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This is your semi-regular roundup of new and recent awards garnered by Texas books and authors since our last roundup<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AUTHOR AWARDS and ACCOLADES <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mary Alford<\/strong> placed first in the 2024 Daphne du Maurier Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u> in the Short Romantic Suspense category with her novel DON\u2019T CLOSE YOUR EYES. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A NOBLE CUNNING: THE COUNTESS AND THE TOWER by Patricia Bernstein<\/strong> received first place for a Catholic Novel in the Catholic Media Association Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n KB Brookins <\/strong>won the 2024 Stonewall Barbara Gittings Literature Award<\/a><\/strong><\/u> from the American Library Association for FREEDOM HOUSE. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n James Lee Burke<\/strong> received the Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers\u2019 Association<\/a><\/strong><\/u>, awarded for a lifetime contribution to crime writing in the English language. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AGAINST ALL ENEMIES by Vannetta Chapman<\/strong> won first place in the Mainstream Mystery Suspense category of the 2024 Daphne du Maurier Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Suzanne Seifert Groves<\/strong> placed first in the Memoir\/Biography category of the 2024 July International Impact Book Awards<\/a><\/u><\/strong> for her memoir YOU\u2019LL SEE: A STORY OF NARCISSISTIC ABUSE, SURVIVAL, AND MY JOURNEY TO UNDERSTAND. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Troy Hollan<\/strong> won the 2024 American Fiction Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u> in the Historical Adventure category for CLUCKED. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE FANCY FLAMINGO by Maygon Lucart<\/strong> won a gold Mom\u2019s Choice Award<\/a><\/strong><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kevin Prufer<\/strong> won the UNT Rilke Prize<\/a><\/strong><\/u> for THE FEARS. The $10,000 prize recognizes a book written by a mid-career poet demonstrating \u2018exceptional artistry and vision\u2019. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marit Weisenberg\u2019s<\/strong> THIS GOLDEN STATE is a 2025 Lincoln Award<\/a><\/strong><\/u> nominee. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reavis Wortham<\/strong> has the honor of having his book HARD COUNTRY chosen as the inaugural selection for the City of Garland\u2019s One Book, One Garland<\/a><\/strong><\/u> event. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FINALISTS <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grace Blair<\/strong> made the finalist list for the 2024 American Fiction Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u> in the Novella category for POSEIDEN\u2019S ATLANTIS ADVENTURE. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LIGHT UP THE SKY by Leah Vidal Carrosquilla<\/strong> is a finalist in the 2024 International Book Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u> in the Religious: Christian Inspirational category. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ML Condike<\/strong> was a finalist for the American Fiction Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u> in the Best New Fiction category for her novel THE DESK FROM HOBOKEN. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sarah Cypher\u2019s<\/strong> THE SKIN AND ITS GIRL made the shortlist for the $25,000 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction<\/a><\/strong><\/u>. The winner will be named on October 21. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MALAS by Marcela Fuentes<\/strong> made the longlist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize<\/a><\/strong><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n DRAW A HARD LINE: An E.J. Kane Mystery by Micheal E. Jimerson<\/strong> was a finalist in the Western category of the 2024 American Fiction Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/u>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n