Sharon Sala will receive the 2011 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented to a living author in recognition of significant contributions to the romance genre. This year's Emma Merritt Service Award recipient, honoring the accumulated body of work a member has contributed as a volunteer to RWA, is Michelle Monkou.
Other 2011 RWA Award recipients:
Service Awards: Linda Howard, Stephanie Feagan, Amy Atwell and Nikki Enlow
Librarian of the Year Award: Wendy Crutcher, OC Public Libraries, Calif.
Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award: Kaori Suzuki Fischer, Barnes & Noble, West Melbourne, Fla.
RWA will present the awards at its 31st Annual Conference, June 28-July 1 in New York City.
Other 2011 RWA Award recipients:
Service Awards: Linda Howard, Stephanie Feagan, Amy Atwell and Nikki Enlow
Librarian of the Year Award: Wendy Crutcher, OC Public Libraries, Calif.
Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award: Kaori Suzuki Fischer, Barnes & Noble, West Melbourne, Fla.
RWA will present the awards at its 31st Annual Conference, June 28-July 1 in New York City.