SARA's 2010 Merritt Contest
2010 SARA Merritt Rankings
*denotes a SARA member
**denotes a request for full manuscript
+denotes a request for first 100 pages
Contemporary Series
- The Wanted Bride by Sylvia McDaniel**
- Holding Out For a Hero by Viv Constable**
- The Bachelor Who had Everything by Jennifer Stroka
- To Love Again by Jennifer Squire
- Passion by Jeanell Bolton
Historical
- The Duke’s Daughter by Donna Hatch**
- Defensive Measures by Alyssa Fernandez**
- Gabriel’s Law by Cheryl Pierson**
- Captive by Coercion by Marnee Bailey**
Inspirational
- The Reluctant Bridesmaid by Wendy Davy**
- Heartland Illusions by Helen Gray
- Worth The Risk by Roxanne Sherwood
Mainstream w/Romantic Elements
- I, Lucifer by Linda Nightingale
- Dogwood Days by Barbara Claypole White+
- Starting Over by Sylvia McDaniel
- Frank, Incense and Muriel by Diane K. Burns
- Love On-Site by Stephanie Spann
Paranormal
- Clouded Desire by Jenny Douglas**
- Confessions of a Labrador Retriever by Terri Bolyard
- Walls of Stone by Eve Davies-Greenwald
- Immortal Death by Laurel O’Donnell
- Stealing Time by Bill Haggart
Romantic Suspense
- Unwritten Rules by Alison Henderson**
- Burned Illusions by Robin Weaver
- In Name Only by Carol Kilgore*
- Lying Eyes by Amy Atwell
Final Judges: acquiring editors in the following categories:
- Mainstream w/Romantic Elements – Latoya Smith, Grand Central
- Romantic Suspense – Katherine Pelz, Berkley
- Contemporary Series – Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin
- Paranormal – Selena James, Kensington
- Historical – Meredith Giordan, Berkley
- Inspirational— Melissa Endlich, Steeple Hill
Winners to be announced May 3, 2010. All finalists will receive a certificate. Winners for each category will receive a Texas charm and a year’s electronic subscription to SARA’s The Love Letter.
For more information contact the contest Co-Chairs Linda Carroll-Bradd and Teri Wilson at sara_merritt10@yahoo.com
2010 Merritt Contest Entry Form
2010 Merritt Contest Scoresheet
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