2008 Get
Your Stiletto in the Door contest.

We had many wonderful entries, and this was not an easy task for our
distinguished judges.

Classic Chick Lit/Lady Lit
(Judged by editor Latoya Smith of Grand Central and agent Michelle
Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency)
1st: LOVE, LUST & LIES by Cathleen Ross (full requested by both agent
and editor)
2nd: DANCING UNDER THE STARS by Alana Albertson (full requested by
agent and revision request by editor)
3rd: EASY DOES IT by Tanya Eby Sirois
4th: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (previously TRAILER PARK QUEEN) by Elizabeth
Birch Duckworth
5th MASOCHISM IS ALWAYS FUNNY by Stacy Brazalovich

Chick Thrill
(Judged by editor Megan McKeever of Pocket and agent Elaine Spencer
of The Knight Agency)
1st: WHISKEY REBELLION by Leah Hodge
2nd: A MAN TO DYE FOR by Jennifer Bianco (full requested by editor)
3rd: THE LEGACY by Audrey Egner
4th: PLEASANT LAKE PD by Kelly Fitzpatrick

Paranormal Chick Lit
(Judged by editor Callie Lynn Wolf of The Wild Rose Press and agent
Christine Witthohn of Book Cents Literary Agency)
1st: GUARDIAN DEVIL by Karyn Mendoza (full requested by agent)
2nd: WITCH EVER WAY YOU CAN by Deborah Blake
3rd: SOMEBODY TELL AUNT TILLIE SHE’S DEAD by Christiana Miller
4th: THE HOUSE OF WANNABE GHOSTS by Cally Taylor

Inspirational Chick Lit
(Judged by editor Beth Adams of Guideposts and agent Holly Root of
the Waxman Agency)
1st (tie): STAND ON MY OWN TWO HANDS by Tiffany Kinerson
1st (tie): TWO SIDED TRUTH by Sara Richardson
3rd: LIGHTEN UP by Angela Meuser
4th: MY NAME IS FAITH BUT I SURE DON’T HAVE ANY by Julie Scudder

Young Adult Chick Lit
(Judged by editor Anica Rissi of Simon Pulse and agent Caryn Wiseman
of Andrea Brown Literary Agency)
1st: SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE by Joanne Levy
2nd: BIG PANTIES AND OTHER PARACHUTES by Sara Tregay
3rd: CALL ME CRAZY by Vanessa Barneveld
4th: CLOSETS ARE FOR CLOTHES by Joanne Levy
5th: STAGE FRIGHT by Shoshana Brown
6th: THE TOTALLY TUBULAR ADVENTURES OF CARRINGTON MORRIS by Gwen Hayes

Congratulations to all our finalists! You should be very proud!

I’ve been dying, waiting for these results.

First off, CONGRATULATIONS GWEN!!!

Second, Megan McKeever requested a full of Giada.  Can you believe it?  I can’t.

This is why I couldn’t do Nano this year, and why I’m in heavy edit mode.  Oh, gotta get back to them, but I’m sure I’ll have more to say later.

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