Blythe Gifford--Photo Gallery

		Blythe Gifford at the very first RomCon conference, Denver, July 2010. (photo courtesy of Terri Brisbin)
	Self-portrait as Vampire with iphone. Ready for Saturday night's Vampire ball at the 2010 Romantic Times Convention!
		Disguised as fairies, Keena Kincaid (left) and Blythe. We both found out we were Readers Crown finalists during the 2010 Romantic Times conference. Celebration ensued!
	Sherry Thomas (left) and Zoë Archer at the 2010 Romantic Times Convention. Blythe, Sherry and Zoë were part of a panel on unusual historicals. Sherry has set a book in Pakistan and Zoë in Mongolia.
		Sarah Anderson and Blythe at the 2010 Chicago-North Spring Fling Conference.
	Fellow writers (from left) Joelle Charbanneau, Carrie Lofty, DJ Gross, and Liz Powell at the 2010 Chicago-North Spring Fling Conference.
		Golden Heart finalist Erica O'Rourke (left) and Nancy Parra at the 2010 Chicago-North Spring Fling Conference.
	Golden Heart Finalist Barbara Binns (left), New York Times Bestselling Author Simone Elkeles, and Blythe at the 2010 Chicago-North Spring Fling Conference.
		Blythe visits the Mayan ruins at Tulum on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula as part of the wonderful Florida Romance Writer’s Muse Cruise in January of 2010. A beautiful setting and very inspiring to the Muse!
	Blythe congratulates Sherrill Bodine on the release of BLACK TIE AFFAIR. For the whole scoop on the launch party, click here.
		Blythe Gifford presenting at the Putnam County Library "Festival of the Book" event in September 2009.
	Blythe helped celebrate the 60^th anniversary of Harlequin with a signing at Don’s Books in Kokomo. Also attending were Janet Dean (center) and Denise Lynn (far right).
		After the event, with (from left) fan Kaleen, authors Jade Lee, Vicki Lewis Thompson, and Patricia Thayer, fan Barb, and Blythe.
	At the 2009 RWA Conference, Blythe congratulates Sarah Anderson on taking second place in the Single Title Contemporary category of the Chicago North Fire & Ice competition. Chicago North had a reception to honor and announce the winners. For a complete list, click here. Thanks to Sarah, and her mom!, for the photo.
		Blythe spent a wonderful evening with a Chicago-based book club that chose INNOCENCE UNVEILED as their monthly selection. It was the first romance ever chosen by the group. Pictured here, from left to right, bottom row, are Peg Hazenbush, Blythe, Nan Birmingham and Holly Jensen. The back row, left to right, are Jetta Jones, Peggy Ross, Marilyn Day, Kathy Tannyhill, Nancy Anderson, and Carolynne Flint. Camila Montoya, another member, left before the photo was taken.
	At the 2009 Romance Writers of America Conference, the UK based editors treated all the Harlequin Historical authors to a wonderful lunch where we learned what Prosecco wine is. So chic! Pictured here: Blythe, Michelle Willingham, and Sheila Hodgson, Senior Editor at Harlequin Mills and Boon.
		The annual gathering of The Hussies at the 2009 RWA Conference in Washington, D.C. This wonderful group all started as Harlequin Historical authors and though some have moved on to other publishers, they continue to meet in cyberspace on a regular basis. Among the group, Harlequin Historical authors: Blythe Gifford, Elaine Knighton, and Julia Justiss.
	Windy City members escaped the conference hotel to lunch at Open City restaurant where the charming waitress wielded the camera. Left to right: Kelle Z. Riley, Blythe, Melody Thomas, Susan Gibberman, Chris Foutris, Christine Segina and Terri Stone.
		Blythe attended the National Historical Society’s 2009 North American conference in Schaumburg in April. Here, she’s with Barbara Vey, blogger for Publisher’s Weekly.
	Blythe (left) with Sherrill Bodine, author of TALK OF THE TOWN, at Sherrill's booksigning party. The event was held at Martini Park in Chicago in December 2008.
		Harlequin Historical authors gather in the garden at Tal-Y- Tara Tea and Polo Shoppe just before tea with their English editors. From left, Amanda McCabe, Deb Marlowe, Diane Gaston, Terri Brisbin, and Blythe. (Photo courtesy of Michelle Willingham.)
	Harlequin Historical authors gather for breakfast at the 2008 RWA National Conference. From left, Sharon Schulze, Blythe, and Lynna Banning. (Photo courtesy of Michelle Willingham.)
