The FAB 5 winners and final placements were announced at our fabulous conference over the weekend of June 1-3. They are listed below. All WisRWA members and the FAB 5 coordinators applaud the hard work of the 2007 finalists. ** WisRWA member
Paranormal
Winner -- Angie Fox Gwinner -THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER
2nd Place -- Sandra De Taranto - INCREDIBLE DREAMS
3rd Place -- **Laurel Bradley - TIMING IS EVERYTHING
4th Place -- **Laurel Bradley - SOME WHERE/SOME WHEN
Honorable Mention -- **Debra K. Maher - CLAIRE'S CROSSING
Final Judge: Gail Northmann, Executive Editor, Triskelion Publishing
Short Contemporary
Winner -- Cat Schield - A CASE OF MEDDLING
2nd Place -- **Stacey Joy Netzel - DECONSTRUCTING JORDAN
3rd Place -- **Rachel Berens-VanHeest - TAKE A CHANCE ON ME
4th Place -- Lynnette Baughman - THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE
Honorable Mention -- **Donna Kowalczyk - MEANT TO BE
Honorable Mention -- **Bobbi Dumas - O'SHEA'S FIANCEE
Six finalists because of tie scores.
Final Judge: Jessica Alvarez, editor, Steeple Hill
Long Contemporary/Single Title
Winner -- **Virginia McCullough -- THE CHAPELS ON THE HILL
2nd Place -- Kathleen Irene Paterka -- FATTY PATTY
3rd Place -- Cari Gunsallus -- PRETENSES OF LOVE
4th Place -- Amy Lillard -- SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
Honorable Mention -- Christine Keniston -- PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Final Judge: Emily Sylvan Kim-agent-The Prospect Agency
Romantic Suspense
Winner -- Annie Oortman - DIE AGAIN
2nd Place -- **Shirley Cayer - CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
3rd Place -- Babette DeJongh - GUARDING JULIA
4th Place -- **Shirley Cayer - PAINT HER DEAD
Honorable Mention -- Sherry Foley - A CAPTIVE HEART
Final Judge: Caren Johnson, agent, Caren Johnson Literary Agency
Erotica
Winner -- Gina Black - CHERRY ON TOP
2nd Place -- Cindy Procter King - A LITTLE WILD
3rd Place -- Jennifer Lawler - NIGHT BLOOMING JASMINE
4th Place -- **Heather Logan Kaufman - FIGHTING THE UNDERTOW
Honorable Mention -- **Heather Logan Kaufman - NATURE'S PENTACLE
Final Judge: Rose Hilliard, associate editor, St. Martin's Press
Historical
Winner -- Lesli Muir Lytle - 17 DAYS OF THISTLE AND DOWN
2nd Place -- Cindy Nord - NO GREATER GLORY
3rd Place -- Barbara Fraire - LADY LIBERTINE
4th Place -- Carol Aloisi - IN THE HANDS OF A TEXAN
Honorable Mention -- Carrie Lofty - REDEEMING WILL SCARLET
Final Judge: Leah Hultenschmidt, editor, Dorchester Publishing
Mary Jo Scheibl
FAB 5 Contest Coordinator
WisRWA wishes to especially thank all 21 published judges who gave of their time to help judge in our 2007 FAB Five contest. Among them are the following, along with a recent release and a link to their websites:
Shari Anton, TWILIGHT MAGIC, December 2006; www.sharianton.com
Ann Macela, DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?, Medallion Press, October 2007, ISBN#1933836164; ISBN#9781933836164; http://www.annmacela.com
Lori Devoti, UNBOUND, ISBN-13: 978-0373617654, June 2007; http://www.loridevoti.com
Jerol Anderson, GONE MISSING IN THE UNDERGROUND, ISBN: 978-1-59374-883-8, Publication: 2007; www.jerolanderson.com
Joy Nash, IMMORTALS: THE AWAKENING, August 07, ISBN 0-505-52695-6; www.joynash.com
Christine DeSmet, "Mrs. Claus and the Moonstone Murder," in Tales from the Treasure Trove, Vol. III (March 2007), and "When the Dead People Brought a Dish to Pass," in the Halloween anthology, Shadows of the Heart (September 2007),Whiskey Creek Press. New mystery, "Stolen Pleasures," in an anthology, September 2007, publisher, Beacon Books. Excerpts of writing at http://www.JewelsoftheQuill.com.
Gail Barrett. FACING THE FIRE, April 2006, ISBN 0-373-27484-X. www.gailbarrett.com.
Laura Iding, HIS PREGNANT NURSE 6/07, (eharlequin release); www.lauraiding.com
Laurel Bradley, A WISH IN TIME, ISBN 0-595-40948-2; www.laurelbradley.com
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