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The stars shine especially brightly on these terrific Texas authors. Read on to learn of their many recent appointments, awards, and accolades. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPOINTMENTS <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n Amanda Johnston<\/strong> has been named as the 2024 Texas State Poet Laureate<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alfredo Corchado<\/strong>, journalist and author, was elected to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AWARDS WINNERS <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n Johnnie Bernhard<\/strong> is a National Award Winner– First Place \/ Fiction Book \/ Adult Readers– from the\u202fNational Federation of Press Women<\/a><\/u> for her book HANNAH AND ARIELA. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abigail Carl-Klassen<\/strong> received the 2022 Bougainvillea Poetry Prize<\/a><\/u> from FlowerSong Press for the collection VILLAGE MECHANICS. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carrie Carter<\/strong> won a Certificate of Excellence in Cat Fiction- Other<\/a><\/u> from The Cat Writer’s Association for her book WHISKER\u2019S ABROAD: ASHI AND AUDREY\u2019S ADVENTURES IN JAPAN. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elizabeth Crook<\/strong> was named the 2023 Texas Writer Award recipient by the Texas Book Festival<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Julia Daily<\/strong> won First Prize in Literary Fiction\/Journey & Adventure at the Bookfest Awards<\/a><\/u> for THE FIFTH DAUGHTER OF THORN RANCH\u2014and her book was featured on a billboard in Times Square! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n James Dennis’s<\/strong>\u202fLISTENING DEVICES was selected as Best Collection of Religious Poetry by the International Book Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gabino Iglesias<\/strong> won the Shirley Jackson Award<\/a><\/u> for Best Novel with THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Roger Reeves<\/strong> won the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize<\/a><\/u> for his collection, BEST BARBARIAN. \u201cAs of 2023, the prize is worth $130,000, making it the world\u2019s largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English.\u201d In addition, he received a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Larry Thomas<\/strong> won the 2023 Spur Award<\/a><\/u> for Poem for his work \u201cNew Mexico Bootheel: A Triptych.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n James Wade<\/strong> won the 2023 Spur Award<\/a><\/u> for Contemporary Novel for BEASTS OF THE EARTH. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joaqu\u00edn Zihuatanejo<\/strong> was the only Texas recipient of a 2023 Poet Laureate Fellow<\/a><\/u> award from the Academy of American Poets. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OTHER ACCOLADES <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mary Alford<\/strong> is a finalist in the AWSA Golden Scroll<\/a><\/u> awards for her book AMONG THE INNOCENT. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donnaldson Brown<\/strong> learned that her novel BECAUSE I LOVED YOU is a finalist for the 2023 International Book Award for Literary Fiction<\/a><\/u>. The International Book Awards honor excellence in independent and mainstream publishing. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Patrick Dearen’s<\/strong>\u202fTHE END OF NOWHERE was selected as a finalist in the Best Western Novel category in the\u202fPeacemaker Award of Western Fictioneers<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ruben Degollado\u2019s<\/strong> novel THE FAMILY IZQUIERDO was long listed for the 2023 Mark Twain American Voice Award<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dawn Greenfield Ireland<\/strong> learned that her screenplay THE GOD CHILD is in the semifinals of the Geneva International Science in Fiction<\/a><\/u> screenplay competition. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Laura Conner Kestner<\/strong> was a Selah Award<\/a><\/u> finalist in the Western category for A TEXAS SECRET. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jodi Thomas\u2019s<\/strong> Ransom Creek series is slated for the Netflix lineup. Netflix head of drama, Jinny Howe<\/a><\/u>, describes the series as \u201cVirgin River meets Yellowstone.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n