Gulf Coast Chapter Romance Writers of America http://www.gccrwa.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:36:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 February 4th Meeting Change http://www.gccrwa.com/2012/01/february-4th-meeting-change/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2012/01/february-4th-meeting-change/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:55:53 +0000 Cynthia Eden http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=931 Update: The location of the February 4th meeting has changed.  For directions and details on the new location, please email:  arabellastokes@ymail.com. 

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2012/01/february-4th-meeting-change/feed/ 0 News for 2012! http://www.gccrwa.com/2011/12/news-for-2012/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2011/12/news-for-2012/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:50:14 +0000 sherryc http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=893 The Gulf Coast Chapter is so excited about our plans for 2012! We’ll
be announcing finalists and winners for the inaugural year of our
Silken Sands Self-Published Star Contest at the 2012 Silken Sands
Conference in Penascola Beach. We’re also organizing a great line-up
of workshops and speakers for our monthly meetings. Plus, we like to
have a lot of fun. And good food. And we work hard too!

To kick off the year, we hope you’ll join us January 7, 2012, at 11 AM
for our meeting at the Moorer branch of the Mobile library, followed
by a fantastic workshop as Fran McNabb (aka Fran Fisher) talks to us
about organizing our writing. We’ll also be setting individual and
chapter goals, launching a Million-Word March program, doing group
critique sessions, having some yummy snacks, and getting excited as we
head into the home stretch of planning for the Silken Sands
Conference!

The Gulf Coast Chapter is going to have a great 2012! We hope to see you soon!

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2011/12/news-for-2012/feed/ 0 Christmas Party http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/11/christmas-party/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/11/christmas-party/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:17:52 +0000 sherryc http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=650 Saturday, December 3, 2011 will be the Christmas Party for the Gulf Coast Chapter RWA. We plan a short meeting and then a party  atmosphere. Anyone that may want to be part of this fun and informative group is welcome to attend and get to know us. Email us at the contact info at the bottom of this page for directions.

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/11/christmas-party/feed/ 0 More Congratulations http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/04/more-congratulations/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/04/more-congratulations/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:11:21 +0000 sherryc http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=624 Our own Cynthia Eden won the 2010 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence.  In two categories, no less.  She won in the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal category for  Immortal Danger  and she won in the novella category for her  In the Dark story in the anthology Belong to the Night.

This chapter is so proud of Cynthia and we offer her our congratulations!

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/04/more-congratulations/feed/ 0 More Kudos to Chapter Members http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/04/more-kudos-to-chapter-members/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/04/more-kudos-to-chapter-members/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:19:17 +0000 sherryc http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=616 Cynthia Eden is a Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence finalist in the paranormal category (for Immortal Danger) AND in the novella category (for In the Dark- her story in Belong to the Night)

Dianna Love is also a Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence finalist in the romantic suspense single title category (for her book with Sherrilyn Kenyon, Whispered Lies) 

Congratulations to two wonderful members of our Chapter.

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/04/more-kudos-to-chapter-members/feed/ 0 Even More Kudos http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/even-more-kudos/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/even-more-kudos/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:08:27 +0000 sherryc http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=590 Our Chapter is proud of all of our writers and we have two more of our number that deserve praise this week.

CataNetwork has honored two of our authors with a 2009 Reader’s Choice Award:  Paige Tyler for Men of Alaska: Animal Instinct  and Cynthia Eden for Immortal Danger.   Congratulations, Ladies.

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/even-more-kudos/feed/ 0 KUDOS to one of our own http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/kudos-to-one-of-our-own/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/kudos-to-one-of-our-own/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:05 +0000 sherryc http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=586 Allison Knight has just received word that her book,  A Treasure for Sara,  has been nominated as Best Historical of 2009 by Love Romances and More.   Many congratulations from your chapter members, Allison.

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/kudos-to-one-of-our-own/feed/ 0 HELLO http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/hello/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/hello/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:57:08 +0000 sherryc http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=561 Hello to everyone.  I want to introduce myself as the new web mistress of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the RWA.  Watch for some changes to our website that we hope will make it more informative.  I am Sherry and welcome any feedback as I go through the process of updating the site.  Our Chapter hopes you’ll join us at the Silken Sands Conference in March 2010. ]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2010/02/hello/feed/ 2 More Kudos… http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/04/more-kudos/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/04/more-kudos/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:19:45 +0000 Manda Collins http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=273 Congratulations to our past President Allison Knight, whose book Heartsong has won Novel of the Year from her publisher Champagne Books! Way to go, Allison!!!

GCCRWA’s own Cynthia Eden has won the Gayle Wilson Award for Excellence for her paranormal romance Hotter After Midnight! Congratulations, Cynthia!!!

Also a finalist for the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, only this time in the Novella category, chapter member Dianna Love’s “Midnight Kiss Goodbye” from the anthology Dead After Dark is currently in a tie with “Reason to Believe” by Roxanne St. Clair. Best of luck, Dianna!!!

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/04/more-kudos/feed/ 0 SQUEEEE!!!! http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/03/squeeee/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/03/squeeee/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:55:55 +0000 Manda Collins http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=270 Cara Slaughter’s Love on a Dime has been nominated for Golden Heart!!!! Congratulations, Cara!!! We are so proud of you!!!!

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