[OPLINLIST] Judging Romance

[Lynne Welch]

Hello colleagues,
         I am forwarding this notice to you for your consideration. The 
Booksellers Best Award Contest is run by the Greater Detroit chapter of RWA 
(Romance Authors of America) and the awards are announced at RWA's 
professional conference in July of each year.
         If you read romance and would be interested in volunteering your 
services as a judge, please contact Patti directly at <pattishen@msn.com>. 
You will be provided a form to indicate what types of romances you would 
prefer to receive, then you will receive five titles in one category and be 
asked to rate each individually. There are no meetings to attend, they send 
you the judging criteria and form as well as the books, and you keep the 
books when you're finished.
         I judged last year and will be judging again this year; if you 
have specific questions about the process please feel free to email me 
directly. It's a small commitment in terms of time, only persons working in 
bookstores and libraries may judge, and it allows us to recognize the books 
we enjoy most in this genre.
                         Best regards,
                                 Lynne

Lynne Welch - Reference Librarian
Herrick Memorial Library - Wellington OH 44090 USA
tel. 440-647-2120        fax 440-647-2103
email: <welchly@oplin.org>
website: <www.wellington.lib.oh.us>

>From: "PATRICIA SHENBERGER" <pattishen@msn.com>
>Subject: Booksellers Best Judges Needed ASAP!
>Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:18:14 -0500
>
>Please forgive me if you have already gotten this message.  We are 
>desparately short of roughly 12 judges for the Booksellers Best Award 
>Contest and I am hoping you can help us.  Entries will be mailed this week 
>and due back the first week of May.
>
>Please send an email with name, address, store name, city, state, zip and 
>phone to me at the above address if you would like to judge.  Thanks 
>again, without you this wouldn't be a success.
>
>Thanks again, Patti Shenberger
>Booksellers Best Chair
>
>