Julia London is a Bestseller Again
Hooray for Julia London! Her newest book, The Perils of Pursuing a Prince, hit several bestseller lists during it’s debut week, including:
#22 New York Times!!
#50 USAToday
#9 mass market BN
#9 mass market Borders, #2 romance
#4 mass market Waldens, # 2 romance
# 11 Anderson News
[4/25/07]
We have a new PRO – Diana Castilleja
ARWA has a new PRO! Congratulations to Diana Castilleja for achieving PRO status — just in time for Nationals! [4/13/07]
Three ARWA Finalists in “Great Expectations”
Congratulations to Marjorie Allen — her manuscript, A Deeper Blue, placed third in the Romantic Suspense category of Great Expectations contest, judged by Allison Lyons of Harlequin Intrigue.
Deb Yates placed fourth in the Historical category with her manuscript A Secret Heart. The category was judged by Tessa Woodward of Avon Books.
Jane Myers Perrine placed fourth in the Mainstream with Romantic Elements category with her manuscript Life, Love and Maggie Baldovino. The category was judged byAdam Wilson, replacement editor for Rebecca Soukis, Red Dress Ink. [4/11/07]
Four Girls Publishing seeks short stories
Four Girls Publishing is seeking short stories of 10,000 words or less in the following sub-genres: romance, erotic romance, mystery, general fiction and young adult. Guidelines are available on their website. Submit the complete manuscript as an email attachment in either .rtf or Word format. Four Girls is an electronic publisher established in 2005. They publish a wide variety of books and pay a 50% royalty.
[Information gathered from Cindi Myers enewsletter]
AuthorScene looking for short articles
AuthorScene is a fiction lovers’ ezine with each issue focusing on a different genre. The editor, DeNita, is looking for articles about books, authors, allure of certain genres, etc. for the ezine, but they must be something of interest to fiction readers more so than writers. She’s looking for word count right around 1,000, but she is flexible. No payment, but AuthorScene will promote an author’s upcoming work and link to the author’s website. AuthorScene.com is affiliated with AuthorsLand.com, an author promotion website. [Information gathered from Cindi Myers enewsletter]
Black Lace and Cheek seek new authors
Virgin Books is seeking to add U.S. authors to its Black Lace and Cheek imprints. For Black Lace, they’re interested in paranormal/cross-genre, contemporary and exceptional historical erotica and erotic romance. Stories for Cheek should be contemporary erotica or erotic romance set in the U.S. A good way to break in here is by contributing a short story to one of their themed anthologies. Several new authors have progressed to full-length novels after selling short stories. The editors are currently looking for short stories for three new collections: paranormal erotica, sex in public, and sex with strangers. Novels should be 70,000 – 75,000 words. The website is http://www.black-lace-books.com/. Send submissions to Adam Nevill, erotica editor, at Virgin Books, Black Lace/Cheek , Thames Wharf Studios, Rainville Road, London, W6 9HA, United Kingdom.
[Information gathered from Cindi Myers enewsletter]
Deb Yates finals in the “Mary Reade”
Deb Yates’ historical manuscript, Heaven Sent, has finaled in another contest – the Mary Reade. Wow!! [4/4/07]
Marian Stevens wins first place in the “Linda Howard”
A big congratulations to our own Marian Stevens who’s manuscript, Single in the City, won first place in the Single Title category of the 2007 Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest. The category was judged by Abby Zidle, Executive Editor, Pocket Books.
Clare Wood takes fourth in the “Linda Howard”
Bravo to Clare Wood who took fouth place in the Historical category of the 2007 Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest! Her manuscript, Warrior’s Revenge, was judged by Alicia Condon, VP, Editorial Director, Dorchester.
Deb Yates finals in the “Heart of the Rockies”
Deb Yates is on a roll! Her manuscript, Heaven Sent, finaled in the Historical category in the “Heart of the Rockies” contest.