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Don't Sabotage Your Submission by Chris Roerden, Bella Rosa Books 2008
WINNER: 2009 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD for LITERARY CRITICISM (Independent Book Publishers Assn., juried)
WINNER: 2009 ROYAL PALM BOOK OF THE YEAR
(Florida Writers Association, juried)
BRONZE MEDAL: FOREWORD MAGAZINE WRITING BOOK OF THE YEAR (ForeWord Magazine, juried)
To read first 4 chapters, click: /for_all_genres.pdf
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Don't Murder Your Mystery by Chris Roerden, Bella Rosa Books 2006
WINNER: AGATHA AWARD for BEST NONFICTION BOOK (Malice Domestic 2007)
FINALIST: MACAVITY AWARD for Best Nonfiction Book (Mystery Readers International, the largest organization of its kind in the world, 2007)
FINALIST: ANTHONY AWARD for Best Critical/Nonfiction Book (Bouchercon 2007, the world's largest annual mystery convention)
FINALIST:
ForeWord Magazine REFERENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR
FINALIST: Best Books 2006 National Book Awards in the Business: Writing/Publishing category,
from USA Book News
To read first 4 chapters, click: www.bellarosabooks.com
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Death at Deer
Run by Deb Baker (later published as Murder Passes the Buck)
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FIRST PLACE for BEST MYSTERY
NOVEL +
GRAND PRIZE WINNER over all 7 categories
from Authorlink (presented
at Harriette Austin Writers Conference, University
of Georgia, July 19, 2003)
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The Body in
the Transept by Jeanne Dams
AGATHA AWARD for BEST FIRST
MYSTERY BY A NEW AUTHOR
from Malice Domestic, 1995 |
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Cassidy McCabe
Mystery Series by Alex Matthews
(6 titles)
READER'S CHOICE AWARD for
BEST SERIES CHARACTER
from Harper College Love Is
Murder Mystery Conference, 1999
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
from The Cat Writers Association,
1999 |
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Genetic Connections:™
A Guide to Documenting Your Individual and Family Health
History
1ST PLACE for BEST TECHNICAL
EDITING
from MidAmerica Publishers
Association, 1995 regional competition
BEST FIRST BOOK BY A NEW PUBLISHER
from Publishers Marketing
Association, 1996 Benjamin Franklin Award
DISTINGUISHED (1st Place) for
BEST BOOK
from Society for Technical
Communication, 1995 Region 6 competition
2ND PLACE for INTERIOR BOOK DESIGN
from MidAmerica Publishers
Association, 1995 regional competition
PUBLIC TELEVISION SELECTION
AS COMPANION GUIDE TO GENETICS PROGRAM IN THE PBS
SERIES ANCESTORS |
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Self-Esteem
for Children by Dale Olen,
PhD
1ST PLACE for BEST TECHNICAL
EDITING
from MidAmerica Publishers
Association, 1996 national competition |
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Nothing Else
Matters by S. D. Tooley
BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD for
BEST MYSTERY OF 2000
from Foreword Magazine
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When the Dead
Speak by S. D. Tooley
READER'S CHOICE AWARD for
BEST FIRST MYSTERY
from Harper College Love Is
Murder Mystery Conference |
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Been There (Should've)
Done That
by Suzette Tyler
BEST
SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK OF 1997
from Writer's Digest
Magazine
1ST PLACE for BEST 1-COLOR INTERIOR DESIGN
from Publishers Marketing
Association, 1997 Benjamin Franklin Award
1ST PLACE for BEST 1-COLOR INTERIOR DESIGN
from MidAmerica Publishers
Association, 1997 national competition
2ND PLACE for BEST GIFT BOOK
from MidAmerica Publishers
Association, 1997 national competition
2ND PLACE for BEST FIRST BOOK BY A NEW PUBLISHER
from MidAmerica Publishers
Association, 1997 national competition |
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Restoration
in the Barrens by
Joe Riederer
ARTHUR TOFTE JUVENILE FICTION
BOOK AWARD
from Council of Wisconsin Writers,
1999 |
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Waukesha Viewpoints
by Chris Roerden; Wendy Florian
editor
DISTINGUISHED (1st Place)
for NEWSLETTER
from Wisconsin Society for
Technical Communication, 1995 state competition
MERIT AWARD (3rd Place) for NEWSLETTER
Michigan Society for Technical Communication, 1996
state competition |
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"Beyond
ISO 9000: Environmental Management"
by Chris Roerden
AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT for
TRADE / NEWS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Society for Technical Communication 1996 |
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Collections
from Cape Elizabeth, Maine by Chris Roerden
| COMMENDED BY GOVERNOR JOHN
H. REED for CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE HISTORY,
1965 |
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Down But Not
Out by Jeanne E. Sexson
HONORABLE MENTION for 1-COLOR
INTERIOR DESIGN
from MidAmerica Publishers
Association 1997 national competition |
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Walking Tours
of Wisconsin's Historic Towns
FINALIST for 2-COLOR INTERIOR
DESIGN, 1991
in Publishers Marketing Association
Benjamin Franklin competition |
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Feel Nifty After
50 by Jo Peddicord
BRONZE AWARD for HEALTH
PROMOTION / DISEASE PREVENTION INFORMATION, 2000
from Consumer Health Publishers
Association |
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| Personal Honors |
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2007 Magnolia Award for service to Mystery Writers of America Southeast Region
Who's
Who in American Women (by invitation since 1991) |
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Past President
MidAmerica Publishers Association |
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The
Kate Mooney Volunteer Service Award The Counseling
Center of Milwaukee 1991 |
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Valedictorian and Team Leader of Foreign Teachers, UNESCO
Summer English Program, I'chon, South Korea, 1989 |
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Certificate
of Honor from the Secretary-General of the
Korean National Commission for UNESCO, 1989 |
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Elected
Delegate to White House Conference on Families
Midwest Regional Conference 1981, and to Wisconsin Governor's
Conference on Families & Children
A Founding Mother of Wisconsin Women's Network, 1979, along with Katherine Clarenbach, Gene Boyer, Lisa Blockstein, and others
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State Vice President Wisconsin National Organization for Women 1978;
State President Wisconsin National Organization for Women 1979-81; member of 3 national committees 1976-77, 1980, 1982; received majority of regional presidents' votes for seat on the national board |
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Positive
Action Award for Leadership National Organization
for Women, Ellie Smeal, President, 1977 |
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Smithsonian
Institution acquisition for its Special Collection on Women of On to the Second Decade commemorative book and poster, 1977 |
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Leadership
Training Scholarship to Midwest Academy, 1975 |
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First
Masters-in-English recipient at University of Maine-Portland;
the first student to be exempted from summer residence requirements,
1971 |
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President of
Graduate Student Body, University of Maine-Portland, 1970-71 |
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Summa
cum laude University of Maine-Portland,
1969 |
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Phi
Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1969 |
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Admitted to High School of Music Art (competitive entry) as
an art major |
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First
runner-up Borough of Manhattan National Spelling
Bee trials (6th grade, defeated all Manhattan
school champions; ultimately defeated by a 12th grade high school
senior) |
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Winner representing P.S. 186 to Borough of Manhattan National Spelling Bee trials, age 11 |
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