Laurie Winners Announced!

Congratulations to the 2014 Laurie Winners!

Contemporary
The First Word –  Isley Robson
Trust No One – Annette Keuning
Mistletoe Misgivings – Tanya Agler

FF&P
Seducing Death – Ellery McKay
Damned If She Do – Janet Walden
Embracing Betrayal – Rachel Rivers

Historical
Game of Charades – Samantha Moon*
The Laird’s Woman – Lisa Dawn*
Impulsive – Nicole Locke*

Young Adult
The Geek’s Best Kept Secret – Miguella T. Twosias*
My So-Called Bollywood Life – Nisha Sharma
Intaglio – Katie Grant

*requested

2014 Laurie Finalists!

Congratulations to the 2014 Laurie Finalists!

Contemporary
Mistletoe Misgivings – Tanya Agler
The First Word –  Isley Robson
Trust No One – Annette Keuning

FF&P
Damned If She Do – Janet Walden
Embracing Betrayal – Rachel Rivers
Seducing Death – Ellery McKay

Historical
Game of Charades – Samantha Moon
Impulsive – Nicole Locke
The Laird’s Woman – Lisa Dawn

Young Adult
Intaglio – Katie Grant
My So-Called Bollywood Life – Nisha Sharma
The Geek’s Best Kept Secret – Miguella T. Twosias

Winners will be announced at the 2014 Laurie Banquet on June 14, 2014.

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.

Laurie Contest Gearing Up

SMRW will not have a regular December meeting. We will have our annual Christmas party at the home of Leanne Tyler. There will be a white elephant gift exchange, great food, games, and good times.

And chocolate.

Lots of chocolate.

The Laurie Contest will begin accepting entries soon. For more information and the sample score sheet, please visit our Contest Page. The official rules and entry form will be available soon.