A Brief History of the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood

We’ve got lots of new folks joining the Winter Writing Festival this year, some of whom may have been wondering exactly who the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood are. So here’s some quick history:

The Rubies are a true sisterhood, but not by birth.

We came together on March 25, 2009, when we were all named Finalists in the Golden Heart Contest®, run by the Romance Writers of America®. The Golden Heart is the highest honor in romance writing for unpublished manuscripts, and being named a finalist often...