Knight Agency Clients Make the Grade -- RITA Nominations Announced!

Several of TKA's clients received RITA calls today from RWA, and we are happy to announce the following superstar authors received nods from the "Oscars" of the romance world:

Paranormal Romance: Laurie Brown, WHAT WOULD JANE AUSTEN DO? and Marjorie M. Liu, THE FIRE KING

Contemporary Series Romance - Suspense/Adventure: Jessica Andersen, MOUNTAIN INVESTIGATION and Beth Cornelison, THE CHRISTMAS STRANGER

Romance Novella: Marjorie M. Liu, "The Robber Bride" in HUNTRESS

Young Adult Romance: Tina Ferraro, THE ABC'S OF KISSING BOYS

Golden Heart, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: Maureen McGowan, SWITCHING SIDES

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!

TKA Rita & Golden Heart Nominations Announced Today!

We are sitting on the edge of our seats today with fingers crossed! At 3pm ET, RWA will "officially" announce the RITA and Golden Heart nominations, but in the meantime the good news is trickling out from all the nominated authors. So, as soon as we hear that one of our clients is a finalist, we will update it this blog post! Keep checking back throughout the day to get the latest updates!

RITA FINALISTS--

Paranormal Category

1. Gena Showalter, THE DARKEST NIGHT

2. Nalini Singh, MINE TO POSSESS

Contemporary Series Category

1. Crystal Green, FALLING FOR THE LONE WOLF

Young Adult Category

1. Rosemary Clement-Moore, HELL WEEK

Series Adventure/Suspense Category

1. Jessica Andersen, TWIN TARGETS

GOLDEN HEART FINALISTS--

1. Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: Elizabeth McIntyre w/a Elizabeth Devlin, HOME WATERS

Tick, Tick, Tick

The deadline for the Romance Writers of America's 2009 RITA Awards is December 1st. If the entry maximum of 1,200 is reached before the deadline, the contest will be closed. So, if you're thinking about entering your magnum opus -- now's the time to get started! It's super easy to enter. Just follow this link: RITA. Members are allowed to fill out an online form, and non-members can fax or snail mail their entries. Don't delay!