Darelene Gardner
http://www.darlenegardner.com
Darlene Gardner worked as a newspaper sportswriter for years before realizing she'd rather make up quotes than hope some athlete would say something interesting. Since then, she’s sold nineteen books, most of them romantic comedies, to three different publishers: Harlequin/Silhouette, Dorchester Love Spell and Avalon. Within the Harlequin/Silhouette family, she's written for Temptation, Duets and Intimate Moments and will be writing for Superromance. Darlene, a Penn State graduate, lives in Virginia with her journalist husband and two children. #
Glenda Garland
http://www.glendagarland.com
At 14, Glenda Garland started writing what she had learned at her engineer father’s knee: science fiction. Her first space opera still brings tears to her eyes. It’s the nostalgia as much as how bad it is, you see. Fortunately she also discovered Jane Austen and Agatha Christie, and is now the author of five Zebra Regency romances with mystery and intrigue, including the most recent, A Delightful Folly (3/05), which earned a Romantic Times’ Top Pick. Her next Regency, In Pursuit of a Proper Husband, is out in July, 2005. Since Glenda and her family have lived all over the country, she has belonged to many RWA chapters; you can believe her when she says WRW has a wonderful focus on craft and professionalism. #
Shirley Hailstock
http://www.geocities.com/shailstock
Shirley Hailstock is the author of seventeen novels and novellas. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Holt Medallion, the Barclay Gold Award and the Waldenbooks Best-selling Romance Award. Romantic Times awarded her a Career Achievement Award and one of her books made the Top 100 Romances of the 20th Century list. Shirley's books have appeared on Blackboard and the Library Journal Best Seller Lists. Shirley is a past president of Romance Writers of America. #
Yvonne Harren
http://www.rockville8.blogspot.com
Yvonne used to be a member of WRW waaaaay back in the day. She worked on the newsletter for 3 years, back when it was still printed on real paper. More recently she assisted in the redesign of the WRW website and ended up being the website wrangler for several years. She also served on the WRW BOD for five years. She won the Marlene contest twice, once for each lifetime. Now she's working on her writing (paranormal romance & YA). #
Kim Headlee
http://www.kimberlyiverson.com
Kim Headlee has been a member of RWA and WRW since 1997. She enjoys judging the Marlene contest each year. She also has helped compile bookstore mailing lists and volunteers at the annual Retreat whenever possible. Her first novel, Dawnflight, was published in 1999 and garnered rave reviews, awards and award nominations. Writing as Kimberly Iverson, her novel Liberty was published in 2006 by HQN Books. She currently resides on her farm—complete with a cave and the remains of a 200-year-old homestead—in southwestern Virginia with her husband, children, and assorted cattle, goats, cats, fish and sundry wildlife, including turkeys and deer. #
Elizabeth Holcombe
http://www.ElizabethHolcombe.com
Elizabeth Holcombe began writing romance in 1998. Her first romance, Heaven and the Heather, set in 16th century Scotland during the time of Mary, Queen of Scots, was released by Jove in November of 2002. Heavean and the Heather was nominated by Romantic Times for Best First Historical Romance of 2002 as well as being a HOLT Medallion Finalist for Long Historical. Heaven and the Heather was released in Russian in 2004. Elizabeth has served for her local chapter of RWA, Washington Romance Writers, as Programs Chair, which included two programs on romance for The Smithsonian, and as President from 2001-2002. When she is not writing her next novel, Elizabeth creates one-of-a-kind purses and totes. She had sold over 450 of them through internet auctions to customers all over the USA and the world. Her pride and joy is her marriage since 1986 to her husband Dan, her son, Owen, who amazes her every day, and her pets which are often too friendly. #
Elizabeth Holcombe began writing romance in 1998. Her first romance, Heaven and the Heather, set in 16th century Scotland during the time of Mary, Queen of Scots, was released by Jove in November of 2002. Heavean and the Heather was nominated by Romantic Times for Best First Historical Romance of 2002 as well as being a HOLT Medallion Finalist for Long Historical. Heaven and the Heather was released in Russian in 2004. Elizabeth has served for her local chapter of RWA, Washington Romance Writers, as Programs Chair, which included two programs on romance for The Smithsonian, and as President from 2001-2002. When she is not writing her next novel, Elizabeth creates one-of-a-kind purses and totes. She had sold over 450 of them through internet auctions to customers all over the USA and the world. Her pride and joy is her marriage since 1986 to her husband Dan, her son, Owen, who amazes her every day, and her pets which are often too friendly. #
