Literary Award

Caren Cantrell won the Gold Literary Titan award for her middle grade novel The Hidden Room: A Secret Seekers Mystery. The award recognizes literary excellence and books that contain elegant prose, original engaging content, and well-developed unique characters.

World Travel

“You never know where it will lead when you become an author,” Dale Arenson recently wrote to us. He is an award-winning, bestselling author of gripping memoirs inspired by his risky and unconventional life. A high-school dropout in sunny Southern California, he found the supportive family he always craved as a member of the famous Hangmen Motorcycle Club.

Arenson was recently invited by readers to visit and ride with them in Sweden and Holland. Earlier this year, he traveled to Italy, Tunisia, Moscow, and India to visit with readers. “Connecting with people all over the world is a benefit of being a writer that I never expected when I published my first memoir. Keep this in mind when you write your books: There is a whole world out there wanting to read what you have to say.”

New in Nonfiction

SEEDs participant Jake McCann published his first book in September. Not Just Another Pretty Face is available in e-book and paperback wherever books are sold. He is also a contributor to Sowing Seeds: A Collection of Writing and Poetry by Adults on the Autism Spectrum.

Athletes. Politicians. Business leaders. Lawyers. Artists. Performers…. This thoughtful collection of profiles shines a light on 20 contemporary women who have achieved excellence in their professions and lives. McCann breaks down their stories by the numbers, providing both information and inspiration to readers.

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