Kathy Bremner is the winner of Alex’s The Harrowing and AJ Best wins a copy of Book of Shadows! Please drop me a quick note at Tracey@RomanceUniversity.org and we’ll coordinate on your prizes.

Thanks once again to Alex Sokoloff for her fantastic lecture and her generosity!

Margie Senechal is the winner of June’s From The Heart Romance Writers online class giveaway! Margie, please email me at Kelsey@RomanceUniversity.org.

RU Crew, don’t forget that we’re hosting another class giveaway–generously donated by Savvy Authors– in July. The more you comment, the more chances you’ll have to win.

Congratulations to Luanna, random-number 9, who wins free registration to the August yahoogroups class on His Personality Ladder!

Luanna, contact Laurie via her website (www.BookLaurie.com) and she’ll get your email address for the class…or if you’re busy in August, you can donate the prize to a friend or let Laurie know to draw another number.

Thanks once again to Laurie Schnebly Campbell for her fantastic lecture and her generosity!

Vikki Bakus is the winner of Ann’s generous platform mini-consultation! And Laurie London will receive Jacquie Rogers’ book and the CD! Ladies, please drop me a quick note at Kelsey@RomanceUniversity.org and we’ll coordinate on your prizes.

Thanks once again to Ann Charles for her fantastic lecture on platform development for the unpublished and her generosity!

Mary Anne Landers is the winner of April’s Yellow Rose RWA online class giveaway! Mary Anne, please email me at Kelsey@RomanceUniversity.org.

RU Crew, don’t forget that we’ll host another class giveaway soon. The more you comment, the more chances you’ll have to win.

Since May 2009, our Romance University readership has exploded. And as we strive to provide ever-improving content and outreach, the administrative responsibilities of running a successful blog have also grown.

Adrienne, Tracey and I decided we needed to recruit more help, and we’re excited to announce the newest addition to the Romance University faculty: Carrie Spencer. Carrie has been a regular reader and participant at RU since the early days. With her knowledge of our mission, her technical background and outgoing personality, Carrie was a perfect match for our faculty needs.

Carrie Spencer writes smart ass romance. She belongs to Romance Writers of America, Yosemite Romance Writers, Romance Writers Online, Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Group and was a former Girl Scout. Her badges included Collecting, Leadership and the coveted World Trefoil Pin. Carrie works as a restaurant manager, jewelry and website designer, and is learning how to use a flat iron. Her claims to fame include: lifting 50-pound bicep curls, stirring up a mean Mai Tai and concocting an even meaner Long Island Iced Tea. She lives on a farm in Iowa with seven cats and her English husband. For more about Carrie, head over to http://smartassromance.com/.

Please join us in welcoming Carrie as our new junior faculty member!

Adrienne, Tracey and Kelsey want to congratulate ALL the RITA Award nominees and Golden Heart finalists, but we wanted to send a special shout-out/cyber hug/fist bump to our Visiting Professors who made the list:

RITA Finalists:

• Therese Walsh
• Leah Hultenschmidt, editor for three finalists
• Kristan Higgins
• Christie Ridgway
• Laura Lee Guhrke
• Marjorie M. Liu
• Ann Leslie Tuttle, editor for one finalist
• Brenda Novak

Golden Heart Finalist:

• Donnell Ann Bell

And we can’t forget those who are friends to us in other capacities:

• Linda Lovely – Golden Heart finalist
• Kim Howe – Golden Heart finalist
• Keli Gwyn – Golden Heart finalist

 We’ll be there to cheer you on in July!

Sewicked,

Congratulations! You’re the winner of Kiss of a Traitor, courtesy of Cat Lindler, our visiting professor on Wednesday. Please contact me at Tracey@RomanceUniversity.org for more information.

Tracey

Donna Cummings,

Congratulations! You’re the winner of the class giveaway, courtesy of Laurie Schnebly, our visiting professor on Friday. Please contact me at Kelsey@RomanceUniversity.org for more information.

Kelsey

Laurie London,

Congratulations! You’ve been selected to receive a download copy of Partners by Cricket Starr, courtesy of Red Sage Presents. Please contact me at tracey@romanceuniversity.org in order to receive your wonderful gift.

Tracey