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November 10th, 2009 | 
Author: 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.
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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