First Coast RWA's NERFA

shameless · Mar 25, 2013

I was happy to get a call tonight that The Reluctant Amazon is a paranormal finalist for the First Coast RWA's National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award!! :snoopy:

Being as the Rita calls go out tomorrow--which means I'll be staring at my extraordinarily silent phone and feeling nauseous--this was a nice call to receive!! :tongue

ap123 · Mar 25, 2013

Congratulations, how wonderful!

VanessaNorth · Mar 25, 2013

Congatulations, Sandy, that is fantastic!

shameless · Mar 26, 2013

Thanks!!

When some of you final in Rita, please share with us!!! :partyguy:

Ann_Mayburn · Mar 26, 2013

That is so awesome! Good for you!

Filigree · Mar 26, 2013

Bravo!

shameless · Mar 26, 2013

Thanks!!!

Beachgirl · Mar 26, 2013

That's fantastic! Congrats!

shameless · Mar 27, 2013

You're all so sweet!! I appreciate the kind messages. :Hug2:

So...was I the only one who noticed that Rita finalists were all big house books?? With the exception of Montlake (which has Amazon behind it), every single book that finaled was from a major house. No small press. No epubs. Nada.

Have to say I was very disappointed. Stands to show the schism between the "old guard" at RWA and the newbies they don't seem to want to include. JMHO... :Shrug:

First Coast RWA's NERFA

shameless

Superlative Type A

ap123

Twitching

VanessaNorth

Purple hair, not prose.

shameless

Superlative Type A

Ann_Mayburn

Smutty McTitters

Filigree

Mildly Disturbing

shameless

Superlative Type A

Beachgirl

Not easily managed

shameless

Superlative Type A