		During the 2008 RWA National Conference in San Francisco, Madeline Hunter and Blythe enjoy the reception sponsored by the Published Authors Special Interest Chapter (PASIC). Madeline went on to win the RITA in the Historical Category for Lessons of Desire. (Photo courtesy of Kate Douglas.)
	Authors (from left) Simone Elkeles, Melody Thomas and Blythe Gifford at the RWA National Conference in San Francisco, July 2008.
		Blythe (far right) with fellow authors (from left) Debbie Macomber, Christie Ridgway and Eloisa James at the Chicago-North RWA Spring Fling Conference, April 2008.
	Blythe with fellow Chicago-North authors Morgan Mandel (left) and Beverly Long (right) at the Barnes & Noble author event on February 23, 2008.
		Blythe sings a book for Gail Landauer at The Festival of the Book at the Putnam County Library (Greencastle, IN).
	Blythe at the 2007 RWA Literacy Signing in Dallas, Texas
		Blythe (from left) with 2007 Golden Heart Winner Marilyn Weigel (writing as Marilyn Brant) and Pat White at the 2007 RWA Conference in Dallas, Texas.
	This is (from left to right) Karin Tabke, Roxanne St. Claire, Joann Ross and me at the Published Author Special Interest Chapter (PASIC) Power Conference in New York this Spring. Eating Chinese!	Photo courtesy of Roxanne St. Claire
		Celebrating the 2006 holidays with friends Michelle Prima (center) and Pat White (right)
	Blythe with Allie Pleiter (left) at the 2005 RWA annual Gala Awards Ceremony in Reno, Nevada.
		Blythe arrived onstage via limousine at the 2005 RWA National Conference, where she presented the Best Short Historical category at the Awards ceremony.
	At the RWA National Conference in 2005, Blythe presented the Golden Heart for Best Short Historical Romance to Christine Merrill. (Thanks to Kelle Z. Riley, Golden Heart finalist for Short Contemporary for this picture. http://www.kellezriley.com/)
		Blythe (right) with Helen Kirkman, Harlequin Historicals/HQN author, at the 2004 RWA conference in Dallas.
	Blythe is all smiles as she signs for the first time at RWA's "Readers for Life Literacy Signing." The signing is part of the annual RWA conference, which was held in Dallas, Texas this year (2004).
		Blythe (seated) autographs a book for fellow Chicago-North member Mary Micheff at her Chicago-North reception January 2004.
	*A happy Blythe cuts the cake at the Chicago-North reception, where fellow members helped celebrate the publication of her first book, The Knave and the Maiden.*
		Here is Blythe (left), with fellow Chicago-North authors Deb Kinnard (center) and Janet Butler at the Borders Books in Schaumburg on January 24, 2004. All three authors signed books for romance readers.
	Blythe is all smiles in front of Harlequin's scheduling board at their New York office. Her book, The Knave and the Maiden, is right on schedule for a January 2004 release date.
		*Blythe (center) with fellow Chicago-North members, Pat White, left (author of Got a Hold on You) and Bonnie Hoffman at the 2003 RWA Awards Ceremony in New York.*
	Blythe (second from right) celebrates her first sale at the Harlequin party in New York with fellow Harlequin/Silhouette authors, (from left) Cathie Linz, Jennifer Greene and Patricia Mae White.
		Blythe looking as happy as a . . . conehead? That's right. The Golden Network chapter booted her up to alumni status in a "Saturday Night Live" skit, celebrating her first sale, The Knave and the Maiden, to Harlequin Historicals.
	Blythe (center front in aqua blouse) celebrates "alumni status" with other Golden Network coneheads who also sold their first book in the past year
		Blythe (center) on a panel with other first-time authors Deb Kinnard, (left) author of Powerline, and Kelle Z. Riley, author of Ellie's Angel at the Schaumburg Public Library on June 26, 2003.
	Blythe on a First-time author panel at the Schaumburg Public Library, June 26, 2003.
		Blythe (left) with fellow Windy City members and Golden Heart finalists Jerilyn Willin (center) and Pat White, author of Got a Hold on You, at the Golden Heart awards ceremony, July 2000.
	Blythe, right, with Ruth Kaufman at the Chicago-North celebration dinner in Denver--2002 RWA Conference
		Blythe (left), with fellow Golden Network members Pat White (center) and Michelle Hoppe, as hostesses of the chapter's reception in New Orleans--2001 RWA Conference
	Blythe congratulates the Northern Librarian bookseller of the year, Judi Brownfield of Sunset Books in Elgin, Illinois.
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