25 May: The Next Round has been named a finalist in two categories of the 2025 HOLT Medallion Award: Best First Book & Long Contemporary Romance.
The HOLT Medallion is hosted by the Virginia Romance Writers (USA). It was named for VRW’s first elected president, Cynthia Holt, and serves as the acronym for Honoring Outstanding Literary Talent. In the early 1990s, there were several contests available to unpublished romance writers, but only a few recognizing the achievements of published writers in romantic fiction. The HOLT has been awarded annually since 1995. Medallions are awarded to the authors whose books are selected by a panel of romance readers as the best in each of twelve categories. Read more
Winners will be announced in June. Fingers crossed for The Next Round!