Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the woostify domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/latestwordpress/lonestar.a1professionals.net_public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
{"id":3477,"date":"2025-04-02T08:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:53:18","slug":"award-winning-texas-authors-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=3477&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Texas Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Semi-regular award roundup<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The literary community is showering awards on these amazing Texas authors. This month\u2019s roundup is positively bursting! Read on to discover the latest crop.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Author Awards and Accolades<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
Texas Institute of Letters 2025 Literary Award Winners<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Elizabeth Crook <\/strong>has been named the winner of the Texas Institute of Letters\u2019 prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a>. This is the highest honor given by the TIL, which was established in 1936 to recognize distinctive literary achievement. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
The full list of this year\u2019s award winners includes:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n
Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013We Burn Daylight<\/em> by Bret Anthony Johnston<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013New Testaments<\/em> by Dagoberto Gilb<\/strong> and The Bullet Swallower<\/em> by Elizabeth Gonzalez James<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Malas <\/em>by Marcela Fuentes<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013Sleepaway: A Novel<\/em> by Kevin Prufer <\/strong>and Linh Ly Is Doing Just Fine<\/em> by Thao Votang<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Carr P. Collins award for Best Book of Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013The Lost War for Texas <\/em>by James Aalan Bernsen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013The Price They Paid <\/em>by Jeff Forret <\/strong>and 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation\u2013And Making Your Own Life Easier <\/em>by David Yeager<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Burdine C. Johnson Award for Best Book of Poetry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013How to Abandon Ship <\/em>by Sasha West<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013Autobiomythography of <\/em>by Ayokunle Falomo<\/strong>, The Book of Wounded Sparrows<\/em> by Octavio Quintanilla<\/strong>, and the eaters of flowers <\/em>by ire\u2019ne lara silva<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Texas Institute of Letters Award for First Book of Poetry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Cowboy Park<\/em> by Eduardo Martinez-Leyva<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013Cloud Missives<\/em> by Kenzie Allen<\/strong>, How to Drown a Boy <\/em>by J. Bruce Fuller<\/strong>, and How to Kill a Goat & Other Monsters <\/em>by Sa\u00fal Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Texas Institute of Letters Award for Most Significant Scholarly Book<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Houston and the Permanence of Segregation: An Afropessimist Approach to Urban History<\/em> by David Ponton III<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Jean Flynn Award for Best Young Adult Book<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Canto Contigo<\/em> by Jonny Garza Villa<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013Through Fences<\/em> by Frederick Aldama<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013Pintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time<\/em> by Preston Lewis <\/strong>and Harriet Kocher Lewis<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Deirdre Siobhan FlynnBass Award for Best Middle Grade Book<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Gigi Shin is Not a Nerd <\/em>by Lyla Lee<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013Los Monstruos: Rooster and the Dancing Diablo<\/em> by Diana Lopez<\/strong> and The Minor Miracle: The Amazing Adventures of Noah Minor <\/em>by Meredith Davis<\/strong>, and On a Wing and a Tear<\/em> by Cynthia Leitich Smith<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Brigid Erin Flynn Award for Best Picture Book<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Desert Song<\/em> by Laekan Zea Kemp<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013A Garland of Henna<\/em> by Varsha Bajaj<\/strong>, Miguel Must Fight<\/em> by Jamie Ofelia<\/strong>, and A Maleta Full of Treasures<\/em> by Natalia Sylvester<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fred Whitehead Award for Best Design of a Trade Book<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013The Art of Texas State Parks: A Centennial Celebration, 1923-2023<\/em>, designed by Kristie Lee<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013Power: How the Electric Co-op Movement Energized the Lone Star State<\/em>, designed by Laura Forward Long<\/strong>; Cerveza Songs <\/em>by Reyes Ramirez<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013\u201cAll B\u2019s and One C\u201d by Patrick Font<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013\u201dTime of the Preacher\u201d by Bret Anthony Johnston<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Edwin \u201cBud\u201d Shrake Award for Best Short Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013”Forgotten Keepers of the Rio Grande Delta\u201d by Dylan Baddour<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Honor\u2013\u201dWaves Through the World\u201d by Joshua Forehand<\/strong>, \u201cThe Immortal Life of \u201880 Joe\u201d by Kip Stratton<\/strong>, and \u201cThe Juror Who Found Herself Guilty\u201d by Michael Hall<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Western Writers of America Spur Awards<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Best Western Children\u2019s Picture Book <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Finalist\u2013The Story: How Billy Thomas Learned the Importance of Being Honest<\/em> by Phil Mills Jr.