Hello and welcome to Cruisin’. We can start counting the sleeps until the RWA Diamonds 2012 Gold Coast Conference. Are you packed and ready to go? Share your good news and blogs with us at cruisin@romanceaustralia.com.
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Claytons Conference 2012
Registrations for Claytons are now open.
Please visit the Claytons page on the RWAustralia website for more information (including the program)
If you have any questions, you can contact Julia and Jenny at ClaytonsConf12 [at] gmail [dot] com.
We look forward to “seeing” you there!
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Cruisin’ the News
Share your good news with us each week and we’ll join you in your happy dance. Congratulations to all our members this week. Share your new release, new cover, contest win, new contract, new website and more good news with us at cruisin@romanceaustralia.com
Contest News
New Zealand Clendon Award 2012
- Finalists:
JENNIFER ST. GEORGE – HMB Sexy
MARY JONES – Historical
MICHELLE DE ROOY – SF – Space Opera
ADRIENNE SMITH – HMB Sweet romance
The final placings for these four manuscripts will be announced at the Awards Dinner at the conference in August
- Highly Commended:
MICHELLE DE ROOY – Romantic Suspense
ERIN KUHNE - Romantic Suspense
KRISTIN MEAGHER – Contemporary
JENNIFER ST. GEORGE – HMB: Riva
- Commended:
TONI KENYON – Superromance#
HELEN KATSINIS – Fantasy#
LEE BURGESS – HMB Suspense
- It was announced at RWA12 (America) that Alison Stuart won the 2012 Romance Through the Ages Contest run by the Hearts through History Chapter of the Romance Writers of America for her unpublished Regency LORD SOMERTON’S HEIR.
- Erin Kuhne writing as Erin Moira O’Hara received Honorary Mention in the East Texas Southern Heat Contest, contemporary single title.
- Suzanne Hamilton writing as SE Gilchrist received Honorary Mention in the East Texas Southern Heat Contest, paranormal section.
- Suzanne also finalled in Music City Romance Writers, Minuet of Love, novella contest with BOUND BY LOVE.
New Contests
The Shooting Star Award Contest over at The Book Boost Blog are sponsoring prizes for the top three winners in FIVE genre categories benefiting The Epilepsy Foundation! Get the accolades you want, the promotion you need, and help cure epilepsy all in one writing contest!
New Releases
- September 11, 2012 - THE DARK ROSE by Denise Rosetti, released by Berkley Intermix
Even beautiful things cast dark shadows…
Rosarina of the Garden is the most desired courtesan of her time. She is also a spy, sent on a deadly mission to Green IV. She cannot afford to trust anyone, least of all the Quintus, a Technomage with his own agenda – and the unnerving ability to crack her cool composure.
Rose is a challenge Quin can’t resist, but he’s a threat she’s been ordered to…eliminate. Duty and passion are a dangerous combination in the paranormal world of the Four-Sided Pentacle.
New Cover
Has received the cover for her debut Ellora’s Cave release, BLOODLUST DENIED. You can view the cover and a blurb over on her website.
RWA Merry Webber Blogs
August 3 - A Day in the Writing Life of Helen Lacey – Suzanne Hamilton
August 4 - Hearts Talk Wrap – Kristin Meagher
August 5 - Event Announcements – Juanita Kees
August 6 - Conference Spotlight – Harlequin – Eleni Konstantine
August 7 - Author Spotlight - Juliet Madison
August 8 – Conference Spotlight – Eleni Konstantine
August 9 – Cruisin’ with RWA – Juanita Kees
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Cruisin’ Member Blogs
Share a link and a short blurb here each week by emailing the details to us at: cruisin@romanceaustralia.com
August 3 - This week on Friday Feast:
This week on Friday Feast we’re talking rural romance with award-winning Australian author Barbara Hannay whose gorgeous novel ZOE’S MUSTER releases this month from Penguin. Barbara reveals not only her passion for cooking and growing her own produce, but also what her husband gets up to when she’s away at the Romance Writers of Australia conference.
There’s a wonderful Greek cake recipe on offer plus reveal your favourite TV cooking program or what you’d most like to grow yourself and you could win a signed copy of ZOE’S MUSTER!
August 2 – MAGIC THURSDAY: Nicole Sheridan
August 4 – Weekly Overview
August 6 – GOOD NEWS DAY
We will be on hiatus from August 7th to September 1st. Conferences are a-calling and we are heeding the call!
Mission Romance has gone over to the Other Side at the new Kees2Create site.
August 1 – Review of BOOMERANG BRIDE by Fiona Lowe with a giveaway courtesy of Harlequin and DMCPR Media
August 2 – Review of Juanita’s debut release FLY AWAY PETA by romance reader Carol Dean
August 3 – Review of SUMMER AT WILLOW LAKE by Susan Wiggs with a giveaway courtesy of Harlequin and DMCPR Media
August 4 – On Location with FLY AWAY PETA
August 5 – The Story of EGYPTIAN HEART by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
August 4 – SERIES: The Paranormal DownUnder – Maree Anderson – Aussie/ NZ authors who live the paranormal life and love it!
August 7 – CONFERENCE TIME: Memorable Moments with…Jenn McLeod – - members of RWAustralia & New Zealand fill you on what to look forward to at the annual conferences.
*Ed’s Note: Post updated
Theory on Thursday with Juanita Kees
High school teacher, archaeologist and ancient historian Tima indulges in her love of writing with her debut novel BLOODGIFTED the
result. Visit her blog for more.
Provides bytes of inspiration for writers on her new blog.
So You Write Romance… Can You Write Anything Else? Whitney K-E talks about why she writes romance and addresses the one question you should never ask any writer.
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Enrico’s Pick Six
Submit your blog site link to cruisin@romanceaustralia.com to share with our readers. Enrico hand picks six blogs to showcase every week.
Enrico’s Pick Six this week:
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Enrico’s quote of the week
A good speech has a beginning, a middle and an end, the best example being, “I love you.”
~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Have a great week!
Regards Juanita
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Yet I personally like this particular 1, Modern Window Treatments “Cruisin with RWA | Romance Writers of Australia” the best.
Cya ,Mathew