Welcome to the RPLA Showcase Most First Place Awards Received: Mary T. Wagner At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Mary T. Wagner not only won First Place in the Unpublished Chapter Book category, but she also won First Place in the Published Creative Non-Fiction category, making her the author who won the most First Place Awards for multiple entries. 2016 Unpublished Chapter Book Finnigan the Circus Cat by Mary T. Wagner In Finnigan the Circus Cat, Finnigan is … Read More »

Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Early Reader/Picture Book Wait For Me! Would You Mind? by Agnes Deglon In Wait For Me! Would You Mind?, the second installment of the trilogy “Kid’s Questions About Life,” find answers for kids pondering the more complex questions of life: What’s a mind? What are the mind’s limitations and its power? At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Agnes Deglon won First Place in the Unpublished Early Reader/Picture Book category. Each year at … Read More »

Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Biography The Bed I Made by Robert M. Lynch In The Bed I Made, bravery, valor, and resilience displayed on the gruesome battlefields of Korea paled against the courage and faith Joe would muster for an improbable triumph over his five-decade battle with PTSD. At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Robert M. Lynch won First Place in the Unpublished Biography category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning … Read More »

Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Autobiography/Memoir Resolve, Courage, Hope by Alison Nissen In Resolve, Courage, Hope, discover the true story of murder, aftershock, court trials, and picking up the pieces. At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Alison Nissen won First Place in the Unpublished Autobiography/Memoir category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for all the hard work that is often done in the privacy of the home with little to no … Read More »

Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Published Autobiography/Memoir Managing Bubbie by Russel Lazega In Managing Bubbie, a defiant mother’s incredible escape from the Nazis leads to the confounded family that must try to manage her 40 years later. At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Russel Lazega won First Place in the Published Autobiography/Memoir category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for all the hard work that is often done in the privacy of the … Read More »

Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Women’s Fiction The Middle of Somewhere by Faun Joyce Senatro In The Middle of Somewhere, Lauri, the new teacher of a downtrodden coal mining Pennsylvania town, expects to “make a difference” in their lives, never realizing how the people and community will affect her life. At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards Banquet, author Faun Joyce Senatro won First Place in the Unpublished Women’s Fiction category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience the joy of … Read More »