RITA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1989) Winner
Linda Ruth Barlow
リンダ・ルース・バーロウ
Rinda Rūsu Barō
Pen Names:
Linda Barlow（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Boston, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, IT consultant
- Active Years
- 1984-2024
- Affiliations
- Monash Research, Novelists, Inc., Authors Guild
- Memberships
- Romance Writers of America, Novelists, Inc., Authors Guild
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| Boston College | Faculty of Arts | English literature | Master of Arts | — | United States |
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
Boston College
Faculty of Arts
/ English literature
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
United States
Doctoral fellow in English literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | RITA Award | Leaves of Fortune | Best Single Title Romance | Romance Writers of America | Winner |
| 1995 | Romantic Times Career Achievement Best Author in Contemporary Novel Award | — | — | Romantic Times | Winner |
| 1986 | Romantic Times Best New Historical Novelist | — | — | Romantic Times | Winner |
| 1986 | Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award | Siren's Song | Jove Second Chance category | Romantic Times | Winner |
RITA Award
1989
Work:
Leaves of Fortune
Category:
Best Single Title Romance
Organization:
Romance Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Romantic Times Career Achievement Best Author in Contemporary Novel Award
1995
Organization:
Romantic Times
Result:
Winner
Romantic Times Best New Historical Novelist
1986
Organization:
Romantic Times
Result:
Winner
Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award
1986
Work:
Siren's Song
Category:
Jove Second Chance category
Organization:
Romantic Times
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Leaves of Fortune
1988 Historical romancePast and present collide in a novel featuring ghostly visitations, set partly in India with elements of incest, New Age mysticism, and dark deeds.
FortuneMysticismRevengeIndian culture
Translations
- Translated into approximately 20 foreign languages
Bibliography
- Flights of Fancy
- Bewitched
- Knight of Passion
- By Love Possessed
- Blazing Nights: Kate
- Fires of Destiny
- Her Sister's Keeper
- Midnight Rambler
- The Zrakon's Curse
- Uncover Me
- The Zrakon's Bride
- Intimate Betrayal
- Beguiled
- Siren's Song
- Hold Back the Night
- Hunter's Bride
- Keepsake
- Thicker Than Water
- Leaves of Fortune
Translations of Works
- Her books translated into approximately 20 foreign languages
Legacy
Acclaimed American romance author who won the RITA Award and other honors. Also active as an IT consultant, co-founded a software company, and taught at universities.
Trivia
- Her books have been translated into approximately 20 foreign languages.
- Keynote speaker at Romance Writers of America annual conference in 1989.
- Former President of Novelists, Inc.