Former OWL President Lori Ericson took second place as a Maggie Award Finalist in the Prepublished Contemporary Romance Category for her novel Love Six-Foot Deep. The Georgia Romance Writers sponsors the nationally recognized contest. The award was presented to the author at the Moonlight & Magnolias Conference in early October.





Longtime member Radine Nehring suggests: Make friends with retail business firms where you shop. My husband and I shopped at a Harps store for years and the manager there eventually invited me for a book signing. It was so successful that, in the years since, I have done weekend book events at many Harps stores. Set up a display with six of my books on easels Friday morning at entrance, greet customers and chat with any who want to stop and talk (often about books and writing) and/or buy a book. Very enjoyable and productive. (I act as a welcoming greeter in the store most of the day on both Fridays and Saturdays.)


Bonnie K Tesh's novel, Monarch Moon, was released on September 26th through Paperback Press. Available on Amazon for Kindle, as well as both standard and large print paperback editions, it is the first book in the Monarch Moon series.