Writers\u2019 League of Texas announces their 2018 book award winners<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The state of Texas has a long tradition of serving as a setting for and inspiring great storytelling. Honoring that tradition, the Writers\u2019 League of Texas Book Awards were established in 1991 (known first as the Violet Crown Awards before being renamed in 2008) to recognize the year\u2019s best among those stories and to celebrate the exceptional writers behind them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are the books and authors that won the 2018 Writers’ League of Texas Book Award winners, finalists, and Discovery Prize Winners:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: LITTLE by Edward Carey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN by Sarah Bird<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE WHICH WAY TREE by Elizabeth Crook<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PRESIDIO by Randy Kennedy <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SHE WOULD BE KING by Way\u00e9tu Moore<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME by Natalia Sylvester <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: DEATH TO THE BULLSHIT ARTISTS OF SOUTH TEXAS by Fernando A. Flores <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: THE RECKONINGS: ESSAYS by Lacy M. Johnson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FISHERMAN’S BLUES by Anna Badkhen <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER: DISPATCHES FROM THE BORDER by Francisco Cant\u00fa <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

AN UNLIKELY JOURNEY: WAKING UP FROM MY AMERICAN DREAM by Juli\u00e1n Castro <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TICKER: THE QUEST TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL HEART by Mimi Swartz<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: BEYONC\u00c9 IN FORMATION: REMIXING BLACK FEMINISM by Omise’eke Tinsley <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Poetry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: REGISTERS OF ILLUMINATED VILLAGES: POEMS by Tarfia Faizullah <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WITH THE DOGSTAR AS MY WITNESS by John Fry <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SKY THE OAR by Stacy R. Nigliazzo <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GIRLDOM by Megan Peak <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ARSONIST by Joaquin Zihuatanejo <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: GIRL PAPER STONE by Laurie Filipelli <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Middle Grade\/Young Adult<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: THE PARKER INHERITANCE by Varian Johnson <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I’M NOT MISSING by Carrie Fountain <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALL THE STARS DENIED by Guadalupe Garc\u00eda McCall <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE HOUSE IN POPLAR WOOD by K.E. Ormsbee <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE PROPHET CALLS by Melanie Sumrow <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: SECRETS OF THE CASA ROSADA by Alex Temblador <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Picture Book<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A VOICE LIKE THAT? THE STORY OF EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA JOHNSON by Chris Barton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PENGUIN & TINY SHRIMP DON’T DO BEDTIME! by Cate Berry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S DUELING WORDS by Donna Janell Bowman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ALABAMA SPITFIRE: THE STORY OF HARPER LEE AND TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Bethany Hegedus <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LUCY AND THE STRING by Vanessa Roeder <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>: THE BOOK THAT JAKE BORROWED by Susan Kralovansky<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The honorees will be celebrated with a toast at the WLT booth at the Texas Book Festival in October. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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To enter this contest, you must be a Texas author. “Texas author” is defined as anyone who (whether currently a resident or not) has lived in Texas for a period of three or more years. This contest is open to indie or self-published authors as well as traditionally published authors. The categories are fiction, nonfiction, poetry, middle grade\/young adult books, and picture books. Each category is reviewed by at least three judges.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In response to the high quality of work submitted by small\/indie presses, university presses, and self-published authors, the Writers\u2019 League introduced a new award in 2014\u2014the \u201cDiscovery Prize\u201d\u2014to recognize one outstanding book in each category. Eligible books are considered for the Discovery Prize in addition to, not instead of, the primary award. To be eligible for the Discovery Prize, your entry must be either self-published, published by a small\/independent press, or published by a university press. You don’t have to be a debut author to qualify for the Discovery Prize.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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