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best First Western Novel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Dust Covered Lies<\/em> by Catherine M. O\u2019Connor<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best Western Historical Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Finalist\u2013The Doctor Was a Woman: Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier<\/em> by Chris Enss<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best Western Historical Novel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Bloody Newton<\/em> by Johnny D. Boggs<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Finalist\u2013Sarita <\/em>by Natalie Musgrave Dossett<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best Western Juvenile Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Pintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time <\/em>by Preston Lewis<\/strong> and Harriet Kocher Lewis<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best Western Juvenile Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Finalist\u2013Nightflower of Comanche Mound<\/em> by Katlyn Bates<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best Western Short Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Finalist\u2013\u201cPrairie Dog\u201d by Mark Greathouse<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best Western Short Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
\u201cThe Wilde Wild West\u201d by Preston Lewis<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Best Western Traditional Novel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Winner\u2013Dust Covered Lies<\/em> by Catherine M. O\u2019Connor<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Finalist\u2013The Big Dry: A Novel <\/em>by Patrick Dearen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Travis Baldree<\/strong> won the Audie Award<\/a> in the Fantasy category for Bookshops & Bonedust<\/em>, which he wrote and narrated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
**Marlene M. Bell<\/strong> was awarded the 2025 Best Mystery – Independent Press Award<\/a> for A Hush at Midnight<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Rub\u00e9n Degollado<\/strong> is the 2025 recipient of the Texas Institute of Letters\u2019 Jesse H. Jones Fellowship<\/a>, a $9,000 award.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n**
Sydney Dunlap\u2019s <\/strong>It Happened on Saturday<\/em> is a 2025-2026 Virginia Readers Choice <\/a>selection in the middle school category.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
**Rex Ogle<\/strong> won a Golden Poppy Book Award<\/a> in the children\u2019s nonfiction category for his book Road Home<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
*<\/p>\n***
Cynthia Leitich Smith\u2019s <\/strong>On a Wing and a Tear<\/em> was the honor book for the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor as part of the Society of Children\u2019s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Awards<\/a>. Cynthia has also been scheduled to deliver the 2026 ALSC Children\u2019s Literature Lecture<\/a> with the American Library Association.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
2025-2026 Tejas Star Reading List<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n
\n
No es un frijol (Not a Bean) and No es un monstruo (Not a Monster)<\/em> by Claudia Guadalupe Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>, illustrated by Laura Gonz\u00e1lez, translated by Carlos E. Calvo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Pieza a pieza: el obsequio de Ernestine para el presidente Roosevelt (Piece by Piece: Ernestine\u2019s Gift for President Roosevelt)<\/em> by Lupe Ruiz-Flores<\/strong>, illustrated by Anna L\u00f3pez Real<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Una ranita arb\u00f3rea: Contando hasta sobrevivir (One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival) <\/em>written and illustrated by Tony Piedra<\/strong> y Mackenzie Joy<\/strong>, translated by Iraida Iturralde<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Finalists:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n
Bram Stoker Awards Nominees:<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Superior Achievement in a Novel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Gabino Iglesias<\/strong>, House of Bone and Rain<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Stephen Graham Jones<\/strong>, I Was a Teenage Slasher<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Superior Achievement in an Anthology<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Lindy Ryan<\/strong>, Mother Knows Best: Tales of Homemade Horror<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Superior Achievement in a First Novel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Lindy Ryan<\/strong>, Bless Your Heart<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Adrianna Cuevas<\/strong>, The No-Brainer’s Guide to Decomposition<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry\u2013Rara Avis<\/em> by Blas Falconer<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Jacqueline Woodson Award for LGBTQ+ Young Adult and Children\u2019s Literature\u2013Canto Contigo<\/em> by Jonny Garza Villa<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Amber Hollibaugh Award for LGBTQ+ Social Justice Writing\u2013Magical Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders <\/em>by Vanessa Angelica Villarreal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
The Pink Dress<\/em> by Jane Little Botkin<\/strong> is a finalist in the Popular Culture (Adult Nonfiction) category of the 2024 Foreword INDIES<\/a> awards.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills<\/em>, written by Donna Janell Bowman<\/strong> and Billy Mills<\/strong> and illustrated by S.D. Nelson, is a Sibert Medal Honor Book<\/a>, an award bestowed by the American Library Association. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sean Cotter\u2019s<\/strong> translation of Solenoid<\/em>, originally published by Deep Vellum, is on the longlist for The International Booker Prize 2025<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
