Gulf Coast Chapter Romance Writers of America http://www.gccrwa.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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!!!!

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/03/squeeee/feed/ Way to Go! http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/03/way-to-go/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/03/way-to-go/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:01:49 +0000 Manda Collins http://www.gccrwa.com/?p=251 Congratulations to our own Cara Slaughter whose manuscript Love on Assignment has taken First Place in the Inspirational Category of the First Coast Romance Writers Beacon Contest! Excellent news, Cara!

]]> http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/03/way-to-go/feed/ Congratulations! http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/02/congratulation/ http://www.gccrwa.com/2009/02/congratulation/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:17:18 +0000 Manda Collins http://gccrwa.cynthiaeden.com/?p=35 Super kudos to chapter members Cynthia Eden and Dianna Love who have both finalled inThe Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Contest!

Cynthia Eden has double finalled. Her first nomination is for Hotter After Midnight, which placed in the Paranormal Category. Her second is for “Spellbound” from the anthology Everlasting Bad Boys, which finalled in the Novella category!

Dianna Love’s story “Midnight Kiss Goodbye” from the anthology Dead After Dark has been nominated in the Novella category!

Congratulations, ladies! We are so excited for you!

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