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New page: Category:Romance Industry Awards In 1993, Frank and Wendy Brennan (aka Emma Darcy) came up with the idea to sponsor a full manuscript contest. Australia and New Zealand have some w...

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[[Category:Romance Industry Awards]]
In 1993, Frank and Wendy Brennan (aka [[Emma Darcy]]) came up with the idea to sponsor a full manuscript contest. Australia and New Zealand have some wonderful writers, but because of the tyranny of distance, needed some encouragement and motivation to ''finish the damn book''. So the '''Emma Darcy Award''' was born. With an unprecedented cash prize of AUS$2,000 and the added bonus of getting their manuscripts in front of an acquiring editor, writers from all over Australia (and overseas!) took up the challenge. An incredible number of '''Emma Darcy Award''' entrants have found the joys of publication.

'''Winners'''

* '''1994''' - ''[[ Eyes of a Stranger]]'' - [[Tracey Cooper-Posey]], writes for [[Ellora's Cave]]
* '''1995''' - ''The Last Resort'' - Ginny Gibbs
* '''1996''' - ''For Love Or Money'' - [[Bronwyn Jameson]], writes for the [[Silhouette]]
* '''1997''' - ''[[Cullen's Bride]]'' - [[Fiona Brand]], writes for [[Silhouette]] and [[Mira]]
* '''1998''' - ''Black Pearl'' - Jill Watkinson
* '''1999''' - ''The Father Deal'' - [[Yvonne Lindsay]], writes for [[Silhouette]]
* '''2000'''
* '''2001''' - ''Full Circle''/[[The Tie That Binds]] - [[Laura Ruch]], writes for [[Silhouette]]
* '''2002'''
* '''2003'''
* '''2004''' - ''[[Rich Man's Revenge]]'' - [[Tessa Radley]], writes for [[Silhouette]]
* '''2005''' - ''The Magnificent Marriage'' - [[Anna Campbell]], writes for [[Avon]]

'''Finalists'''
* '''1998''' - [[Ashleigh Bingham]], writes for [[Robert Hale]]
* '''1999''' - [[Melissa James]], writes for [[Silhouette]]
* '''1999''' - [[Nalini Singh]], writes for [[Silhouette]]
* '''1999''' - [[Trish Morey]], writes for [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]
* '''2000''' - [[Ris Wilkinson]], writes for [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]
* '''2000''' - [[Maxine Sullivan]], writes for [[Silhouette]]
* '''2001''' - [[Sandy Curtis]], writes crime novels for [[Pan]]
* '''2007''' - ''[[The Sword]]'' - [[Alison Stuart]], writes for [[Wings Press]]

Emma Darcy Award - Revision history

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