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December 2007
Lauren Hawkeye: received a request from an agent!
Linda Ford: blogs with The Twelve Authors of Christmas.
Ryshia Kennie: Ryshia guest blogs over at Simply Romance Reviews. And on December 14, she'll be signing FROM THE DUST Book and Brier, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Kellie Finley Marchak: check out Kellie's available workshops at http://www.kelliefinley.com/workshops.htm.
Donna Alward: catch up with Donna at her blog when she went with her daughter's class to Carburn Park.
Linda Ford: is over that The HEA Cafe where she's talking about caring for your muse during the Christmas rush.
Linda Ford: has a December 2007 release from Heartsong Presents titled THE DREAMS OF HANNAH WILLIAMS.
Lauren Hawkeye: has sold a third story to Whispers Publications.
November 2007
Lecia Cornwall: submits her Golden Heart entry. Way to go, Lecia!
C J Carmichael: The Harlequin WorldBeat Report announces that CJ Charmichael has reach the 25 book milestone!
Cara Colter: The Harlequin WorldBeat Report announces that Cara Colter has written 30 books!
Linda Ford: is over that The Pink Heart Society blog where she's talking about writing for the Love Inspired Historical line.
C J Carmichael: Visit CJ on The Pink Heart Society Blog Spot where she talks about writing Superromances. Starting Feb 2008, watch for CJ's new trilogy THREE GOOD MEN. What woman wouldn't want to read about these guys?!
The Brenda Novak and Paul Eykelhof November 10, 2007 workshop resulted in requests for submissions to Harlequin by several of the CaRWA members: Vicki Chatham, Joyce Ramsey, Suzanne Stengl, Lauren Hawkeye, Donna Tunney, and Dara-Lee Snow.
Lauren Hawkeye: received a second offer from Whispers Publications.
Vivi Anna: catch Harlequin Nocturne author, Vivi Anna, over at the Pink Heart Society blogging about why she loves to write for Nocturne.
Donna Alward: is holding a Christmas contest....for a prize pack. Details are on her blog. Sign up for her mailing list and on November 17th, she will do a random draw from her subscribers. The winners gets a pack of books, bookmarks, magnets, a Christmas ornament, a Christmas CD, and of course, CHOCOLATE!
Virna de Paul w/a Nina Meyers: just returned from South Carolina and a great retreat with Jenny Crusie, Nina Bruhn, and Susan Meier.
Jade Buchanan: will have her 12th novella released in December and and she's looking forward to having 5 novellas out in 2008. Her publishers are Changeling Press, Samhain Publishing, Resplendence Publishing, and Aspen Mountain Press.
Lauren Hawkeye: received an offer to purchase one of her short stories from Whispers Publications.
Ryshia Kennie: did her first interview. And FROM THE DUST, from Black Lyon Publishing, received its first review.
Linda Ford: has written a blog on the care and feeding of the muse.
Kellie Finley Marchak: catch the Paula Eykelhof interview in the latest edition of Kellie's newsletter.
CaRWA welcomes new members Jackie Larocque and Lauren Hawkeye.
Wendy Kromm: joins NaNoWriMo!
Julie Rowe: had a request for a full manuscript!
October 2007
Julie Rowe: has an article in the November issue of the Canadian Living Magazine. Check out page 89 for CHOOSE THE BEST PILLOW.
Vivi Anna: check out Vivi's article in the latesr RWA magazine.
Ryshia Kennie: Check out Ryshia Kennie's updated website!
Donna Alward: signed a new two book contract with Harlequin Romance. The first book is titled FALLING FOR MR DARK AND DANGEROUS and will be released in August 2008.
Julie Rowe: finaled in the Finally A Bride contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Romance Writers.
Wenda Dottridge: received a request from an editor for her full manuscript. This same manuscript finaled in the Golden Network contest.
Joyce Ramsey: had a request from Avalon. They want to read the whole manuscript!
Julie Rowe: finaled in the East Valley Authors Query contest.
Vivi Anna: Harlequin Nocturne author, Vivi Anna, talks about Worldbuilding over at e-harlequin.
Linda Ford: is blogging over at RWA Online!
Vivi Anna: is signing copies of DARK LIES, her October Harlequin Nocturne, on Saturday, October 6, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Chapters Spectrum in Calgary, AB.
Kellie Finley Marchak: has a newsletter! For more details on Brenda, Paula, and the workshops, check out Kellie Finley's newsletter.
September 2007
Wenda Dottridge: placed second in the Inspirational Category of the Tampa Area RWA’s contest.
