Nora Roberts won her 12th RITA, for her 2008 title, Tribute, at the Romance Writers of America conference in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. She was interviewed during the conference by Scott Simon on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday. Simon also discovered that writing a romance is not easy. He tried writing a chapter and presented it to HarperCollins editor Carrie Feron, who didn’t think much of it (no wonder, he ended up writing a satire).
Ron Charles, reviewer for the Washington Post, won the Veritas Award for “presenting romance in a positive light” in his article, Heating Up the Stacks. The purpose of the award was somewhat undercut by his calling it an “uncomfortable honor, the kind I’m not sure I should include on my résumé.”
Debbie Schneider, romance writer and librarian for King County PL, was named Librarian of the Year. She and coworker Chappie Langemack also presented a session about bringing authors to the library.
The group also gives Golden Heart Awards for unpublished manuscripts. At least one of them has already been picked up for publication, Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin. It will be published by Harlequin.
Next year’s conference will be held in Nashville.
The RITA winners are:
Contemporary Series Romance:
A Mother’s Wish by Karen Templeton
A Mother’s Wish by Karen Templeton (Silhouette Special Edition)
Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
Danger Signals by Kathleen Creighton (Silhouette Romantic Suspense)
Young Adult Romance
Hell Week by Rosemary Clement-Moore (Delacorte)
Historical Romance
The Edge of Impropriety by Pam Rosenthal (Signet Eclipse)
Regency Historical Romance
My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne (Berkley Sensation)
Inspirational Romance
Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House)
Romance Novella
“The Fall of Rogue Gerard” by Stephanie Laurens in It Happened One Night (Avon)
Paranormal Romance
Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready (Pocket Books )
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Tribute by Nora Roberts (Putnam)
Romantic Suspense
Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard (Pocket Books)
Best First Book
Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs (Dutton)
Contemporary Single Title Romance
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson (Avon)
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| Retail Price: |
Out of Print |
| Paperback: |
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| Publisher: |
Harlequin Mills & Boon – (2008-09-15) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0733588271 / 9780733588273 |
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Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure:
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| Retail Price: |
$4.99 |
| Mass Market Paperback: |
224 pages |
| Publisher: |
Harlequin – (2008-04-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0373275773 / 9780373275779 |
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Young Adult Romance:
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| Retail Price: |
$16.99 |
| Hardcover: |
336 pages |
| Publisher: |
Delacorte Books for Young Readers – (2008-08-26) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
038573414X / 9780385734141 |
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Historical Romance:
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| Retail Price: |
$14.00 |
| Paperback: |
352 pages |
| Publisher: |
NAL Trade – (2008-11-04) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
045122230X / 9780451222305 |
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Regency Historical Romance:
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| Retail Price: |
$7.99 |
| Paperback: |
336 pages |
| Publisher: |
Berkley – (2008-07-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0425222462 / 9780425222461 |
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Inspirational Romance:
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| Retail Price: |
$12.99 |
| Paperback: |
384 pages |
| Publisher: |
Tyndale House Publishers – (2008-06-04) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
1414310196 / 9781414310190 |
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Romance Novella:
The Fall of Rogue Gerard by Stephanie Laurens in It Happened One Night
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| Retail Price: |
$7.99 |
| Mass Market Paperback: |
384 pages |
| Publisher: |
Avon – (2008-10-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0061354163 / 9780061354168 |
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Paranormal Romance:
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| Retail Price: |
$6.99 |
| Mass Market Paperback: |
384 pages |
| Publisher: |
Pocket – (2008-07-29) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
1416541160 / 9781416541165 |
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Novel with Strong Romantic Elements:
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| Retail Price: |
$7.99 |
| Paperback: |
464 pages |
| Publisher: |
Jove – (2009-03-31) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0515146366 / 9780515146363 |
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Romantic Suspense:
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| Retail Price: |
$6.99 |
| Mass Market Paperback: |
384 pages |
| Publisher: |
Pocket Star – (2008-10-21) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
1416566740 / 9781416566748 |
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Best First Book:
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| Retail Price: |
$16.99 |
| Hardcover: |
272 pages |
| Publisher: |
Dutton Juvenile – (2008-05-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0525479422 / 9780525479420 |
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Contemporary Single Title Romance:
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| Retail Price: |
$7.99 |
| Mass Market Paperback: |
384 pages |
| Publisher: |
Avon – (2008-06-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0061178047 / 9780061178047 |
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