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Photo: L to R; Top Row: Bajaj, Goodman, Cobb, McIlvain. Row 2: Youn, Mullen, Wright, Dennis, Garcia. Row 3: Burkey & Breakfield, Peyton, Toalson, Daily. Row 4: Barrs, Anderson, Jones, Boehm. Row 5: Lanier, Garza, Novales, Dunlap.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since our last Texas Authors\u2019 Awards Roundup<\/a><\/u>, we\u2019ve learned of even more awards and accolades that have been showered upon Texas authors. Way to represent literary Texas! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Jessica Lee Anderson\u2019s<\/strong> Naomi Nash series received the Gold Award for Best Chapter Book Series from the 2023 Moonbeam Children\u2019s Book Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Varsha Bajaj’s<\/strong> THIRST was the middle grade category winner of the South Asia Book Award<\/a><\/u>, given annually by the University of Wisconsin. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ML Barrs\u2019s<\/strong> essay, \u201cConfessing Ain\u2019t Easy,\u201d was the winner in the Adult Non-Fiction category in the San Francisco Writers Conference Contest<\/a><\/u>. The SFWC will publish an anthology of all the winners and finalists in December. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Charles Breakfield<\/strong> and Rox Burkey\u2019s<\/strong> ENIGMA TRACER earned 2nd place Thriller\/Suspense, and THE KILLER ENIGMA earned 2nd place in Mystery\/Cozy in the Fall 2023 BookFest Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Diann Floyd Boehm\u2019s<\/strong> BOOMER, THE CURIOUS BUNNY earned 3rd place in the Children & Animal Books category of the Fall 2023 BookFest Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Julia Daily<\/strong> was the winner in the Family Saga category of the American Book Fest 2023 American Fiction Awards<\/a><\/u> for her novel, THE FIFTH DAUGHTER OF THORN RANCH. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n James R. Dennis\u2019s<\/strong> poetry collection, LISTENING DEVICES, won the Poetry: Religious category of the American Book Fest 2023 International Book Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sydney Dunlap<\/strong> won the Gold Medal in the Pre-Teen Fiction\/Mature Issues category of the 2023 Moonbeam Awards<\/a><\/u> for her book, IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rose Garcia<\/strong> won 2nd place in the Young Adult-Fantasy\/Sci-Fi category of the 2023 PenCraft Book Awards<\/a><\/u> for her book, FAE AWAY. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jeff Lanier\u2019s<\/strong> FOR THE MINDS AND WILLS OF MEN earned second place in the Fiction-Intrigue category of the 2023 PenCraft Book Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chris Mullen\u2019s<\/strong> ROWDY~TO CATCH A KILLER was named winner in the Western category of the American Book Fest\u202f2023 American Fiction Awards<\/a><\/u>. His book ROWDY~RESCUE was named a finalist. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keka Novales<\/strong> won 2nd place in the Children-Mystery & Wonders category of the 2023 PenCraft Book Awards<\/a><\/u> for her book, HOLA, LOLA! LOLA AND THE TOOTH FAIRY MOUSE MYSTERY. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pamela Wright<\/strong> won the Sweet Romance Category of the Faith, Hope, & Love Christian Writers 2023 FHLRCA Reader\u2019s Choice Award<\/a><\/u> for her book, FINDING HER AMISH HOME. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AWARD FINALISTS: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Cristina Rivera Garza<\/strong> is a finalist in Nonfiction for the 2023 National Book Awards<\/a><\/u> for her work, LILIANA\u2019S INVINCIBLE SUMMER. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tracey Rose Peyton<\/strong> is on the shortlist for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize<\/a><\/u> for her novel, NIGHT WHEREVER WE GO. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rachel Patton Toalson\u2019s<\/strong> THE FIRST MAGNIFICENT SUMMER was longlisted for BookPal\u2019s Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL)<\/a><\/u> awards. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monica Youn<\/strong> is a finalist in Poetry for the 2023 National Book Awards<\/a><\/u> and for her book, FROM FROM: POEMS, which was also longlisted for the 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n