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The [[Regency]] category was introduced into the [[RITA|Golden Medallion]] competition in 1985. In 2004, [[Romance Writers of America|RWA]] changed the names of many categories to include the adjective "Best". Despite the Regency category's almost record-setting run of maintaining the same name -- in 2002, there was a brief flirtation with calling the category '''Regency Romance''' -- this name change took effect.
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The [[Regency]] category was introduced into the [[RITA|Golden Medallion]] competition in 1985. In 2004, [[Romance Writers of America|RWA]] changed the names of many categories to include the adjective "Best". Despite the Regency category's almost record-setting run of maintaining the same name -- in 2002, there was a brief flirtation with calling the category '''Regency Romance'''.
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As of the 2008 [[RITA]] competition, this category was renamed "Regency Historical" as no major publishers issue stand-alone, short Regencies.  
  
 
== Winners ==
 
== Winners ==
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* [[Sophia Nash]] won the [[2005 RITA® Winners|2005]] - ''A Passionate Endeavor''
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* [[Diane Gaston]] - [[2006 RITA® Winners|2006]] - [[A Reputable Rake|''A Reputable Rake'']], Harlequin Mills & Boon Limited
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* [[Nancy Butler]] - [[2004 RITA® Winners|2004]] - ''Prospero's Daughter''
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* [[Sophia Nash]] - [[2005 RITA® Winners|2005]] - ''[[A Passionate Endeavor]]''
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* [[Barbara Metzger]] - [[2003 RITA® Winners|2003]] - ''Debt To Delia, A''
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* [[Nancy Butler]] - [[2004 RITA® Winners|2004]] - ''[[Prospero's Daughter]]''
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* [[Jessica Benson]] - [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002]] - ''Much Obliged''
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* [[Barbara Metzger]] - [[2003 RITA® Winners|2003]] - ''[[A Debt To Delia]]''
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* [[Emma Jensen]] - [[2001 RITA® Winners|2001]] - ''Grand Design, A''
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* [[Jessica Benson]] - [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002]] - ''[[Much Obliged]]''
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* [[Nancy Butler]] - [[2000 RITA® Winners|2000]] ''Rake's Retreat, The''
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* [[Emma Jensen]] - [[2001 RITA® Winners|2001]] - ''[[A Grand Design]]''
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* [[Emma Jensen]] - [[1999 RITA® Winners|1999]] - ''His Grace Endures''
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* [[Nancy Butler]] - [[2000 RITA® Winners|2000]] - ''[[The Rake's Retreat]]''
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* [[Jean R. Ewing]] - [[1998 RITA® Winners|1998]] - ''Love's Reward''
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* [[Emma Jensen]] - [[1999 RITA® Winners|1999]] - ''[[His Grace Endures]]''
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* [[Carla Kelly]] - [[1997 RITA® Winners|1997]] - ''The Lady’s Companion''
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* [[Jean R. Ewing]] - [[1998 RITA® Winners|1998]] - ''[[Love's Reward - Jean R. Ewing|Love's Reward]]''
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* [[Lynn Kerstan]] and [[Alicia Rasley]] (co-writers) - [[1996 RITA® Winners|1996]] - ''Gwen’s Christmas Ghost''
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* [[Carla Kelly]] - [[1997 RITA® Winners|1997]] - ''[[The Lady's Companion]]''
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* [[Carla Kelly]] - [[1995 RITA® Winners|1995]] - ''Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand''
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* [[Lynn Kerstan]] and [[Alicia Rasley]] (co-writers) - [[1996 RITA® Winners|1996]] - ''[[Gwen's Christmas Ghost]]''
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* [[Jo Beverley]] - [[1994 RITA® Winners|1994]] - ''Deidre and Don Juan''
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* [[Carla Kelly]] - [[1995 RITA® Winners|1995]] - ''[[Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand]]''
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* [[Jo Beverley]] - [[1993 RITA® Winners|1993-]] - ''An Unwilling Bride''
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* [[Jo Beverley]] - [[1994 RITA® Winners|1994]] - [[Deirdre And Don Juan|''Deirdre and Don Juan'']]
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* [[Jo Beverley]] - [[1992 RITA® Winners|1992]] - ''Emily and the Dark Angel''
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* [[Jo Beverley]] - [[1993 RITA® Winners|1993-]] - ''[[An Unwilling Bride]]''
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* [[Loretta Chase]] - [[1991 RITA® Winners|1991]] - ''Sandalwood Princess, The''
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* [[Jo Beverley]] - [[1992 RITA® Winners|1992]] - ''[[Emily And The Dark Angel]]''
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* [[Mary Jo Putney]] - [[1990 RITA® Winners|1990]] - ''The Rake and The Reformer''
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* [[Loretta Chase]] - [[1991 RITA® Winners|1991]] - ''[[The Sandalwood Princess]]''
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* [[Susan Carroll]] - [[1989 Golden Medallion Winners|1989]] - ''Brighton Road''
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* [[Mary Jo Putney]] - [[1990 RITA® Winners|1990]] - ''[[The Rake And The Reformer]]''
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* [[Susan Carroll]] - [[1988 Golden Medallion Winners|1988]] - ''Sugar Rose''
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* [[Susan Carroll]] - [[1989 Golden Medallion Winners|1989]] - ''[[Brighton Road]]''
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* [[Amanda Scott]] - [[1987 Golden Medallion Winners|1987]] - ''Lord Abberley’s Nemesis''
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* [[Susan Carroll]] - [[1988 Golden Medallion Winners|1988]] - ''[[Sugar Rose]]''
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* [[Monette Cummings]] - [[1986 Golden Medallion Winners|1986]] - ''The Beauty’s Daughter''
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* [[Amanda Scott]] - [[1987 Golden Medallion Winners|1987]] - ''[[Lord Abberley's Nemesis]]''
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* [[Kasey Michaels]] - [[1985 Golden Medallion Winners|1985]] - ''The Lurid Lady of Lockport''
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* [[Monette Cummings]] - [[1986 Golden Medallion Winners|1986]] - ''[[The Beauty's Daughter]]''
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* [[Kasey Michaels]] - [[1985 Golden Medallion Winners|1985]] - ''[[The Lurid Lady Of Lockport]]''

Latest revision as of 23:21, 28 March 2008

The Regency category was introduced into the Golden Medallion competition in 1985. In 2004, RWA changed the names of many categories to include the adjective "Best". Despite the Regency category's almost record-setting run of maintaining the same name -- in 2002, there was a brief flirtation with calling the category Regency Romance.

As of the 2008 RITA competition, this category was renamed "Regency Historical" as no major publishers issue stand-alone, short Regencies.

Winners

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