RITA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2011) Winner
Lauren Willig
ローレン・ウィリグ
Rōren Wirigu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- New York City
- Nationality
- アメリカ, United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 2005-2025
- Affiliations
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Nominations
- Quill Award nomination (2006)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapin School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | Renaissance Studies and Political Science | — | BA | — | United States |
| Harvard University | Graduate History | Early modern European history | MA | — | United States |
| Harvard Law School | Law | — | JD | — | United States |
Chapin School
Country:
United States
High school
Yale University
Renaissance Studies and Political Science
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Chairman of the Tory Party of the Yale Political Union
Harvard University
Graduate History
/ Early modern European history
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Harvard Law School
Law
Degree:
JD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | RITA Award | — | Best Regency Historical Romance | Romance Writers of America | Winner |
| — | RT Reviewers Choice Award | — | Historical Fiction | Romantic Times | Winner |
| — | Booksellers Best Award | — | Long Historical Romance | — | Winner |
| — | Golden Leaf Award | — | — | — | Winner |
RITA Award
Category:
Best Regency Historical Romance
Organization:
Romance Writers of America
Result:
Winner
RT Reviewers Choice Award
Category:
Historical Fiction
Organization:
Romantic Times
Result:
Winner
Booksellers Best Award
Category:
Long Historical Romance
Result:
Winner
Golden Leaf Award
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
2005 Historical RomanceFollows a collection of Napoleonic-Era British spies as they fight for Britain and fall in love, similar to the Scarlet Pimpernel.
SpiesRomanceNapoleonic Era
The Ashford Affair
2013 Historical Fiction
Family secretsHistory
That Summer
2014 Historical FictionBibliography
- The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (2005)
- The Masque of the Black Tulip (2005)
- The Deception of the Emerald Ring (2006)
- The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (2008)
- The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (2009)
- The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (2010)
- The Mischief of the Mistletoe (2010)
- The Orchid Affair (2011)
- The Garden Intrigue (2012)
- The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (2013)
- The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (2014)
- The Lure of the Moonflower (2015)
- The Ashford Affair (2013)
- That Summer (2014)
- The Other Daughter (2015)
- The Forgotten Room (2016, with Karen White and Beatriz Williams)
- The English Wife (2018)
- The Glass Ocean (2018, with Karen White and Beatriz Williams)
- The Summer Country (2019)
- All the Ways We Said Goodbye (2020, with Karen White and Beatriz Williams)
- Band of Sisters (2021)
- The Lost Summers of Newport (2022, with Karen White and Beatriz Williams)
- Two Wars and a Wedding (2023)
- The Author's Guide to Murder (2024, with Karen White and Beatriz Williams)
- The Girl from Greenwich Street (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clever blending of historical facts and fictionEngaging romantic plots
- Recurring Motifs
- Spies and secret agentsLove across timeBritish high society
Legacy
New York Times bestselling author best known for the 'Pink Carnation' series of Napoleonic-era spy romances. Taught 'Reading the Historical Romance' at Yale University, bringing academic attention to the genre.
In Popular Culture
- Co-taught 'Reading the Historical Romance' at Yale with Andrea DaRif (Cara Elliott).
Trivia
- Discovered historical fiction at the age of six while searching for books about her idol, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- Graduated from Harvard Law School and briefly worked as a lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore before quitting to focus on writing full-time.