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Author U Members Rock with Book Awards! Author U members are opening emails with announcements of national recognition from USA Book News Awards. Many of the books’ authors had the “assist” that included the skills of several in the Author U community. Bravo to all! Recent announcement from USA Book News awards include:
Suzie Shride (aka Carol Sue Shride) received Finalist kudos in the Fiction: Young Adult category for Lucy Dakota: Adventures of a Modern Explorer Book 1-Rocky Mountain Beginnings. Lynn Garrett McLeod is doing the happy dance (and so is cover designer Nick Zelinger of NZ Graphics, interior layout and design by Ronnie Moore of WESType Publishing, editing by John Maling, Book Shepherding by Judith Briles). Her book, From Simms to Zanzibar won the Best Cover Design Awards and Finalist recognition for Best Non-fiction book with USA Book News. Bravo! Joan McWilliams’ Parenting Plans for Families After Divorce took Best Book in the Parenting/Family: Divorce category (interior design by Ronnie Moore of WESType Publishing, cover design by Nick Zelinger of NZ Graphics, editing by John Maling and Book Shepherding by Judith Briles) Robert Pendergrast, MD’s Breast Cancer: Reduce Your Risk with the Foods You Love (cover and interior design by Nick Zelinger of NZ Graphics, editing by John Maling and Book Shepherding by Judith Briles) is a Finalist in the Health: Cancer category.
Polly Letofsky’s 3mph: The Adventure of One Woman’s Walk Around the World got double recognition as a Finalist in both the Travel: Essay and Autobiography/Memoirs categories. (Nick Zelinger and NZ Graphics designed the interior).
Allidah Poole Hicks and Bonnie Knuti, authors of When Crisis Strikes… What To Do, What To Say, How To Help received Finalist honors in the Health: General category. (Ronnie Moore and WESType Publishing designed the interior with Book Shepherding by Judith Briles). Award-winning books make great gifts … what a variety to choose from. Congrats to all.