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Photo (L to R) Top Row: Tate, Feldman, Wiman, Temblador; Row 2: Connally, Glass, Lanier; Row 3: McCall, Tafolla, O\u2019Brien, Barton; Row 4: Novales, Mendez, Lopez, Bowles; Row 5: Aston, Smith, Faruqi, Garcia. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read on and rejoice in our stellar Texas authors\u2019 awards, accolades, and achievements we\u2019ve learned of since our last Texas Authors\u2019 Awards Roundup<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alexa Aston<\/strong>\u2019s PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE, Book 1 in her Suddenly a Duke series, took first place, Best Historical Regency, in The BookFest Fall 2023 Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chris Barton<\/strong>\u2019s GLITTER EVERYWHERE! was named to three prestigious lists: National Public Radio\u2019s Books We Love 2023<\/a><\/u>, Kirkus Reviews<\/em>\u2019 Best Picture Books of the Year<\/a><\/u>, and New York Public Library\u2019s Best Books for Kids 2023<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n David Bowles<\/strong>\u2019s ANCIENT NIGHT was selected for Fanfare 2023<\/a><\/u>, The Horn Book<\/em>\u2019s list of the Best Books of 2023. SECRET OF THE MOON CONCH, by David Bowles<\/strong> and Guadalupe Garc\u00eda McCall<\/strong>, earned a spot on New York Public Library\u2019s Best Books for Teens 2023<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Writers Guild of Texas announced THE FACELESS MAN by BJ Condike<\/strong> as its Kathryn McClatchy Flash Fiction Contest Winner<\/u>.<\/a> Also awarded were \u201cRescue Out of This World\u201d by Alice Wooten<\/strong>\u20142nd place; \u201cA Love Story\u201d by Jimmie Kepler<\/strong>\u20143rd place; and \u201cSong of the Siren\u201d by T. A. Seitz<\/strong>\u2014Honorable Mention <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Celeste Connally<\/strong>\u2019s ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A LORD was named a Top 20 Best Mysteries of 2023<\/a><\/u> by the editors at Amazon Books. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saadia Faruqi<\/strong> is a finalist in the chapter book category for the 2024 Jane Addams Children\u2019s Book Award<\/a><\/u> for SAVING SUNSHINE. Winners will be announced in January. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE PUTTERMANS ARE IN THE HOUSE by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman<\/strong> was named to the Texas Library Association\u2019s 2024 Lone Star Reading List<\/a>.<\/u> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rose Garcia<\/strong>\u2019s novel FAE AWAY won 2nd place in the Young Adult\u2014Fantasy\/Sci-Fi category of the PenCraft Book Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Seraphina Nova Glass<\/strong>\u2019s thriller novel ON A QUIET STREET will be developed as a limited series<\/a><\/u> by Fox\u2019s MarVista group. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Julia Heaberlin<\/strong>\u2019s NIGHT WILL FIND YOU made the Kirkus Reviews<\/em> Best Books of 2023<\/a><\/u> list in the Thriller & Suspense category. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOR THE MINDS AND WILLS OF MEN by Jeff Lanier<\/strong> won 2nd place in the Fiction\/Intrigue category of the PenCraft Book Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Diana L\u00f3pez<\/strong> won a place on the Texas Library Association\u2019s 2024 Lone Star Reading List<\/a><\/u> with her book LOS MONSTRUOS: FELICE AND THE WAILING WOMAN. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ANIANA DEL MAR JUMPS IN by Jasminne Mendez<\/strong> earned several accolades including being a Spirit of Texas TLA Pick<\/a><\/u>, named as a New York Public Library Best Middle Grades Book<\/a><\/u>, and named to the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children\u2019s Literature Best Multicultural Children\u2019s Books of 2023<\/a><\/u> list. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keka Novales<\/strong> earned a 2nd place award, Children\u2014Mystery and Wonders, in the PenCraft Book Awards<\/a><\/u> for \u00a1HOLA LOLA! LOLA AND THE TOOTH FAIRY MOUSE MYSTERY. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tim O\u2019Brien<\/strong>\u2019s book AMERICA FANTASTICA was named a Shelf Awareness 2023 Best Books of the Year<\/a><\/u> in the Fiction category. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr. Sanderia Faye Smith<\/strong> is the 2023 recipient of the Yvonne Porter Endowed Residency<\/a><\/u> at Southern Methodist University. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carmen Tafolla<\/strong>\u2019s WARRIOR GIRL is a finalist in the chapter book category for the 2024 Jane Addams Children\u2019s Book Award<\/u>.<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n JERRY CHANGED THE GAME! by Don Tate<\/strong> was selected for the Children\u2019s Book Council\u2019s 2024 Best STEM Books<\/a><\/u> award list. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n HALF OUTLAW by Alex Temblador<\/strong> won a Bronze Medal in the Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino Focused Fiction Book Award at the 2023 International Latino Book Awards<\/a><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n