WRW is Extremely Proud of Our Members!

With current membership at over 240, WRW includes writers at all stages of development, from beginners to best-selling authors who, individually, have published over one hundred novels. (If you're a member and you would like to be on this list, please click here for instructions.)   #

Lisa E. Arlt http://www.LisaArlt.com

After 10 years in the US Foreign Service, Lisa E. Arlt resigned to write books, raise children and follow her husband around the world on his diplomatic adventures. Her first book, Smoke and Mirrors, was released in 1998 by Harlequin Temptation. Lisa is now writing women’s fiction novels as well as books for children.  #

Catherine Asaro http://www.catherineasaro.net

Catherine Asaro's stories blend hard science fiction, romance, and exciting space adventure. A two-time winner of the Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, she has also earned recognition from the romance community as a finalist in the RITA contest and three-time winner of the Romantic Times Book Club award for "Best Science Fiction Novel." She has published over twenty novels, many of which belong to her acclaimed saga of the Skolian Empire. Her Lost Continent fantasy series helped launch Harlequin imprint Luna Books. Recently, her career entered a new phase when she added a musical soundtrack to her book Diamond Star. When not writing, recording or touring, Catherine also coaches a nationally-recognized team of math and physics scholars.  #

Deborah Barnhart

Deborah Barnhart is an avowed romantic, who discovered romance and suspense reading her first Victoria Holt novel. Mary Stewart soon followed, then she turned to the wonderful Jane Austen and George Eliot. All were great influences when she penned her first short story in high school, though she wrote several screen plays for Bononza before that. Alas, they never found their way to the small screen. While unpublished, she is currently working on a Regency Historical Suspense and plans to write both historical and contemporary suspenses in the future. She became a WRW member and attended her first Retreat in 1989. A few years later she became a WRW volunteer and discovered wonderful friends who continue to support her writing goals. Deborah has held chapter offices of Secretary and President and chaired the Program and Retreat committees. She is also the proud recipient of the WRW Magic Crystal for service to the chapter and the RWA Service Award for her year as President.  #

Gail Barrett http://www.gailbarrett.com/

Gail Barrett always knew she’d be a writer, but it wasn’t until she read her first Silhouette novel that she realized she was destined to write romance. After living everywhere from Spain to the Bahamas, earning a graduate degree in Linguistics, and teaching high school Spanish for years, she finally fulfilled that lifelong goal. Her books have won numerous awards, including the National Readers’ Choice Award, the Book Buyers’ Best Award, and Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart. She currently lives in western Maryland. When not writing novels, she reads, travels, and enjoys walking with her husband in the woods. Readers can contact her through her website: http://www.gailbarrett.com.   #

Heidi Betts http://www.HeidiBetts.com, http://www.HeidiBetts.com/WIPSandChains, http://www.HeidiBetts.com/MustLoveYarn

Bestselling, award-winning author Heidi Betts combines believable characters with compelling plotlines to create stories that focus on the commitment of one man and one woman to each other. She has written more than a dozen historical and contemporary romances, with several more projects in the works. Her first title for Silhouette Desire hit #1 on the Waldenbooks Series Romance Bestseller List, where her books have continued to make an appearance ever since. Heidi is now writing sexy, funny (knitting!) single title contemporaries for St. Martin’s Press, and loves to read, write, watch movies (and just a little too much television), and surround herself with furry, four-legged friends in her home in the beautiful hills of Central Pennsylvania.  #