Heart Awards Finalists

This page contains all Heart Awards Finalists since it's inception and their badges.

2025 Finalists

TBA

2024 Finalists

Heart Awards Gala & 2024 Writer Retreat Info

The Heart Awards Award Ceremony will be held each year during the OKRWG 2024 Writer Retreat. Banquet only tickets are available for finalists and the Heart Awards Gala will also be broadcast via Facebook Live. If you choose to attend the Gala in person, you must have a ticket for yourself and each guest you choose to bring with you.

The 2024 OKRWG Writer Retreat is August 2-5, 2023

Our 2024 Heart Awards Ceremony will be Saturday, August 3, 2024

Time: 7pm

The Heart Awards Gala is a semi-formal banquet and a dinner buffet will be served.

Dress Code: Formal, Professional, or Sunday Best

To become a OKRWG Member, go HERE.

For more info about the 2024 Retreat, go HERE.

2022 Finalists

Heart Awards Gala & RomanceLahoma Romance Writers Conference Info

The Heart Awards Award Ceremony will be held each year during the RomanceLahoma Conference. Finalists are notified mid-March so they may take advantage of the RomanceLahoma Early Bird Member Discount. Membership to OKRWG is FREE, so once you fill out the membership form, simply click over to the RomanceLahoma Registration page and register. You do not need to wait for confirmation of your membership. You can register for the entire conference for a weekend of writerly fun OR you can simply purchase a ticket for the Heart Awards Gala only. You must have a ticket for yourself and each guest you choose to bring with you.

The RomanceLahoma Conference is August 4-5, 2023

Our 2022 Heart Awards Ceremony will be Saturday, August 5, 2023

Time: 7pm

The Heart Awards Gala is a formal banquet and dinner will be served.

Dress Code: Formal, Professional, or Sunday Best

To become a OKRWG Member, go HERE.

For more info about the RomanceLahoma conference, go HERE.

2021 Finalists

Attending ONLY the Heart Awards Gala is FREE, however, it is held during the Annual OWFI Conference and all Finalists are invited to come for the entire weekend and enjoy all the writerly goodness the OWFI conference has to offer! To find out more about registering for the OWFI Conference, see below.

Heart Awards Gala & Annual OWFI Conference Info

The Heart Awards Award Ceremony will be held each year during the Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) Annual Conference.

The next OWFI Conference is May 6-7, 2022.

Our 2021 Heart Awards Ceremony will be Friday, May 6, 2022

Room #: Affiliate Room

Time: 4pm-5:30pm

Champaign & Dessert(we'll have water, tea, & coffee as well) will be served.

You do NOT have to attend the OWFI Conference to attend the OKRWG Heart Awards ceremony, but we'd love for you to consider this fun, writer-focused gathering.

For more info about attending the OWFI conference, go HERE.

2020 Finalists

Heart Awards Winners will be announced Virtually & In-person at the:

Heart Awards Gala

in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

May 1st, 2021 @ 4pm CST

Details on the event venue will be sent to finalists ASAP.

Be sure to LIKE the Heart Awards Facebook page where the gala will be broadcast virtually during the event.

Heart Awards Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3121504084644014