Congratulations to the winners and finalists for the 2013 Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards!
Picture Books Winner
One Day I Went Rambling by Kelly Bennett
Picture Books Finalists
Alicia’s Fruity Drinks by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Hummingbirds: Facts and Folklore from the Americas by Jeanette Larson
It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw by Don Tate
Middle Grade & YA Winner
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy by Nikki Loftin
Middle Grade & YA Finalists
Breaking Lauren by Jordan Deen
Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull
Great to see Don Tate's book on there! 🙂 e
I'm thrilled that Nikki and Kelly won, but WOW, what a tough contest!
Elizabeth & Donna, yes! Wonderful books, terrific authors, tight competition. I'm also impressed by the diversity of work–both in the sense of creative range and also in backgrounds of protagonists depicted.