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We readers know our Texas authors are talented, so it’s no surprise they just keep bringing home the wins. As of our last installment<\/a>, Texan writers, authors, and poets have won awards at all levels. Let the virtual clapping commence.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Snake Falls to Earth<\/em> by Darcie Little Badger <\/strong>was awarded the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction. <\/span><\/span>The Nebula Awards<\/a><\/strong>\u00ae are voted on and presented by full, senior, and associate members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Founded as the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 by Damon Knight, the organization began with a charter membership of 78 writers; it now has over 2,000 members, among them many of the leading writers of science fiction and fantasy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nobody’s Pilgrims<\/em> by Sergio Troncoso<\/strong> won the International Latino Book Awards <\/a><\/strong>Gold Medal for Best Novel- Adventure or Drama in English, and The Last Butterfly<\/em> by Carmen Tafolla <\/strong>won the Silver Medal for the Most Inspirational Children’s Book. The <\/span><\/span>International Latino Book Awards recognize greatness in literature by honoring authors, translators, and illustrators for their books written either in English, Spanish y Portuguese. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Deadly Keepsakes<\/em><\/a> by Anita Dickason<\/strong> won awards for both Cozy Mystery and Cover Design categories in the Speak Up Talk Radio 2nd Quarter Firebird Book Awards<\/a>. <\/strong>Entries into the Firebird Book Awards support women and children in long term shelters and are tax deductible to entrants. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mia & Nattie: One Great Team<\/em><\/a> by Marlene Bell <\/strong>won a 2022 Purple Dragonfly Award<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><\/span>This book award contest is exclusively for children\u2019s books and includes 56 categories to help authors and illustrators garner attention.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TCU Library and AddRan College of Liberal Arts and TCU Press Announced the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Texas Literary Hall of Fame 2022<\/a> i<\/strong>nductees, who will be honored at the official induction ceremony on October 19, 2022. This years inductees are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Texas Literary Hall of Fame was established to celebrate and encourage the state\u2019s rich literary heritage by honoring its foremost authors, whose original writing reflects enduring cultural relevance and artistic creativity. The Texas Literary Hall of Fame honors inductees every two years. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The winners of the 2022 North Texas Book Festival Awards<\/a><\/strong> are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The First UniBear<\/em> by Kathleen Shields<\/strong> (First place, Picture Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Gigi at the White House<\/em> by Giovanna McBride<\/strong> (First place, Children 6-12)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Appointed Time<\/em> (Sands of Time Trilogy, Book 1) by CJ Peterson<\/strong> (First place, Young Adult Fiction)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Road to Me<\/em> by Laura Drake<\/strong> (First Place, Adult Fiction)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Texas Oblivion: Mysterious Disappearances, Escapes and Cover-Ups<\/em> by E.R. Bills<\/strong> (First place, Adult Nonfiction)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Hoaxes and Other Stories<\/em> by Brian DiNuzzo<\/strong> (First place, Short Stories)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n En Pie La Tierra<\/em> by Auri Ascencio Uriostegui<\/strong> (First place, Spanish Poetry)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Las Queremos Vivas<\/em> by Margarita Dager-Uscocovish<\/strong> (First place, Spanish Fiction)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The North Texas Book Festival raises funds, promotes literacy, and encourages family interaction that fosters reading and the love of books. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mother of My Invention: A Motherless Daughter Memoir<\/em> by Janice Airhart <\/strong>won the 2021 Minerva Rising Memoir Contest<\/a>. <\/strong>Minerva Rising<\/em>, an independent literary press, celebrates the creativity and wisdom in every woman by giving them space to tell their stories and to tell them well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Road Home<\/em> (Lost in Austin series, Book 2) by Christina Berry<\/strong> is a 2022 Readers’ Favorite Awards<\/a> <\/strong>Gold Medal Winner in the Romance-Sizzle genre. <\/span><\/span>Readers’ Favorite is a fast-growing book review and award contest site that has received the \u201cBest Websites for Authors\u201d and \u201cHonoring Excellence\u201d awards from the Association of Independent Authors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Texas Christmas Carol (f<\/em>rom Under the Texas Mistletoe<\/a>)<\/em> by Karen Witemeyer<\/strong> is a Carol Award Winner<\/a><\/strong> in the Novella category). The Carol Awards are ACFW\u2019s recognition for the best Christian fiction published in the previous calendar year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Benjamin Alire Saenz <\/strong>has been named the 2023 Texas Medal of Arts Awards<\/a> <\/strong>Honoree for Literary Arts. <\/span><\/span>Since 2001, the TMAA have celebrated 118 Texas leaders and luminaries who have achieved excellence through their creative talents, as well as those whose generosity has opened doors to artistic opportunity for Texans of all ages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Lives of Diamond Bessie<\/em> by Jody Hadlock<\/strong> won first place, in Cross Genre Fiction in the American Book Fest Awards<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><\/span>AmericanBookFest.com was launched in 2014 with the intention of becoming not only an online presence but eventually offering workshops and live events throughout the United States. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arthur Herbert<\/strong> won two awards from the <\/em>NYC Big Book Awards<\/a>: <\/em><\/strong>The Bones of Amoret<\/em><\/a> (Best Overall Western Fiction Novel) and Lockdown<\/em> (Best Short Story Collection). The NYC Big Book Awards is for independently and traditionally published authors, publishers, big and small presses. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n = = = <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n