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Here Are The South Florida Winners Of The 2018 Florida Book Award

Nancy Klingener
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WLRN

Several South Florida writers are recognized in this year’s Florida Book Awards.

The 13th annual competition honors books published in 2018. The winners will be presented at a public ceremony in Tallahassee on April 11.

Here’s the list of South Florida winners by category:

Younger Children’s Literature

GOLD: Silvia Lopez, Miami, “Just Right Family: An Adoption Story”

SILVER: Margaret Cardillo, Miami, “Just Being Jackie”

Older Children’s Literature

Ryan Calejo, Miami, “Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows”

General Nonfiction

GOLD: Dawn Davies, Fort Lauderdale, “Mothers of Sparta: A Memoir in Pieces”

Spanish Language

GOLD: Hernán Vera Álvarez, Miami, “La librería del mal salvaje”

SILVER: Glenda Galán, Miami, “Ventanas: Entrevistas de Glenda Galán a escritores latinoamericanos”

BRONZE: Félix Anesio, Miami, “Los cuervos y la infamia”

Visual Arts

SILVER: Sharon Koskoff, Delray Beach, “Murals of the Palm Beaches”

Young Adult

SILVER: Kristina Neihouse, Key West, “Knowing When to Leave”

You can see the full list of winners here.

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Alexander Gonzalez is a recent graduate of the University of Miami. He majored in English and was the the editor-in-chief of The Miami Hurricane newspaper from 2014-15. He was WLRN's digital intern during summer 2015. He subscribes to too many podcasts and can't get away from covering the arts in Miami.