Writers' League of Texas -- 2008 state finalist
• “Your manuscript has scored the highest (by far).
You can really be proud of this work! I am impressed.”
• “GREAT job on the storyline and synopsis.”
• “Good 3 dimensional characterizations... Good job making
us like him and not like him so much at the same time.”
• “The car wreck scene was written so well I was glad it was
the end so I could take a break and walk around. Pace
is real nice.”
North Texas Professional Writers Association --
2007 contest (1st place)
• “A first rate synopsis and first chapter.”
• “The description of the accident is as riveting as it is
heartbreaking. It is almost painful to read.”
Houston Writers Guild -- 2007 contest (2nd place)
• “You have an excellent sense of story and a native ability
to infuse your story with emotion.”
• “Native gift for dramatization… very well paced”
Rodney Walther's fiction (especially BROKEN LACES) has been recognized multiple times in writing contests throughout the country, including:
-- 1st place: Houston Writers Guild
-- 1st place: Maryland Writers' Association
-- 1st place: West Virginia Writers
-- 1st place: North Texas Professional Writers
-- 1st place: Panhandle Professional Writers
-- State Finalist: Writers' League of Texas
Crested Butte / "The Sandy" -- 2007 contest
(3rd Place)
• “There is no doubt that you are a writer of novels who
well deserves to be published. There is intelligence, verve,
and sensitivity in your style.”
• “Great verbs, snappy character self-deprecating
observations, humor, and very human guilt. I felt that the
characters are finely-drawn and the balance of dialogue and
narrative was masterfully handled.”
• “You have an elegant ability to drive your pacing and hook
the reader at the end of a chapter, launching interest and
energy into the next.”
• “Great synopsis! Can’t find anything to change. This is
quite an accomplishment because synopses are hell to write.
Yours is tight, bright, and compelling... Bravo!”
• “Well done. Very realistic. I have tears in my eyes.”
San Gabriel Writers League -- 2007 contest
(3rd place)
• “You convey powerful emotional involvements. I feel if you
maintain the communication of personal relations and
emotional involvement through the rest of your novel, you
will have a great and publishable story.”
• “My emotions were almost instantly engaged.”
• “Powerfully compelling… I look forward to reading your
novel in print!”