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Summer 2005 NOW AVAILABLE: Elizabeth Becka's first book, Trace Evidence, featuring Evelyn James, is now available. (Hyperion, ISBN: 1401301746) Judy Clemens' second book in her Stella Crown mystery series, Three Can Keep a Secret, is now available (Poisoned Pen Press, ISBN: ISBN: 1590581849 Cindy Daniel's second book in her Death Warmed Over mystery series, Family Affair is now available. (Quiet Storm Publishing, ISBN: 0-9770070-5-7) Cindy was interviewed by BellaOnline at: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33841.asp/zzz S.W. Hubbard's third entry in her Frank Bennett mystery series, Blood Knot, is now available. (Pocket Books, ISBN: 0743467590) SALES Judy Egner, writing as Kay George, has sold her second story to Writers Post Journal. "The Fall" will appear in the September 2005 issue. CONTESTS The RWA Kiss of Death, Daphne du Maurier Contest: MAINSTREAM MYSTERY SUSPENSE: First Place: Trina Riggle, Amateur Hour Second Place: G.M. Malliet, Dead Perfect Honorable Mention: Debby Johnson, Unclaimed Money Honorable Mention: Kathy Wendorff, Blind Faults SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY SUSPENSE: Honorable Mention: Sheila Connolly, Rundale PARANORMAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY SUSPENSE: Second Place: Beth Groundwater, Virtual Death Honorable Mention: Barbara Monajem, Love in a Twisted Garden Judy Daily won second prize in the Kay Snow Writers contest for her book, No Traveler Returns. Su Kopil's romantic suspense manuscript placed 3rd in the RWA Fire & Ice contest. REVIEWS Tina Smith, writing as Marie Dees, received a four-star review for her book, Tea and Witchery, from Romantic Times.

June 2005 BOOKS Anne White's new Lake George Mystery, Beneath The Surface now available from Hilliard and Harris, ISBN # 1-59133-123-4 (Hard Cover) ISBN # 1-59133-124-2 (Trade Paperback). Darlene Ryan has sold another YA book, Saving Grace, from Orca Books, part of their Soundings series for reluctant readers. STORIES Dee Gatrell sold her short story "Jilted Bride" to True Love magazine with a tentative date publication date of September 2005. CONTESTS Carol Baier won the California Writers Club conference contest for best novel, with a $100 prize.

MAY 2005 FIRST SALE Sarah Wisseman's book, The Dead Sea Codex, has been purchased by Hard Shell Word Factory for a December 2005 debut. NOMINATED Judy Clemens has been nominated for an Anthony for best first novel for Till The Cows Come Home. SHORT STORY Judy Egner, writing as Kaye George, will see her story, "The Fat Guru", published by Writer's Post Journal in their July 2005 issue. Finalists, RWA Kiss of Death Contest: Mainstream Debby Johnson     Unclaimed Money G.M. Malliet   Dead Perfect Trina Riggle    Amateur Hour Kathy Wendorff    Blind Faults Paranormal Beth Groundwater    Virtual Death Barbara Monajem    Love in a Twisted Garden Single Title: Sheila Connolly    Rundale

APRIL 2005 FIRST SALES Deb Baker received a three-book deal from Berkley based on a proposal featuring doll restorer Gretchen Birch. The books are: "The French Doll Murder," "The Barbie Doll Murders," and "The Kewpie-Doll Murder." Additionally her novel, "Murder Passes the Buck," has been accepted by Llewellyn's mystery line for 2006. Lois Winston's manuscript "Resurrecting Gertie," which was a first runner-up in the American Title competition by Dorchester Publishing, and how been purchased by Dorchester as a 2006 release. SHORT STORY Beth Groundwater's 500 word flash fiction piece, "Lucky Bear," is currently appearing in the online Flash Me Magazine. This story a flash fiction contest run by Storyteller Magazine and will be reissued and available online in September 2005. CONTEST Annie Bartlett's manuscript, "Killing Secrets," finaled in the The Grove Mystery Writers' Contest.

MARCH 2005 SHORT STORY SALES Beth Groundwater's humorous mystery short story, "Flamingo Fatality," will be published in the Manhattan Mysteries anthology, Fall 2005. Kaye George's (Judy Egner) story, "Flash Mob" placed second in FMAM's Fire to Fly contest. You can find the story at Web Mystery Magazine, an online magazine, http://lifeloom.com/webmysterymagazine.htm. GETTING NOTICED Stacy Juba won the 2005 William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers. Marie Dee's (Tina Smith) first mystery Tea and Witchery made Number 1 for mysteries on the Fictionwise ebook list! Darlene Ryan's recent teen novel, Rules for Life, has been nominated for the YALSA Teen Top Ten list. RWA GOLDEN HEART FINALISTS Lois Winston's chick-lit manuscript, Liberating Hope and Debby Johnson's Unclaimed Money.

February 2005 Nominated for an Agatha Award, Best First Novel: Judy Clemens -- Till The Cows Come Home (Poisoned Pen Press) FIRST SALE L.L. Bartlett -- Murder On The Mind (Five Star) Pamela Olumoya -- Between Tears (Genesis Press) Nominated for a Romantic Times Award / Best Small Press Paranormal & Futuristic Dorothy Bodoin -- The Cameo Clue MALICE DOMESTIC NOMINEES 2005 Michele Dorsey -- My Pink Slippers KB Inglee -- A Pleasant Place to Die Linda Lovely -- No Wake Zone Jeri Westerson -- Cup of Blood HONORABLE MENTION Donna Moorhead's short story, "Jesse", won an honorable mention in ByLine magazine.

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