The final placement was announced at WisRWA's chapter conference, Love is the Cards III, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, June 5-7, 2009. Congratulations to all our winners!

Fab Five winners Jamie Kersten, Betsy Norman, Cat Scheild, Kathleen Irene Paterka, Kate MacEachern, Nancy Evertz and Kate Bowman

*** indicates WisRWA member

Historical

Final Judge: Kerry Donovan , Associate Editor, New American Library
First Place: Dangerous Desires – Sharon Calvin
Second Place: The Anchoress and the Fifth Knight – Elaine Powell
Third Place: And Then I Loved Him – Kathleen Bittner Roth
Fourth Place: Pyramus Lost – Lisa Sullivan
Honorable Mention: Charity for a Ranger – Terry Irene Blain
Honorable Mention: Dangerous Waters – Bev Irwin

Paranormal

Final Judge: Latoya C. Smith, Grand Central Publishing
First Place: The Defective Demon – Kate MacEachern ***
Second Place: Dawn's Shadow – Deborah Gilbert
Third Place: Stone Kissed – Keri Kaeding
Fourth Place: Blood Rule – Christina Peruzzi Lopes
Honorable Mention: The Painted Spellcaster – Shawntelle Madison

Romantic Suspense

Final Judge: Julie Keenan, Editor, The Wild Rose Press
First Place: Kira's Keeper - Jan Schliesman
Second Place: Smokescreen - Kathleen Irene Paterka
Third Place: Stealing Best in Show - Elizabeth Pina
Fourth Place: Black Swan - Jean Tara Ownbey
Honorable Mention: A Heart on Hold - Sherry Foley

Series Contempory (Long/Short)

Final Judge: Keyren Gerlach, Assoc. Editor, Harlequin Enterprises
First Place: Getting Lucky – Katie Graykowski
Second Place: The Consultant's Heartbreak Emergency – Kamy Chetty
Third Place: Redemption – Nancy Evertz
Fourth Place: Hardy's Triple Play – Jamie Kersten ***
Honorable Mention: When Jonny Came – Elizabeth Pina

Woman's Fiction

Final Judge: Paige Wheeler, Agent, Folio Literary Management
First Place: Worth the Weight – Patricia Walters-Fischer 
Second Place: Rogue Angel – Tamra Baumann
Third Place: Lakota Dreaming – Constance Gillam 
Fourth Place: The Spin I'm In – Kate Bowman*** 
Honorable Mention: Home at Last – Janet K Jones 

Young Adult

Final Judge: Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Agent, Trident Media Group
First Place: Adventures of a Teenage Truthseer - Cat Schield ***
Second Place: Another Will Die - Laura Byrne
Third Place: My Life in the Void - Betsy Norman ***
Fourth Place: Light of Truth - Sheri Boeyink
Honorable Mention: Stunt Princess - Emily Marshall