ROMANCE WRITING
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VALERIE PARV AWARD
The Australian chapter of Romance Writers of America paid Valerie a great
compliment
when they established the
Valerie Parv Award
in her honour.
This
award was established in Valerie Parv's honour by RW America, and is now
run by Romance Writers of Australia.
The winner is mentored by Valerie Parv for the year of the award,
and the entry is read by a senior romance editor.
BLOGS about her experience of winning the award
from Auckland, New Zealand who wins a year of mentoring with Valerie for her entry "Fighting Fire" Anna Cowan whose cross-dressing Regency hero has found a home at Penguin and ... Melanie Scott who has signed a three-book contract with St Martins Press for contemporary romance writing as Melanie Scott. Her fantasy novels will still be written under M J Scott
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Valerie Parv Award
1st
2nd
3rd
Highly Commended
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Vengeance Born Light Blade Series available in July 2012
her latest romantic suspense novel is out now and getting great reviews
dark paranormal romance series to Berkeley Books. Look for Book #1, Redemption in late 2012
Harlequin Desire novel, What Happens in Charlestone, was published in February 2012
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Michelle has accepted an offer of publication and will write as Dakota Harrison for Samhain Books, USA. . Michelle writes fantasy and contemporary romance. She won an engraved medallion, a cash prize and a year of mentoring with Valerie.
The Three Loves of Miss Beatrice Sutherland . Anna won an engraved medallion and a year of mentoring with me for her highly original and entertaining novel.
Barbara Jeffcott Geris Barbara De Leo for Entangled Publishing. |
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