I've had two pieces of wonderful news this month. First, Artifacts was given the Patrick D. Smith Florida Fiction Award by the Florida Historical Society. This award was established to recognize the valuable contributions made by writers of Florida fiction in stimulating the promotion and study of the Florida’s history and heritage. My husband David and I went down to Melbourne last week for the awards banquet and found that the historical society is just full of gracious and knowledgeable folks. I'm so proud that they liked my book.
The second piece of news is just as exciting. Artifacts is one of three finalists for the Benjamin Franklin Award in Mystery/Suspense. It's a national award given by the Publishers Marketing Association to recognize excellence in independent publishing, and the winner will be announced at a gala banquet in Chicago on the eve of Book Expo America. One of the other nominees is my friend Libby Hellmann, who is also a Poisoned Pen Press author. We'll both be attending the banquet, glad to be finalists and hoping for a win for Poisoned Pen.
Author of the Faye Longchamp Archaeological Mysteries
About Me
- Mary Anna Evans
- Mary Anna Evans has degrees in physics and engineering, but her heart is in the past. Her series character, Faye Longchamp, lives the exciting life of an archaeologist, and Mary Anna envies her a little. Faye Longchamp's growing list of adventures include Artifacts, Relics, Effigies, Findings, Floodgates and, coming in October, Strangers. Mary Anna is a co-founder and board member of the Anhinga Writers' Studio. The Studio presents an annual summer workshop in Gainesville, Florida, providing writing instruction and networking for fiction and nonfiction authors of all levels of experience. For information on this year's summer workshop, visit www.anhingawriters.org.
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