Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: Despite the fact that Beth Groundwater won the Princess of Rejection prize from the Sisters in Crime Guppies Chapter for having the second most rejections for her writings in the winter of 2005 , A Real Basket Case was nominated for the Best First Novel Agatha Award in 2007 .
Simplified: Even though Beth Groundwater won the Princess of Rejection prize from the Sisters in Crime Guppies Chapter for having the second most rejections for her writings in the winter of 2005 , A Real Basket Case was put up for the Best First Novel Agatha Award in 2007 .