Ryshia Kennie: signed a contract with Black Lyon Publishing for her first book FROM THE DUST, which is scheduled for release December 2007.
Kellie Finley Marchak: in 2008, Kellie will be offering her online website clases at: March: Lowcountry RWA, June: Hearts Through History Romance Writers, November: Mystery/Suspense Chapter (Kiss of Death). Check these websites for registration information as the course date gets closer. In addition, Kellie is working on proposals for several “mini-courses” (two weeks in length) that deal with specialized technology areas like blogs, ebulletins, trailers, and MySpace pages.
Vivi Anna: is signing copies of DARK LIES, her October Harlequin Nocturne, on Saturday, October 6, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Chapters Spectrum in Calgary, AB.
Vivi Anna: on this week's e-harlequin news, DARK LIES, a Harlequin Nocturne by Vivi Anna, reached number one!
Vicki Chatham: has an article THE POWER OF A HORSE appearing in the October issue of Creaturesall, a Calgary magazine.
Linda Ford: has just signed another 3 book contract with Harlequin for the Love Inspired Historicals line.
Vivi Anna: placed second in the Passionate Plume competition with her book INFERNO, published by Kensington Aphrodisia.
Linda Ford: on Monday, September 3, 2007, you can find Linda blogging at RWA Online.
Donna Alward: this month, you can catch Donna at the one year anniversary of the Pink Heart Society, an online group for readers and writers of category romance.
August 2007
Sue Rau: had a full manuscript requested by an agent.
Linda Ford: announces her August 2007 release EVERLASTING LOVE from Heartsong Presents.
Carolyne Aarsen: catch Carolyne's August 2007 release ALL IN ONE PLACE.
CaRWA welcomes new member Elizabeth Aspinall.
Pamela Yaye: From Kimani books, Pamela received a 2-book deal for 2008 and a 3-book deal in 2009! And just released this month ... THE TROUBLE WITH LUV.
Kellie Finley Marchak: Kellie's running for the the PRO Liaison position. For more news on this, check out her recently updated website.
Dara-Lee Snow: received her PRO pin!
July 2007
Astrid Thielgaard w/a A. M. Westerling: Check out Astrid's new website!
Linda Ford: announces the title of her next inspiration book will be THE JOURNEY HOME.
Julie Rowe: has an article in the August issue of Canadian Living. Check out page 67 for SLEEPYTIME SNACKS.
Donna Alward: Linda Ford did an interview with Donna. Check it out at http://lindaford.org/wordpress/.
Virna de Paul w/a Nina Meyers: is a criminal prosecutor and will be guest blogging over at www.karintabke.com
June 2007
Wenda Dottridge: entered the TARA contest and finaled in the inspirational category!
Donna Alward: Romance Junkies reviewed Donna's Samhain release ALMOST A FAMILY and gave it 4.5 ribbons. To check out the review, go to Donna's blog.
Kellie Finley Marchak: will be the guest blogger at the Fog City Diva's website on Friday, July 6, 2007! She'll be chatting about websites and taking questions, so be sure to stop by and "chat."
Ryshia Kennie: writing as Ryshia Kennie has a website! Check it out by clicking here.
C J Carmichael: In July, catch CJ over on the KOD loop teaching her ever popular "Where's the Conflict: The Essential Ingredient to Making Your Story Pop". To register, click here.
Donna Alward: Harlequin Romance Writer Visits Sundre! Read all about it here.
May 2007
Donna Alward: read Donna's interview at Once Upon A Romance.
Donna Alward: catch Donna signing HIRED BY THE COWBOY on May 26th at Sunridge Chapters (9631 MacLeod Trail SW) from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Pamela Yaye: check out Pamela's interview with Romance In Color!
Astrid M. Theilgaard: has just signed with agent Sha-Shana.
Vivi Anna: sold two more books to the Nocturne line.
April 2007
Cara Colter: won the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times in the Love and Laughter category.
Vivi Anna: not only is Vivi Anna off to Houston for the Romantic Times Booklover Conventionf but her book INFERNO finaled in the Passionate Plume for best erotic futuristic/sci-f. Winners will be announced at the RWA National Convention in July. Plus the book trailer for INFERNO was nominated for two Cameo (book trailer film awards) awards, one for best erotic/romance trailer, and for best science fiction trailer. The winners will be announced May 5.
Barbara Dunlop: announce's her April Harlequin Desire release THE BILLIONAIRE'S BIDDING made number one on the Borders bestseller list for this week.
