Award Challenge - Part Two

[JoAnne]

Looking for a challenge that is a little different? We are going to explore some Literary Awards. Part Two of this challenge is exploring the RITA Award by Romance Writers of America and the HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers.


Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: Six Months from your start date
You may read the nominees and/or the winners from the lists.

Levels:
Level One: 6-18 points
Level Two: 19+ points

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

Object:
Read books from
RITA
GR's list: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Winners

Read books from
HOLT Medallion Use the roll down menu under Holt Medallion or Fool For Love for the winners and nominees. OR search for Winners in the search box on the right side.
GR's list: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers Winners

2019 RITA Finalists


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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
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*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
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[JoAnne]

Agnieszka

Amanda A

Angie

DenXXX

Ferenc FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Rina

[JoAnne]

Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: Jan 25-July 25, 2020
You may read the nominees and/or the winners from the lists.
Level One: 6-18 points
11/18

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

My List:
1 pt. The Oysterville Sewing Circle Susan Wiggs 2/5/20
1 pt. Almost Just Friends Jill Shalvis 2/6/20
1 pt. Under Currents Nora Roberts 2/14/20
1 pt. The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street Karen White 2/27/20
1 pt. Life and Other Inconveniences Kristan Higgins 3/5/20
1 pt. The Country Guesthouse Robyn Carr 3/23/20
1 pt. Cherish Hard Nalini Singh 4/13/20
1 pt. Thunder & Roses Mary Jo Putney 4/27/20
1 pt. Window on the Bay Debbie Macomber 6/17/20
1 pt. One Perfect Summer Brenda Novak 6/23/20
1 pt. Secrets from a Happy Marriage: A Novel Maisey Yates 7/4/20

[Ferenc]

Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: 02/01/2020 - 07/31/2020

Goal: Level Two: 19+ points
Current: 20

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

3 points - Off the Clock by Roni Loren – 04/25/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Erotic Romance (2017)

3 points - Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton – 04/26/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Romantic Suspense (2017)

3 points - Why Resist a Rebel? by Leah Ashton – 04/28/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Short Contemporary Romance (2014)

3 points - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James – 05/26/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best First Book & Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements (2013)

3 points - The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander – 05/29/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Inspirational Romance (2010)

3 points - Untamed by Nora Roberts – 06/02/2020
Golden Medallion by Romance Writers of America for Best Traditional Romance (1984)

1 point - The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen – 07/03/2020
Author of The Surgeon - RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Romantic Suspense (2002)

1 point - The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen – 07/04/2020
Author of The Surgeon - RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Romantic Suspense (2002)

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Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: 26.01.20 - 26.07.20
You may read the nominees and/or the winners from the lists.

Levels:
Level One: 6-18 points
Level Two: 19+ points

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

[Angie]

Award Challenge – Part Two
1-2/20 – 31/7/20
Level Two: 19+ points

[JoAnne]

Welcome Ferenc, Den and Angie!

[Amanda A]

Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: February 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020

You may read the nominees and/or the winners from the lists.

Levels:
Level One: 6-18 points
Level Two: 19+ points

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

Read books from
RITA
GR's list: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Winners

Read books from
HOLT Medallion
2018: https://virginiaromancewriters.com/ho...
2019: https://virginiaromancewriters.com/ho...
GR's list: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers Winners

[JoAnne]

Welcome Amanda!

[Rina]

Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: 01.02.2020 - 31.07.2020
You may read the nominees and/or the winners from the lists.

Levels:
Level One: 6-18 points
Level Two: 19+ points

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

Object:
Read books from
RITA
GR's list: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Winners

Read books from
HOLT Medallion Use the roll down menu under HOLT Medallion for the winners and nominees.
GR's list: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers Winners

Points: 5

1. Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder, 11.02.2020 - Nominee in 2006 - 2 points
2. Happy End in Virgin River, Robyn Carr, 23.02.2020 - Robyn Carr was winner in 1987 - 1 point
3. After the Wedding, Courtney Milan, 08.04.2020 - Courtney Milan was RITA Winner in 2017 - 1 point
4. Deadly Lies, Cynthia Eden, 26.07.2020 - Cynthia Eden is a two-time finalist for the RITA® award - 1 point

[JoAnne]

Welcome Rina!

