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I Entered My Novel “Dreams Deferred” in RWA’s RITA Contest

Hi there:

So, I did something wild and crazy.  I entered the second novel in my romantic suspense series “Dreams Deferred” into the Romance Writers of America RITA competition.

The purpose of the RITA award is to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas. The award itself is a golden statuette named after RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the symbol for excellence in published romance fiction.

Up to 2,000 romance novels are entered in the competition each year. A novel may be entered either by the author or by the book's publisher in one of the contest categories. After the first round of judging by published romance authors, entries that meet the qualifications to become a finalist then advance to the final round.

Once RWA announces the finalists, a final round of judges evaluates and scores these novels to determine the RITA Award winners. The RITA Award winners are announced at the Awards Ceremony at the RWA Annual Conference.

Winning the award is a long shot for me since my books tend to be heavier on the suspense than the romance, but you know what they say:  “You've got to be in it to win it.”

Wish me luck.

P.S. You can get your copy of “Dreams Deferred” here.