SFR Brigade: Live RWA results: Laurie, Sharon, who's next?

Friday, March 25, 2011

Live RWA results: Laurie, Sharon, who's next?

Calls for the Golden Heart paranormal category are going out now, and our very own LAURIE GREEN has finaled with not one, but TWO SFR manuscripts!

THE OUTER PLANETS
P2PC

Congratulations, Laurie!!!

Also, in my final year of Golden Heart eligibility, I just got the call for my sci-fi/paranormal blend ECHO 8 (Sharon Lynn Fisher). I'm stunned.

Who's next? Please post in the comments if you get big news about the GH or Rita, and we'll add your name to a final list!

17 comments:

Pippa Jay said...: Congrats! :); March 25, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Heather Massey said...: WOOT! Fantastic news. Congratulations all around. Well deserved!; March 25, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Jenna McCormick said...: Totally awesome news! Congrats Laurie and Sharon! The brigade is sporting some serious talent and it's showing!; March 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM
Kaye Manro said...: Oh my!!! Congrats to both of you! Sharon and Laurie!!!

Can we say we DO need a SFR category all to ourselves in the Golden Heart and Rita both!! Come on RWA -- look at this!!!; March 25, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Julia Rachel Barrett said...: Congrats!; March 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Kylie Griffin said...: Another SFRBrigader has finalled in the RITA Best First Book!

Congratulations go to:

Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor); March 25, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Marcella Burnard said...: WOO HOO!! I am so going to be there screaming for you two!; March 25, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Marva Dasef said...: Wow! You guys are my heros.; March 25, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Laurie A. Green said...: Thanks to everyone! OMG, my head is spinning. And congrats to my CP, too. It's three-for-three for Sharon.

Hey, we passed the baton among Brigaders in Paranormal last year. Can we do it again?

2010:
Darynda Jones to Kylie Griffin

2011:
Kylie Griffin to [another Brigader???] *crosses fingers*; March 25, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Donna S. Frelick said...: OH MY GOD, Laurie and Sharon!!! You guys rock!! This is wonderful for both of you and we can only hope it's a sign of a trend toward SFR. On to the future!! Love y'all!; March 25, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Laurel Wanrow said...: YAY!!! Way to go Laurie and Sharon, and Marcella I see from another post. It was great to return form work and see those up. I'll be in NY cheering! Are we having another get-together?; March 25, 2011 at 2:39 PM
Laurie A. Green said...: We definitely need to do another get-together! :); March 25, 2011 at 2:45 PM
Arlene said...: I'll add my congrats to all the finalists. Very wonderful news!!; March 25, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Maree Anderson said...: Woohoo! Mega-huge outta-this-world congratulations, Laurie and Sharon and Marcella!!! Go the Brigaders!; March 25, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Ella Drake said...: Congrats to Laurie & Sharon.; March 26, 2011 at 7:28 AM
Pauline B Jones said...: Congratulations to you both!!! wonderful news!; March 27, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Laurie A. Green said...: Thank you, everyone, for all your congrats and good wishes. I really appreciate the support of my fellow Brigaders and peers. Don't think I've come down from my double apogee yet. Probably won't for awhile.

And I'm just LOVING all this great SFR news lately. We're kickin' it, Brigaders! :); March 28, 2011 at 7:45 AM

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Live RWA results: Laurie, Sharon, who's next?

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