Donna Alward: announces THE GIRL MOST LIKELY has been nominated for Cataromance's "Best First E-book of 2006".
Alli Sinclair: has received her PRO status!
Donna Wickens: has received her PRO status!
Cara Colter: announces that THE PRINCE AND THE NANNY made the Waldenbooks bestseller list in March. As well, the book received a 4 1/2 star rating from Romantic Times.
Kellie Finley Marchak: has received her PRO status!
C J Carmichael: went to the spectacular Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, BC, to act as a writing coach for a reality TV show called THE LETTERS...REDISCOVERING THE ART OF COURTSHIP (Season II). You can catch her on: BookTelevision: April 15, 8:00pm EST; ACCESS: April 16, 8:00pm MST; CLT: April 18, 8:00pm EST.
Carolyne Aarsen: recieved another contract for a Guideposts book and a two book contract from Harlequin Love Inspired.
Pamela Yaye: later this month, connect with Pamela Yaye at the Chapters on MacLeod (9631 MacLeod Trail SW) where she'll be autographing books. Stay tuned for a date and time.
Linda Ford: has a new contest on her blog.
Astrid M. Theilgaard: has an agent interested in her historical romance CRUSADE D'AMOUR.
Donna Alward: announces that THE SOLDIER'S HOMECOMING is slotted for a May 08 release.
Florence Cardinal: has received the cover for her upcoming release from ImaJinn Books for her manuscript DEMON IN THE SNOW.
March 2007
Barbara Dunlop: is a finalist in the RWA Rita contest for THE PERFECT BOYFRIEND in the Best Short Contemporary Romance category.
Kellie Finley Marchak: has been asked to participate in some "instructor interviews" for the KOD (Kiss of Death) chapter of Romance Writers of America during April. And you can catch Kellie's website design workshop in May through the KOD chapter. Check the KOD website for more details.
Ryshia Kennie: recently sold a travel article to www.touristtravel.com. The article will be published the last week in March.
Julie Rowe: has more great news. Based on a synopsis she recently submitted to Mills and Boon, she's had a request to submit a partial. As well, she's sold a a second article to Canadian Living's health editor, which will be out in August 2007. The title of the article is Food That Helps You Sleep.
C J Carmichael: CJ has a new trilogy in the works. Books 25, 26 and 27 will be on the shelves in Feb/08, July/08 and Nov/08. Watch for them then!
Pamela Yaye: is off to Toronto to tape the game show, Test The Nation.
Barbara Dunlop: check your bookstore this month for Barbara Dunlop's A SECRET LIFE from Harlequin Signature.
Vivi Anna: catch Vivi Anna on Saturday March 10, 2007 between 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Chapters Spectrum in Calgary, Alberta. Vivi will be signing her latest release from Harlequin Nocturne BLOOD SECRETS!
Julie Rowe: has an article coming out in the November 2007 Canadian Living magazine.
February 2007
Astrid M. Theilgaard: has had the full manuscript of CRUSADE D'AMOUR requested by agent Sha-Shana. CRUSADE is the partial Astrid sent to Sha-Shana right after the 2006 Crossing The Threshold conference in Calgary, Alberta.
Pamela Yaye: has a new website!
Shannon Bolger w/a Jade Buchanan: has sold to Samhain Press.
Virna de Paul w/a Nina Meyers: has finaled in the Smokey Mountain Laurie contest with her romantic suspense manuscript, TRIAL BY FIRE.
Vivi Anna: has been nominated for a PEARL, (Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature) in the Futuristic Romance category for her Kensington Aphrodisia book HELL KAT. Voting is taking place now and winners will be announced Feb 14 at the PNR chat at Writerspace.com.
January 2007
Shannon Bolger: under the name of Jade Buchanan, Shannon has seven novellas coming out in 2007, six from Changeling Press and one from Triskelion Publishing.
Cara Colter: has received a RT Best Books Award nomination for best Silhouette Romance for her book A Vow To Keep.
Donna Alward: announces May 2007 and September 2007 sales to Harlequin Romance.
C J Carmichael: this month, CJ will appear on CBC on the show Calgary Living. Stay tuned for more details. And airing in February or March, CJ is a writing coach on the reality TV show "The Letters".
Sue Rau: received a second agent request for the full manuscript, THE EUNUCH'S DAUGHTER.
Sue Rau: received an agent request for the first 50 pages of her manuscript, THE EUNUCH'S DAUGHTER.
Donna Wickens: has completed and submitted her first manuscript for publication. She has now reached her RWA PRO status.
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