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Yes, it’s already that time. The preliminary round for ‘Tis The Season Writing Contest<\/strong> is over and the votes have been tabulated, the discretionary judging complete and the finalists notified.<\/p>\n

First I want to congratulate ALL the entrants. They made the judging and rating difficult. Several of these entries need<\/em> to be published so I know what happens–I was that taken by them.<\/p>\n

Updated 11\/15: <\/strong>Due to an error on my part, one of the entries which should have sent the author onto the finals, was not included in discretionary judging when clearly it should have. That author has now been added to the list of finalists. My sincerest apologies to Miranda.<\/p>\n

So (drum roll please), the 11 Finalists<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME – Miranda Liasson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEAD BEFORE CHRISTMAS – Cori Conrad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT – Melissa Cutler <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A LIFE TOO ORDINARY – Linley Maroney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

HIS MIRACLE – Amy Dunn <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

RESCUE MY HEART – Jane Lange <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘TIS THE SEASON – Emily Becher <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A MELODY OF MURDER – Kellye Nye <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

COLORADO CHRISTMAS BRIDE – Cait Teal <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MCKENNA’S CHOICE – Kellye Nye<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

LADY OF THE OPERA – Noelle Pierce<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Stop by tomorrow afternoon when I’ll have more winners listed, this time for last week’s Book Giveaways!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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