mecca

YA
It Happened on Thunder Road, by Susan Antony
Awakening, by Lori Freeland
Discovery: A Carriers Novel, by Jessica Ruddick

Inspirational
Learning to Lean  by April Jatindranath
Deliver Us from Evil by Mary Curry
Auschwitz Dawn by Kristy Cambron

Romantic Suspense
Dangerous Dreams by Abbie Rhoades
Cerulean Eyes, Sapphire Hearts by Veronica Forand
Wicked Dante Quinn by Lisa McKinney

Historical
A Dangerous Desire by Rebecca Lamb
Wicked Things by Laura Trentham
The Wilderness Campaign by Eden Carson

Contemporary
Her Favorite Mistake – Barbara Lohr
Not Quite Legal – Christina Elle
Only Till Midnight – Celeste Deveney

Thanks to everyone who entered. The coordinators are working on getting your score sheets and entries back to you as quickly as possible.

The winners will be announced at Trista Michael’s Romfest in June.

Laurie Finalists Announced Soon

Please bear with us as we still have a few entries out for discrepancy judging.

Thanks!

Our April Meeting

Our monthly meeting is Saturday, April 13th at the Ftn. City Library. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m.  Our guest speaker is Bob Mayer. The workshop topics are The Original Idea and The Conflict Box. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us in March and Janice Maynard

We will once again be meeting at the Fountain City library at 10 a.m. and our guest speaker will be Janice Maynard. We are thrilled to have her with us.

Special Announcement

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the SMRW monthly meeting scheduled for Saturday, January 12th at 10:00 a.m. has been cancelled. If you were planning to attend, we apologize for the inconvenience. Also, be on the lookout for special announcements coming soon about the 2013 Laurie, and next month’s guest speaker,  Anna DeStefano.

Annual Retreat Roundup

Our annual retreat is now over, and our members had a wonderful time! Lots of writing accomplished, with Trista Michaels taking the award for most written with over 18,000 words! It’s a great way to start a new year.

Many thanks to all those who attended and helped make the retreat special. And also, we’d like to thank Cabins USA for their great service. The cabin was lovely, with all the amenities we could’ve asked for, responsive service, and a nice quiet place where we could write.

Our January meeting is next Saturday at the Ftn. City Branch Library. We start at 10:00 a.m. The program will be a judging workshop.