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At long last, we’re very excited to announce the winners of the 2009 Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest. We’d like to send an extra-special thanks to all our volunteer first-round judges, and especially to our fabulous category coordinators! Without them, this contest would never have gotten off the ground.

OK, without any further ado…

Classic (judged by editor Claire Baldwin of Little Black Dress and agent Kate Schaefer Testerman of KT Literary)
1. HUNGOVER FOR THE HOLIDAYS (formerly CHRISTMAS PARTY FOUL) by Jenny Hansson Vithayathil
2. A HEAT OF THE MOMENT THING by Karen Browning
3. WEDDING WHISPERER by Marilyn Hilton
3. BARBIE PILL by Lindsay Lewis
3. ON THE REBOUND by Ellis Huse
4. HUNDRED POCKET MIRAGE by Lisa Mikitarian

Thrill (judged by editor Jessica Sebor of Random House and agent Holly Root of Waxman Agency)
1. JUST KIDDING by Diane Vallere
2. THE END AT RIVER’S BEND by Cathryn Pritchard
3. I DO OR DIE by Donna Cummings (partial request by agent)
3. WITCH EVER WAY YOU CAN by Deborah Blake

Paranormal (judged by editor Latoya Smith of Grand Central Publishing and agent Michelle Wolfson of Wolfson Literary Agency)
1. WILDFIRE by Rashda Khan (100 pages from editor)
2. SWITCHING SIDES by Maureen McGowan (100 pages from editor)
3. NO CITIES LEFT by Lara Cory
4. KING ME by Deborah Blake
5. BLEEDING HEARTS by Ash Krafton

Young Adult (judged by editor Regina Griffin of Egmont USA and agent Tamar Rydzinski of Laura Dail Literary Agency)
1. LANDSCAPE OF LITTLE DRAMAS by Robin Constantine (full request from agent)
2. INTERFLUIT by Suzanne Lazear (full request from agent)
3. LIFE’S TOO SHORT by Ally Cowee
4. A DANCE IN THE RAIN by Sandi Greene

NEW this year! Best of the Best (judged by agent Lois Winston of Ashley Grayson Literary Agency)
LANDSCAPE OF LITTLE DRAMAS by Robin Constantine

CONGRATULATIONS to all our finalists!!!!!!

As advertised on the website, the 1st place winner in each category will receive a $50 Amazon gift card. PLUS, as an added special bonus, the 1st place winner in each category will receive an editorial session by phone with editor Regina Griffin of Egmont USA! Regina surprised us with this offer just a couple of weeks ago, and we’re so thrilled with her unbelievable generosity.

At long last, we are thrilled to announce the finalists in the 2009 Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest!

We had an amazing turnout in entries this year, so competition was incredibly close. Congratulations to our finalists!

Classic Chick Lit/Lady Lit

(to be judged by Claire Baldwin of Little Black Dress/Headline Publishing, Ltd.
and Kate Schafer Testerman of KT Literary)
BARBIE PILL by Lindsay Bates
A HEAT OF THE MOMENT THING by Karen Browning
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOUL by Jenny Hansson
WEDDING WHISPERER by Marilyn Hilton
ON THE REBOUND by Ellie Huse
HUNDRED POCKET MIRAGE by Lisa Mikitarian

Paranormal Chick Lit

(to be judged by Latoya Smith of Grand Central Publishing and Michelle Wolfson
of Wolfson Literary Agency)
KING ME by Deborah Blake
BLEEDING HEARTS by Ash Krafton
WILD FIRE by Rashda Khan
SWITCHING SIDES by Maureen McGowan

Chick Thrill

(to be judged by Jessica Sebor of Random House and Holly Root of Waxman Agency)
WITCH EVER WAY YOU CAN by Deborah Blake
I DO OR DIE by Donna Cummings
THE END AT RIVER’S BEND by Cathryn Pritchard
JUST KIDDING by Diane Vallere

Young Adult Chick Lit

(to be judged by Regina Griffin of Egmont USA and Tamar Rydzinski of Laura Dail
Literary Agency)
LANDSCAPE OF LITTLE DRAMAS by Robin Constantine
LIFE’S TOO SHORT by Ally Cowee
A DANCE IN THE RAIN by Sandi Greene
INTERFLUIT by Suzanne Lazear

Congratulations to all our 2008 winners and finalists!
You should be very proud!

And thanks again to all our judges for making this such a wonderful contest.

Classic Chick Lit/Lady Lit

1st LOVE, LUST & LIES — Cathleen Ross (full requested by both agent and editor)
2nd DANCING UNDER THE STARS — Alana Albertson (full requested by agent and revision request by editor)
3rd EASY DOES IT –Tanya Eby Sirois
4th BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (previously TRAILER PARK QUEEN) — Elizabeth Birch Duckworth
5th MASOCHISM IS ALWAYS FUNNY — Stacy Brazalovich

Judged by editor Latoya Smith of Grand Central and agent Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency

Chick Thrill

1st WHISKEY REBELLION — Leah Hodge
2nd A MAN TO DYE FOR — Jennifer Bianco (full requested by editor)
3rd THE LEGACY — Audrey Egner
4th PLEASANT LAKE PD — Kelly Fitzpatrick

Judged by editor Megan McKeever of Pocket and agent Elaine Spencer of The Knight Agency

Paranormal Chick Lit

1st GUARDIAN DEVI — Karyn Mendoza (full requested by agent)
2nd WITCH EVER WAY YOU CAN — Deborah Blake
3rd SOMEBODY TELL AUNT TILLIE SHE’S DEAD — Christiana Miller
4th THE HOUSE OF WANNABE GHOSTS — Cally Taylor

Judged by editor Callie Lynn Wolf of The Wild Rose Press and agent Christine Witthohn of Book Cents Literary Agency

Inspirational Chick Lit

1st (Tie) STAND ON MY OWN TWO HANDS — Tiffany Kinerson
1st (Tie) TWO SIDED TRUTH — Sara Richardson
3rd LIGHTEN UP – Angela Meuser
4th MY NAME IS FAITH BUT I SURE DON’T HAVE ANY — Julie Scudder

Judged by editor Beth Adams of Guideposts and agent Holly Root of the Waxman Agency

Young Adult Chick Lit

1st SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE — Joanne Levy
2nd BIG PANTIES AND OTHER PARACHUTES — Sara Tregay
3rd CALL ME CRAZY –Vanessa Barneveld
4th CLOSETS ARE FOR CLOTHES — Joanne Levy
5th STAGE FRIGHT — Shoshana Brown
6th THE TOTALLY TUBULAR ADVENTURES OF CARRINGTON MORRIS — Gwen Hayes

Judged by editor Anica Rissi of Simon Pulse and agent Caryn Wiseman of Andrea Brown Literary Agency