{"id":1152,"date":"2007-03-27T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-27T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/congrats-to-the-inspirational-rita-and-gh-finalists.html"},"modified":"2007-03-27T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-27T10:06:00","slug":"congrats-to-inspirational-rita-and-gh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/congrats-to-inspirational-rita-and-gh\/","title":{"rendered":"Congrats To The Inspirational RITA And GH Finalists!"},"content":{"rendered":"

RWA\u2019s RITA is the highest award of distinction and is the most sought-after award in romance publishing today. The 1,100 romance novels entered in this year\u2019s contest have been narrowed down to nearly 100 finalists in 12 categories. These finalists advance to the next stage of competition where they will be judged by very discriminating judges \u2013 their fellow published authors. The judges now have the difficult task of critiquing and ranking these finalists to determine the final 12 winners. <\/p>\n

The winners of the 12 RITA Awards will be revealed on July 14, 2007 at RWA\u2019s 27th Annual National Conference in Dallas, TX. <\/p>\n

RWA congratulates the authors of the following distinguished books as finalists in the 2007 RITA contest. The following books reflect the diversity and the best romance fiction published in 2006. <\/p>\n

2007 RITA for Best Inspirational Romance Finalists
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Revealed by Tamera Alexander
Bethany House Publishers – (0764201093)
Karen Schurrer, editor<\/p>\n

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Rekindled by Tamera Alexander
Bethany House Publishers – (0764201085)
Karen Schurrer, editor<\/p>\n

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Be My Neat-Heart by Judy Baer
Harlequin Enterprises, Steeple Hill Love Inspired – (373873670)
Joan Marlowe Golan, editor<\/p>\n

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A Family Forever by Brenda Coulter
Harlequin Enterprises, Steeple Hill Love Inspired – (0373873581)
Krista Stroever, editor<\/p>\n

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The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist
Bethany House Publishers – (0764200739)
David Long and Julie Klassen, editors<\/p>\n

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Ten Thousand Charms by Allison Pittman
Random House, Waterbrook Multnomah – (1590525752)
Rod Morris, editor<\/p>\n

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My So-Called Love Life by Allie Pleiter
Harlequin Enterprises, Steeple Hill Love Inspired – (9780373873852)
Krista Stroever, editor<\/p>\n

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Violette Between by Alison Strobel
Random House, Waterbrook Multnomah – (9781578567942)
Shannon Hill, editor<\/p>\n

RWA\u2019s Golden Heart contest honors the best unpublished manuscripts of the romance genre. The 2007 Golden Heart winners will be announced during a black-tie Award\u2019s ceremony at RWA\u2019s 27th Annual Conference held July 11-14, 2007 in Dallas, TX. <\/p>\n

2007 Golden Heart for Best Inspirational Romance Manuscript Finalists<\/p>\n

The Heart Beckons by Carla Hughes
Trouble in Paradise by Tina Radcliffe
Accidental Truth by Ramona Thompson
One Day by Gina Welborn<\/p>\n

Congrats to these wonderful ladies!<\/p>\n

Cecelia Dowdy
www.ceceliadowdy.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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