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2007 Whitney Award
Winners To Be Announced March 22
OAK CITY, Utah — The winners of the
2007 Whitney Awards will be announced during the final evening
of the LDStorymakers annual Writers Conference, March 22, 2008.
Special Lifetime Achievement Awards will also be presented that
night to three persons whose bodies of works and tireless efforts
have made a significant impact on the field of LDS popular fiction.
This year's honorees are Jennie Hansen, Dean Hughes, and Anita
Stansfield.
Finalists for the 2007 Whitney Awards
were announced January 15. Books were chosen following nominations
from readers throughout 2007. For a list of finalists (and some
excellent reading), visit www.whitneyawards.com/finalists.html.
The Whitneys' inaugural year features a solid
line-up of contenders, according to committee chair Robison Wells.
"I've really been overwhelmed by the response we've had,"
Wells said. "Hundreds of readers nominated their favorites.
The amount of talent among LDS writers right now is really incredible."
What are the Whitneys? The Whitneys are an
awards program for LDS fiction, and are sponsored by LDStorymakers.
One of the most commonly repeated quotes among LDS authors is
from Orson F. Whitney: "We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares
of our own."
Because it is the goal of LDStorymakers to
increase the quantity and quality of LDS fiction, it's only reasonable
that the Storymakers should also honor those authors who excel
and continually raise the bar.
The Whitney Awards honor novels in the following
categories: Romance/Women's Fiction, Suspense/Mystery, Speculative
Fiction, YA/Children's Literature, Historical, Novel of the Year,
and Best Novel by a New Author. Novels can be nominated by any
reader, and nominees are voted on by an academy of industry professionals,
including authors, publishers, bookstore owners, distributors,
critics, and others.
Nominations are now being accepted
for books released during 2008. Novels must be written by a member
or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
To learn how to submit a nomination, visit www.whitneyawards.com.
Nominate the books you love to make sure that they'll be considered
for this award!
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