2007 Launching A Star Winners & Finalists:
** Full manuscript requested by editor or agent
++ Signed or sold as a direct result of this contest
Overall Winner:
Susan Sipal, Southern Fried Wiccan
Historical Winner:
Jacqueline Barbour, Unbridled**
Historical Finalists:
Kimberly Brody, Virtue and Vice**
Celia J. Chapman, The Serpent’s Tooth
Jeanne M. Dickson, From This Irish Soil
Laurel O’Donnell, The Angel’s Assassin
Paranormal Winner:
Lee Roland, Lilith’s Child**
Paranormal Finalists:
Stephanie Peaden, The Guardian
Melissa Haack, Shadow Hunter
Kristin Gillenwater, The Ninth Curse**
Oberon Wonch, A Knight In Her Arms**
Bill Haggart, Telling Time With The Heart
Single Title Winner:
Linley Maroney, Justice In The Barrel**
Single Title Finalists:
Anna Perrin, Conspiracy
Tina Joyce Butts, The Chameleon Effect**
Jacqueline DeMarcus, Last Resort
Jennifer G. Margeson, The War Eagle Tip And Nuck Club
Series Contemporary Winner:
Pamela Stone, Partners By Design**
Series Contemporary Finalists:
Kelly Fitzpatrick, Pleasant Lake**
Carolyn O’Neill, Sandstone Legacy
Yvonne Yirka, All In A Knight’s Work**
Kathy Coatney, Leave Me Breathless**
Young Adult Winner:
Susan Sipal, Southern Fried Wiccan
Young Adult Finalists:
Denise Jaden, Appetite For Beauty
Tanya T. Holmes, Sympathetic Magic
Vanessa Barneveld, Giving Up The Ghosts
Kimberly Duffy, My Best Friend’s A Real Dog
Erotica Winner:
Nicole Collins, Her Ladyship’s Companion**
Erotica Finalists:
Anitra Lynn McLeod, Virgin Harvest**++
Lisa Elkind-Gardiner, Shadow Of The Lion
Marguerite Labbe, My Heart Is Within You
Mima, Within Reach**