Mar 31 2009
see more Lolcats and funny pictures Dear RWA Members*: Can we talk about the RITAs? I don’t mean to harsh on the nominees. Indeed, some of my favorite authors were nominated this year and some of my favorite authors have won in the past. Oh, we all have our quibbles about who was left out(…)
Mar 25 2009
I thought it might be nice to have two separate threads. One thread for congratulations and another for who you think should have gotten a nod and didn’t. This is the thread for the “I can’t believe so and so was left out.” Send to Kindle
Mar 25 2009
In the paranormal category: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter The Healer by Sharon Sala Mine to Possess Nalini Singh The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks Thunder Moon by Lori Handeland Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwen Cready Moonstruck by Susan Grant In the NWRE: Tribute by Nora Roberts Where Serpents Sleep by C.S. Harris The(…)
Jan 15 2009
This past fall RWA announced its new RITA / Golden Heart eligibility rules. I actually blogged about it when it was announced but apparently authors did not pay attention/read the rules/understand what they were reading. The new rules are thus: Contest Rules Specific to the RITA Books entered in the 2009 RITA contest must:(…)
Oct 31 2008
For romance writers, the RITA is the equivalent of a writing Oscar. This year there were changes to the qualifications for the RITA awards including one that effectively eliminates ebooks from competing. The RITA contest will not be open to any book that is not “mass-produced by a non -Subsidy, non-Vanity Publisher in print book(…)
Aug 7 2008
Dear Ms. Higgins: Congratulations on winning the RITA for best contemporary. I’ll confess that I’ve been a skeptic of RITA winners in the past, but as I was lost in the world of Eaton Falls, I thought yours was well deserved. Just One of the Guys (link to excerpt) is a book that sells itself.(…)
Mar 27 2008
Yesterday, the 2008 RITA Finalists were announced. We posted the results and encouraged others to provide congratulations. This post and the comments that follow will likely be critical of the process, the finalists, the judging. Please be aware of this. I do not mean to diminish anyone’s accomplishments, but I am going to be giving(…)
Mar 26 2008
2008 RITA for Best First Book Finalists Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books – (978-0-06-113615-3) Erika Tsang, editor Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra Simon & Schuster, MTV Books/Pocket – (141653461X) Jennifer Heddle, editor Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin NEXT – (9780373881352) Ann Leslie Tuttle, editor Prom(…)
Mar 25 2008
The SBs have two links where results are being posted as they trickle in. Judi’s Journey The unofficial list I’ll open a thread tonight to kvetch about the results. How about I do one thread where only nice things can be said and another where we can bitch and moan about the results? Send to(…)
Mar 13 2008
So the story that Publisher’s Weekly reported on today is that a small print inspirational publishing house is getting the RITA shaft. The Publishers’ Weekly article says that Tsaba House publisher was barred from submitter her own book, Sanctuary, for a RITA Award based on the fact that Tsaba was not an RWA Approved publisher.(…)
Jul 31 2007
Three weeks ago, the Romance Writers of America handed out its RITA awards which is deemed by the industry to be the highest award an author can achieve. It’s an award, though, that is the target of a great deal criticism for everything from its categories to the entrance fee to the way in which(…)
Jul 10 2007
Today I leave for Dallas for the RWA National Convention, toga optional. At Blogging National, there are 150+ blogs listed and nearly all of them, as far as I can tell, are author blogs. This makes complete sense because “Nationals”, as it is called, is a writer’s convention. So why am I going with three(…)
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