**Dagoberto Gilb<\/strong> is on the longlist for the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay<\/a> for his work A Passing West<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy<\/strong> is on the longlist for the** PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award<\/a> for her work Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
**Rae Giana Rashad<\/strong> earned a spot on the longlist in the PEN Open Book Award category of the PEN America Literary Awards<\/a> for her work The Blueprint<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Karen Valby<\/strong> is on the longlist for the** PEN\/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography<\/a> for her work The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
**Cheryl Brown Wattley<\/strong> earned a finalist spot in the Political and Social Sciences category of the 2024 Foreword INDIES<\/a> for her book Desire to Serve<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Karen Witemeyer<\/strong> is a finalist twice over in the** 2025 Selah Awards<\/a>. <\/span><\/span>Cloaked in Beauty<\/em> and If the Boot Fits<\/em> are finalists in the Western category. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
35th Annual Reading the West Book Awards Longlist<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Devils Kill Devils<\/em> by Johnny Compton<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Sarita <\/em>by Natalie M. Dossett<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
No Road Home<\/em> by John Fram<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Shadow Heart <\/em>by Meg Gardiner<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Dissonance<\/em> by Shaun Hamill<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Bullet Swallower <\/em>by Elizabeth Gonzalez James<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Witches of El Paso<\/em> by Luis Jaramillo<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
My Mother Cursed My Name<\/em> by Anamely Salgado Reyes<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Hollow Out the Dark <\/em>by James Wade<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Shelterwood <\/em>by Lisa Wingate<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Debut Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
The Turtle House<\/em> by Amanda Churchill<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Billy the Kid <\/em>by Ryan C. Coleman<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Malas <\/em>by Marcela Fuentes<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Next Best Fling<\/em> by Gabriella Gamez<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Hermit of Paradise<\/em> by Kim Sanders<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Poetry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Texas, Being: A State of Poems <\/em>edited by Jenny Browne<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
[…]<\/em> by Fady Joudah<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
With Every Great Breath<\/em> by Rick Bass<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Habits of a Peacemaker<\/em> by Steven T. Collis<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Barber, The Astronaut, and The Golf Ball <\/em>by Barbara Radnofsky<\/strong> and Ed Supkis<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
A Tale of Two Titties<\/em> by Meg Vondriska<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Memoir \/ Biography<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
We Were Illegal<\/em> by Jessica Goudeau<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
No One Gets To Fall Apart<\/em> by Sarah LaBrie<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Magical Realism<\/em> by Vanessa Ang\u00e9lica Villarreal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Picture Books<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Tamales for Christmas <\/em>by Stephen Brise\u00f1o<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Squish<\/em> by Breanna Carzoo<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Wild at Heart<\/em> by Evan Griffith<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
A Mind of Her Own <\/em>by Robyn McGrath<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Abuela\u2019s Letter<\/em> by Debbie Zapata<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Young Readers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Building a Team<\/em> by Aaron Derr<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Partition Project<\/em> by Saadia Faruqi<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
The Secret Language of Birds<\/em> by Lynne Kelly<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd <\/em>by Lyla Lee<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Made in Asian America: A History for Young People<\/em> by Christina Soontornvat<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Grace Notes <\/em>by Naomi Shihab Nye<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
On a Wing and a Tear<\/em> by Cynthia Leitich Smith<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Something Maybe Magnificent<\/em> by R.L. Toalson<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Young Adult<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
\n
Out of Body<\/em> by Nia Davenport<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Flopping in a Winter Wonderland<\/em> by Jason June<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Sheine Lende <\/em>by Darcie Little Badger<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
In the Orbit of You<\/em> by Ashley Schumacher<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n
Hot Boy Summer<\/em> by Joe Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Semi-regular award roundup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[813,830],"class_list":["post-3477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}