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  VALERIE PARV AWARD


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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.

Enquiries

Former VPA winner Anna Cowan
BLOGS
about her experience of winning the award

Congratulations to
Bronwyn McEvoy
from Auckland, New Zealand
who wins a year of mentoring with Valerie
for her entry "Fighting Fire"

and ...
Past VPA winners
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

 
The 2012
Valerie Parv Award
Congratulations

1st
Bronwyn McEvoy

2nd
Cassandra Pennington
writing as Cass Green

3rd
Bridget Gray

Highly Commended
Madeline Ash
Anita Joy
Cornelia Kamp

AWARD TO THE WISE
Mentoring VPA winners

Congratulations also to previous VPA winners

Kylie Griffin
Her VPA-winning book
Vengeance Born
Book #1 in the
Light Blade Series
is out now
in the US/Canada
Book #2 - Alliance Forged
available in July 2012

Bronwyn Parry
Dead Heat,
her latest
romantic suspense novel
is out now
and getting great reviews

Erica Hayes
who has sold a 2-book
dark paranormal romance series
to Berkeley Books.
Look for Book #1, Redemption
in late 2012

Rachel Bailey
whose latest
Harlequin Desire novel,
What Happens in Charlestone,
was published
in February 2012

 

2011 WINNER
MICHELLE DE ROOY
for
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.

2010 WINNER
ANNA COWAN
for
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.

previous VPA winner
Barbara Jeffcott Geris
is now writing as
Barbara De Leo
for Entangled Publishing.
Love gives you wings - romance helps you fly

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