The RSJ Online Romance Book Convention, the networking event for diversity in literature, sponsored by Diverse Writers and Readers International, announces the winners for the 2025 RSJ’s Leslie Esdaile Banks Aspiring Author Contest — the Aspiring Author Contest serves to filter more stories with multicultural protagonists to represent the diverse world we live in today, and create more stories published by underrepresented authors. Congratulations to all the winners!!!
LESLIE ESDAILE BANKS
~ ASPIRING AUTHOR CONTEST WINNERS ~
~ 1st Place Winner ~
“Love After Zombies”
by Lori Catherine Howe
~ 2nd Place Winner ~
“The Queen and the Rockstar”
by Christian Rice Roark
~ 3rd Place Winner ~
“Plus One”
by Daphne Watson
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Thank you to all who joined this year! We hope you enjoyed reading all these wonderful romantic books just as much as we did!
See you for next year’s RSJ Aspiring Author Contest.
Did you know about all the other contests that DWRI and RSJ have that you can join?
CLICK HERE for more information.
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