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Feb
Seeing as how I’m stuck at home today, courtesy of a huge ice storm hitting the Midwest, I thought I’d share a bit of good news.
I’m happy to announce that Red has tied for 2nd place* in the Finally a Bride Contest, sponsored by Oklahoma Romance Writers of America! It would have been awesome to place 1st, natch, but this was a particularly tough competition. In order to enter, you had to have been a finalist, but not the winner, in another contest. With that kind of playing field, just making it to the final round was huge and 2nd place still rocks!
And…
One of the final round judges who is an editor with a major publishing company has requested the full manuscript! Yeah, baby!!
Obviously, I’m excited about the possibilities here. Even if the editor decides Red isn’t a good fit for her particular imprint (hey, it happens), just having such a big name in the industry interested in my work is tremendously exciting! And you never know how this kind of interest could open other doors.
I have no idea how long it will take to get a response from the editor–it could be months. But I’ll keep you posted on what happens, regardless. Stay tuned!
M.
*Just a reminder: “Maura Bishop” is a pseudonym, so you’ll find me listed under a different name on the contest page. 
