Contest Manager Bronwen Evans
Long Romance 2021
1) Off Balance by Jay Hogan (trophy)
2) His Lady of Iron by Charlotte Jardine
3) Snare by Zoe Piper
Short Romance 2021
1) Bringing Back Emily by Joanne Hill (trophy)
2) Her Biker’s Bite by M L Winters
3) Feels Like Home by Dakota Harrison
Novella 2021
1) Holly Ever After by Anna Foxkirk (trophy)
2) Purr-fect Pitch by Carolyn Wren
3) Price of Duty by Fiona M Marsden
Best First Book 2021
Abandoned Hearts by Lisa Stanbridge (trophy)
Overall Award of Excellence 2021 – Off Balance by Jay Hogan (trophy)
Great Beginnings 2020
Contest Manager – Megan Mayfair
Finalists
Playing Offside by Jax Calder
Back to Heaven by Ava January
The Beaulieu Birthright by Caenys Kerr
Alice in Australia by Anna Foxkirk
Placings – Great Beginnings Editor’s Choice 2020
1) Playing Offside by Jax Calder
2) Back to Heaven by Ava January
3) The Beaulieu Birthright by Caenys Kerr
4) Alice in Australia by Anna Foxkirk (finalist)
Placings – Great Beginnings Agent’s Choice 2020
1) Alice in Australia by Anna Foxkirk
2) Back to Heaven by Ava January
3) Playing Offside by Jax Calder
4) The Beaulieu Birthright by Caenys Kerr (finalist)
Daphne Clair de Jong First Kiss 2020
Contest Manager – Gillian St Kevern
Finalists
Because It’s Us by Jax Calder
Playing Offside by Jax Calder
Cougar Temptation by Molly Matheson
Placings
1) Because It’s Us by Jax Calder
2) Playing Offside by Jax Calder
3) Cougar Temptation by Molly Matheson
Chapter Short Story 2021
Chapter Manager – Shelagh Merlin
Finalists
A Rose By Any Other Name by Stephanie Ruth
There is a Crack in Everything by Susie Frame
Recognition by Jacqueline Lee
Unlock My Heart by Charlotte Brentwood
Lights, Camera, Romance by Marianne Bayliss
Placings
1) Recognition by Jacqueline Lee
2) A Rose by Any Other Name by Stephanie Ruth
3) Unlock My Heart by Charlotte Brentwood
Pacific Hearts Award 2021
Contest Manager Jill Batty (placings not announced until conference)
Finalists
Pregnant by the Prince by Courtney Clark Michaels
2 Peas by Stephanie Ruth
Snowbound by Cordelia Fox
Placings
1) Pregnant by the Prince by Courtenay Clark Michaels (trophy)
2) 2 Peas by Stephanie Ruth
3) Snowbound by Cordelia Fox
