The Golden Baobab Prize (formerly The Baobab Prize) is awarded annually to African writers of children's literature and young adult literature.
 The Golden Baobab Prize accepts entries of unpublished short stories written by African citizens irrespective of age, race or geographical location.
 The prize is awarded annually to African citizens who submit a short story geared toward children and/or young adults in one of three categories: Junior Category (stories for readers aged 8 – 11 years), Senior Category (stories for readers aged 12 – 15 years) and a Rising Writer prize for a promising writer aged 18 years and under.
 Entry into the prize is by email, submitted stories should be unpublished works in English.
 Established in July 2008, the Golden Baobab Prize is an African literary award that aims to encourage the writing of African literature for children and young adults.
 Its mission is to identify African literary giants of the next generation and produce classic African stories that will be appreciated for years to come.
Suzanne Brockmann (born 1960) is an American romantic fiction writer.
 She lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, Ed Gaffney, and their two children, Melanie and Jason T. Gaffney.
 She has also penned works under the name Anne Brock.
Sherwood Smith (born 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adults as well as adults.
 Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant.
A Day with the Meatball is a 2002 short comedy film directed by Nicholaus Goossen.
 It features Meatball, a bulldog owned by comedian Adam Sandler, who also starred in the short.
 It was released with Eight Crazy Nights during theatrical releases.
Gaydar is a 2002 short comedy film directed by Larry LaFond, written by LaFond and by Terry Ray and Larry Lafond.
 The film stars Terry Ray, Bryan Dattilo (from "Days of Our Lives"), Jennifer Echols, and Jim J. Bullock, and also features Charles Nelson Reilly in his last movie appearance.
Tawny Weber is an American romantic fiction writer.
 Her books are published by Harlequin Blaze.
 Born in Idaho, she now lives in Northern California.
Cherry Adair (born 2 April 1951) is an award-winning and best-selling South African American romantic fiction writer.
 She lives near Seattle, Washington with her husband.
Jennifer Echols is an American writer of romantic fiction for young adults.
 A former newspaper editor, college teacher, and freelance copyeditor, Echols now writes full-time.
 She lives in Alabama with her husband and son.
Philip Max Neilsen is an Australian poet, fiction writer for adults, young adults and children, and editor.
 He is professor of creative writing at the Queensland University of Technology and teaches at the University of Queensland.
The American Library Association's Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966-2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the YALSA division (Young Adult Library Services Association).
 It is for "fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18.
 The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and readers advisory purposes."
 In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997.

Question: Who is the American romantic fiction writer for young adults who stared in a 2002 short comedy film called Gaydar?
Answer: Jennifer Echols