[Agnieszka]

I'm in! And it looks like it's much more my kind of award right now :-) I'm so glad I checked out the RITA shelf. I started a J.B. Robb book yesterday and am now 30% done. So it looks like I can still use it :-)
BTW: The 1st HOLT Medallion link doesn't work and if I go to this link https://virginiaromancewriters.com/ho... there're only rules for this award and no winners. Do I something wrong or was it changed since you created the link?

Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: 2/3/20 - 8/2/20
Level Two: 19+ points
Points: 3/19+
no page minimum, re-reads are ok, 50+% read after 2/2, re-post when finished

For the In Death books that were not winner/nominees: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Romantic Suspense (2006) for Survivor In Death
1. (+1) Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/5
2. (+1) Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 2/13
3. (+1) Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 3/6
4.

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

RITA
GR's list: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Winners

HOLT Medallion winners & finalists 2013-2017
HOLT Medallion 2019 winners
HOLT Medallion 2019 finalists
HOLT Medallion 2018 finalists
GR's list: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers Winners

[JoAnne]

Agnieszka wrote: "I'm in! And it looks like it's much more my kind of award right now :-) I'm so glad I checked out the RITA shelf. I started a J.B. Robb book yesterday and am now 30% done. So it looks like I can st..."

No they changed it!! Go to that site and go to Fool For Love. There are a few places under that heading where you can get some lists. Thanks for telling me!

[JoAnne]

Welcome Agnieszka!

Use the search box on the right side too - search for winners

[Agnieszka]

JoAnne wrote: "No they changed it!! Go to that site and go to Fool For Love. There are a few places under that heading where you can get some lists. Thanks for telling me!"

I hate it when they do it!

[JoAnne]

Agnieszka wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "No they changed it!! Go to that site and go to Fool For Love. There are a few places under that heading where you can get some lists. Thanks for telling me!"

I hate it when they do it!"

ME TOO!!! LOL :0

[Ferenc]

Completed!

Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: 02/01/2020 - 07/31/2020

Goal: Level Two: 19+ points
Current: 20

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

3 points - Off the Clock by Roni Loren – 04/25/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Erotic Romance (2017)

3 points - Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton – 04/26/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Romantic Suspense (2017)

3 points - Why Resist a Rebel? by Leah Ashton – 04/28/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Short Contemporary Romance (2014)

3 points - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James – 05/26/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best First Book & Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements (2013)

3 points - The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander – 05/29/2020
RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Inspirational Romance (2010)

3 points - Untamed by Nora Roberts – 06/02/2020
Golden Medallion by Romance Writers of America for Best Traditional Romance (1984)

1 point - The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen – 07/03/2020
Author of The Surgeon - RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Romantic Suspense (2002)

1 point - The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen – 07/04/2020
Author of The Surgeon - RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Romantic Suspense (2002)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Ferenc!

[JoAnne]

FINISHED
Award Challenge - Part Two
Duration: Jan 25-July 25, 2020
You may read the nominees and/or the winners from the lists.
Level One: 6-18 points
11/18

3 points for the winner
2 points for a nominee
1 point for another book written by any winner or nominee

My List:
1 pt. The Oysterville Sewing Circle Susan Wiggs 2/5/20
1 pt. Almost Just Friends Jill Shalvis 2/6/20
1 pt. Under Currents Nora Roberts 2/14/20
1 pt. The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street Karen White 2/27/20
1 pt. Life and Other Inconveniences Kristan Higgins 3/5/20
1 pt. The Country Guesthouse Robyn Carr 3/23/20
1 pt. Cherish Hard Nalini Singh 4/13/20
1 pt. Thunder & Roses Mary Jo Putney 4/27/20
1 pt. Window on the Bay Debbie Macomber 6/17/20
1 pt. One Perfect Summer Brenda Novak 6/23/20
1 pt. Secrets from a Happy Marriage: A Novel Maisey Yates 7/4/20