With trumpets blaring, please welcome our finalists in this year’s Valerie Parv award for unpublished novelists. This contest, for a year of mentoring with Valerie Parv, is always hotly contested and this year, so hotly that we have seven finalists, as there was a tie for 6th place. Here they are, in alphabetical order:
Rowena Candlish
Karina Coldrick
Audrey Ford
Enisa Haines
Anne Merrick
Anne Prince
Tricia Sargant
Congratulations to all the finalists and best of luck with Valerie. Thanks to Erica Hayes for co-ordinating the contest, to Valerie for final judging (and being the prize) and all the volunteers who make our contest season possible.
Romance Writers of Australia 
Kandy Shepherd
/ July 8, 2014Congratulations to all the finalists!
Cath Evans
/ July 8, 2014Congratulations to all! How exciting. Good luck on the Awards Night.
Cath xox
Suzi Love
/ July 8, 2014Congratulations to all the finalists.
Georgia Carter Mathers
/ July 8, 2014Congrats everyone. May the best woman win! But Enisa Haines–big congratulations! I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed for you.
Juanita Kees
/ July 8, 2014Congratulations! Wishing you all the best for Awards Night. 🙂
S E Gilchrist
/ July 15, 2014I missed this announcement – so sorry BUT Congratulations everyone on a fabulous achievement. Good luck with the final round.