About a month ago I won a pretty major book award, and I didn’t want to simply post a graphic on social media saying — “Hey, look what I won.”
Because this award is the culmination of a long journey for this particular book, and I wanted to share with you the background of why this feels like a big deal to me!
If you prefer to read, rather than watch, head on over to the transcript.
I mention the YouTube short videos I created during my agent hunt in the fall of 2023 into spring of 2024. If you’d like to check those out, start with the first video here. Each of these is 60 seconds (or less) and gives the tally of my queries, rejections and more.
If you’re curious about the awards I mention in the video … here’s the list for each of my 2024 releases.
BEYOND THE CEMETERY GATE - AWARD HONORS
Midwest Book Award WIN for YA Fiction
IBPA Book Award - Silver Medalist (YA Fiction)
IPPY Book Award - Gold Medal for Best YA eBook
Silver Falchion Award - Killer Nashville - one of 5 finalists (winner announced at conference in late August.)
Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist
CIBA (Chanticleer) Dante Rossetti Award for YA Fiction - Semi-Finalist
Wishing Shelf Book Award Finalist
Firebird Book Award - Best Suspense
Top 100 Notable Indie Books of 2024 - Shelf Unbound
HAVEN (middle grade) - AWARD HONORS
IBPA Book Award - Silver Medalist (Middle Grade Fiction)
Firebird Book Award - Best Children’s Book, Best Preteen Fiction, Best Children’s Realistic Fiction
Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist
CIBA (Chanticleer) Gertrude Warner Award for Excellence in Middle Grade Fiction
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