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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
[[Linda Howard]] is the pen name of '''Linda S. Howington'''. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment.  She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by [[Silhouette]] in 1982. She is a charter member of [[Romance Writers of America]], joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.  
 
[[Linda Howard]] is the pen name of '''Linda S. Howington'''. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment.  She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by [[Silhouette]] in 1982. She is a charter member of [[Romance Writers of America]], joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.  
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== Honors ==
 
== Honors ==
 
* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
 
* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
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* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
 
**Best Classic Contemporary - ''[[Sarah's Child]]''  
 
**Best Classic Contemporary - ''[[Sarah's Child]]''  
 
**Best Classic Series Romance - [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']] - 1989  
 
**Best Classic Series Romance - [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']] - 1989  
 
* [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
 
* [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
 
**nominee for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance [[Shades Of Twilight|''Shades Of Twilight'']] - 1996
 
**nominee for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance [[Shades Of Twilight|''Shades Of Twilight'']] - 1996
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** nominee for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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** nominee for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
 
* [[1997 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']] - 1997
 
* [[1997 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']] - 1997
 
** winner for Romances with Best Spicy Love Scene for [[After the Night|''After the Night'']] - 1995
 
** winner for Romances with Best Spicy Love Scene for [[After the Night|''After the Night'']] - 1995
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** nomination for Best Contemporary Author
 
** nomination for Best Contemporary Author
 
** nomination for Best All-Around Romance Author
 
** nomination for Best All-Around Romance Author
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** nomination for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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** nomination for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
 
* 1999 [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[All the Queen's Men|''All the Queen's Men'']] - 1999
 
* 1999 [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[All the Queen's Men|''All the Queen's Men'']] - 1999
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* [[1999 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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* [[1999 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
 
* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Series Romance for [[A Game of Chance|''A Game of Chance'']] - 2000
 
* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Series Romance for [[A Game of Chance|''A Game of Chance'']] - 2000
 
* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']] - 2000
 
* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']] - 2000
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* [[2001 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Open Season|''Open Season'']] - 2001
 
* [[2001 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Open Season|''Open Season'']] - 2001
 
* 2001 [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All-Around Romance of All Time  
 
* 2001 [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All-Around Romance of All Time  
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* 2001 [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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* 2001 [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
 
* 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and [[2003 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best All Time Series Romance for [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']] - 1989  
 
* 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and [[2003 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best All Time Series Romance for [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']] - 1989  
 
* 2002 [[2002 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All Time Paranormal Romance for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']] - 1997
 
* 2002 [[2002 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All Time Paranormal Romance for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']] - 1997

Revision as of 21:53, 20 March 2008

Biography

Linda Howard is the pen name of Linda S. Howington. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.

Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.

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