We hope you enjoy our line up this week. Have you got a new release, cover, contract, website or blog to share? Send us the link to cruisin@romanceaustralia.com.
Riding the Waves: Writing Romance in Tempestuous Times
Things are heating up here in the west with the 22nd annual RWA conference approaching fast. So do keep an eye out for blogs and information 
here on the blog, on Facebook and on the Romance Writers of Australia website. If you’re planning on Riding the Waves in Freo this year, why not keep up to date and subscribe to the newsletter via email.
August 16 – 18 2013 -The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia
In August 2013, for the first time, our annual national conference is heading to Western Australia. With a gorgeous heritage hotel, sunshine, sea-breezes, alfresco dining and history – Fremantle has it all. And now it has romance!
Take advantage of the Early Bird Savings and register today!
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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
Good News
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Little Gems Results
First: Jean Versace
Second: Emmeline Lock
Third: Patsy Poppenbeek
And our other successful contributors:
Cheryl Baker
Gabrielle Battistel
Harriet Jarvis
Delwyn Jenkins
Cathryn Jones
C.A. Main
Dorothy Martin
Jennifer Rae
Ute Rozenbilds
Shayne Sands
Jacquie Underdown
Vanda Vadas
Thanks, as always to Lis Hoorweg, our volunteer judges and everyone who
makes our contests possible.
is thrilled to announce the book cover for THE ACTRESS, book 3 in The Protector series. The scheduled release is April 2013.
A famous television actress trying to balance her fictional character and her real life. And an obsessed fan who cannot tell the difference.
Has signed her first contract with Secret Cravings Publishing for her debut novel. WHAT HAPPENS IN IRELAND will release in eBook in April and paperback in October.
THE PROTEA BOYS will be released by Breathless Press on May 3rd
Fun and chaos in rural NSW when Primrose arrives at her brother’s commune hoping to regroup in a peaceful environment, and discovers the communalists are more dysfunctional than she is. TROUBLE IN NIRVANA available from Amazon Kindle Store.
Jupiter Gardens Press has just contracted Nicole’s medieval paranormal novel, RAIN.
is thrilled that her debut novel RIDING ON AIR from Escape Publishing, has been moved forward to an April 1 release.
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Cruisin’ Member Blogs
Clint had another busy week cruisin’ the web and inbox. Hope you enjoy his scoop. Share a link and a short blurb here each week by emailing the 
details to us at: cruisin@romanceaustralia.com.
- RWA Blog
March 15 – Day in the Writing Life of Nina D’Angelo
March 16 – Conference Spotlight on Isolde Martyn & Christine Stinson
March 17 – Event Announcements
March 18 – Conference Spotlight
March 19 – Author Spotlight on Jenn J McLeod
March 20 – Cruisin’ with RWA
Great line up of guests on All the World’s a Page. Imogene Nix is my guest this Sunday 17th and on the 24th I’m hosting the effervescent Anna Campbell talking about her newest novella. Don’t miss hearing their latest news!
It would be smashing if some of my fellow Australasian could pop by my blog and meet Angi Morgan, my friend and Harlequin Intrigue author. She’s celebrating the Australasian release of her latest book, DANGEROUS MEMORIES. RT Book Reviews gave her book 4.5 stars and it’s one of my MUST READS for 2013… he’s giving away a copy of her book to one lucky commenter. Come say hello and give her a fabulous downunder greeting…
We’re getting clever this week on Friday Feast. Kitchen clever. Rules Are For Breaking author Imelda Evans shows us how to save time and energy in the kitchen while still maintaining our kitchen goddess impressiveness. Plus, channel your inner goddess and reveal your favourite flash-meal-in-a-hurry, and you’ll go into the draw to win your own ebook copy of RULES ARE FOR BREAKING. Worshipful!
March 14 – MAGIC THURSDAY – with Eleni Konstantine & giveaway code for Sealed With a Kiss
March 15 – What We Are Reading – compiled by Shona Husk
March 16 – Darklight On with Khloe Wren
March 17 – Weekly Overview
March 19 – GOOD NEWS DAY compiled by Kylie Griffin
March 21 – MAGIC THURSDAY – with Christina Phillips
Musa Monday – Wench and RWAus member, Vonnie Hughes’ Lethal Refuge
Spectrum of Speculative Fiction Blog Hop winner
Writing Buddy Wednesday – SARA buddy, Claire Baxter
Jenn J McLeod’s ‘Meet the Author Moment’ was such a sweet encounter. See why
A cheeky Margareta Osborn shares her fridge contents on Author Harvest.
Whitney K-E interviews Jenn J McLeod
March 16 – CAT-URDAY: Games Cats Play
March 19 – WORLD-BUILDING: Na’Reish territory – the use of maps to show the world of ALLEGIANCE SWORN
March 23 – SATURDAY SEVEN: Seven paragraphs of a favourite book off my shelves – ARCHANGEL OF MERCY by Christina Ashcroft
I posted my call story on my web site – its long so thought I’d spare everyone on digest… and I wasn’t sure what day was okay to post good news etc – so thought I’d just pop it off line if you want to read how I sold to Mira, Australia with the worst elevator pitch in the world.
Just a quick drop by to let you know the lovely Yvonne Lindsay is on my blog talking about the joys of anticipation – comment and you could win a book from her backlist
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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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RWA Contests
Closing dates for the 2012-13 RWA contest season
April 2013 – Valerie Parv Award
Regards Juanita
