Three Hawaii Writers Guild Members Win Awards in the
2023 American Writing Awards
When AmericanWritingAwards.com announced its 2023 winners in December, three Hawaii Writers Guild members’ books were on the list.
Angela Leslee ‘s book, Lucky to Live Hawaii: From Mundane to Magical—A Life Transformed, published in September 2022, was the winner in the Travel Category. In addition, the cover of the book was a finalist in the Autobiography/Nonfiction Category. (Books are eligible to compete in the annual awards if they have been published within the past four years.)
Angela was notified of the finalist award first, and then, shortly thereafter, received a second notification that her book had been chosen as the winner in the Travel Category. (Books can be entered in multiple categories.)
Angela Leslee ‘s book, Lucky to Live Hawaii: From Mundane to Magical—A Life Transformed, published in September 2022, was the winner in the Travel Category. In addition, the cover of the book was a finalist in the Autobiography/Nonfiction Category. (Books are eligible to compete in the annual awards if they have been published within the past four years.)
Angela was notified of the finalist award first, and then, shortly thereafter, received a second notification that her book had been chosen as the winner in the Travel Category. (Books can be entered in multiple categories.)
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About the same time, Carol McMillan received a letter notifying her that her memoir, Scriptless, had been selected as a finalist in the Autobiography/Nonfiction Category. [Editor’s Note: See the story about the publication of Scriptless in the Published! Section of this issue.]
Both women were excited. Angela’s reaction: “Holy cow, I just wanted to share with you guys,” Angela wrote excitedly to her companions in the Guild’s Nonfiction Focus Writers Support Group, sending images of the gold and silver stars that accompanied notification of the awards. Carol also shared the news with her friends.
Both women were excited. Angela’s reaction: “Holy cow, I just wanted to share with you guys,” Angela wrote excitedly to her companions in the Guild’s Nonfiction Focus Writers Support Group, sending images of the gold and silver stars that accompanied notification of the awards. Carol also shared the news with her friends.
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After that, we learned that Guild member John Blossom’s book, The Last Football Player, had been selected by AmericanWritingAwards.com as the 2023 Sports Book of the Year Runner-up. John’s reaction: “I hope it motivates more people to read the book because it is really fun and not at all just for sports fans. … Of course, there’s also the always surprising feeling that you did something worthwhile, a nice reward for overcoming the innumerable mistakes it takes to write a novel!” [Editor’s Note: See the story about the publication of The Last Football Player in the Published! Section of this issue.]
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Congratulations to all three of our members on their success!
The American Writing Awards is recognized for its inclusivity. It welcomes submissions from small presses, academic presses, micro presses, self-publishers, and even, it says, tongue firmly in cheek, “from authors associated with major publishing houses.” A panel of judges selects the winners and finalists across an array of categories.
The American Writing Awards is recognized for its inclusivity. It welcomes submissions from small presses, academic presses, micro presses, self-publishers, and even, it says, tongue firmly in cheek, “from authors associated with major publishing houses.” A panel of judges selects the winners and finalists across an array of categories.
