Congrats to the following Rita Award Finalists in the RWA’s Inspirational category:
■A Convenient Wife by Anna Schmidt (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Tina James, editor)
■Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy (Barbour Publishing; Rebecca Germany, editor)
■Finding Her Way Home by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor)
■In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor)
■Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers; David Long and Julie Klassen, editors)
■Shades of Morning by Marlo M. Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah; Shannon Marchese, editor)
■The Wedding Garden by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor)
■Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang (Tyndale House Publishers; Stephanie Broene, editor)
■Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer and Charlene Patterson, editors)
Congrats also to the following Inspirational author who finaled in the Rita Novella Category:
■”Mountain Rose” by Cheryl St. John in To Be a Mother (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Patience Smith, editor)
Congrats to the following Inspirational authors for finaling in the Best First Book category:
■Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense; Tina James, editor)
■A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer, editor)
For a list of ALL CATEGORIES, ALL FINALISTS, see RWA’s website.
Congratulations!
Congrats to all!
What a blast (and an honor!) to find myself in such a talented group. Thanks for posting, Cecelia.
Thank you, Cecelia, for showing the list.
And here’s something kinda weird. While I was reading the list of finalists, I realized I was taking notes on a sticky with maureenlange.com written on it. I have no idea where I got this Maureen, but I thought you’d be glad to know your sticky notes are out in the world being passed around.
Oh, Mary! That’s so funny – perhaps the sticky note pad came from the ACFW conference last year? Those are the first things I pick up!
All the best to you, I’m so excited to be on this writing journey with you.
And thanks again to Cecelia for posting the news about the contest, covers and all!