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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiggs, Susan}}[[category:Authors - W]][[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:Award-Winning Authors]][[Category:Washington Authors]] | {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiggs, Susan}}[[category:Authors - W]][[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:Award-Winning Authors]][[Category:Washington Authors]] | ||
| + | == Biography == | ||
After graduating from college (including a stint at Harvard), '''Susan Wiggs''' became a math teacher. In 1987, she published ''[[Texas Wildflower]]'', the first of what would become a long list of classic romance novels; Wiggs is famous for writing her first drafts in longhand. | After graduating from college (including a stint at Harvard), '''Susan Wiggs''' became a math teacher. In 1987, she published ''[[Texas Wildflower]]'', the first of what would become a long list of classic romance novels; Wiggs is famous for writing her first drafts in longhand. | ||
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| + | Susan Wiggs is an award-winning author (see list below). She was a [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title]] category with her novel ''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]''. | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
Stand Alone titles: | Stand Alone titles: | ||
| + | * ''[[Dockside]]'' - 2007 | ||
| + | * ''[[The Drifter|Drifter, The]]'' - 1998 | ||
| + | * ''[[Enchanted Afternoon]]'' - 2002 | ||
| + | * ''[[Home Before Dark]]'' - 2004 | ||
| + | * ''[[Lakeside Cottage]]'' - 2005 | ||
| + | * ''[[The Lightkeeper|Lightkeeper, The]]'' - 1997 | ||
* ''[[Lord Of The Night - Susan Wiggs|Lord Of The Night]]'' - 1993 | * ''[[Lord Of The Night - Susan Wiggs|Lord Of The Night]]'' - 1993 | ||
| − | * ''[[The | + | * ''[[The Ocean Between Us|Ocean Between Us, The]]'' - 2004 |
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* ''[[Passing Through Paradise]]'' - 2002 | * ''[[Passing Through Paradise]]'' - 2002 | ||
| − | * ''[[A Summer Affair]]'' - 2003 | + | * ''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]'' - 2008 ([[MIRA]]) |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Summer Affair|Summer Affair, A]]'' - 2003 |
| + | * ''[[Summer At Willow Lake]]'' - 2006 | ||
* ''[[Summer By The Sea]]'' - 2004 | * ''[[Summer By The Sea]]'' - 2004 | ||
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* ''[[Table For Five - Susan Wiggs|Table For Five]]'' - 2006 | * ''[[Table For Five - Susan Wiggs|Table For Five]]'' - 2006 | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Texas Wildflower]]'' - 2002 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[That Summer Place]]'' - 1998 |
| − | * ''[[The Winter Lodge]]'' - 2007 | + | * ''[[The Winter Lodge|Winter Lodge, the]]'' - 2007 |
| + | * ''[[The You I Never Knew|You I Never Knew, The]]'' - 2001 | ||
Calhoun Chronicles: | Calhoun Chronicles: | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 12 July 2009
Contents
Biography
After graduating from college (including a stint at Harvard), Susan Wiggs became a math teacher. In 1987, she published Texas Wildflower, the first of what would become a long list of classic romance novels; Wiggs is famous for writing her first drafts in longhand.
Susan Wiggs is an award-winning author (see list below). She was a 2009 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title category with her novel Snowfall At Willow Lake.
Books
Stand Alone titles:
- Dockside - 2007
- Drifter, The - 1998
- Enchanted Afternoon - 2002
- Home Before Dark - 2004
- Lakeside Cottage - 2005
- Lightkeeper, The - 1997
- Lord Of The Night - 1993
- Ocean Between Us, The - 2004
- Passing Through Paradise - 2002
- Snowfall At Willow Lake - 2008 (MIRA)
- Summer Affair, A - 2003
- Summer At Willow Lake - 2006
- Summer By The Sea - 2004
- Table For Five - 2006
- Texas Wildflower - 2002
- That Summer Place - 1998
- Winter Lodge, the - 2007
- You I Never Knew, The - 2001
Calhoun Chronicles:
- The Charm School - 1999
- The Horsemaster's Daughter - 1999
- Halfway To Heaven - 2001
Chicago Fire Trilogy
- Hostage, The - 2000
- Mistress, The - 2000
- Firebrand, The - 2001
Other:
- It Happened One Christmas - anthology - "The St. James Affair"
- Husband for Hire - Harlequin "Heart of the West" series - 1999
Honors
- 1991-1992 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Historical Adventure
- 1993-1994 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Historical Novel
- 2001 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - American Historical Romance
- 1994 RITA® - Best Romance of 1993 for Lord Of The Night
- 2001 RITA® - Short Historical for The Mistress
- RITA Winner for Lakeside Cottage.
- 2007 RITA Nominee in the Best Contemporary Single Title category for Summer At Willow Lake
