Two Wordcraft of Oregon titles struck gold in separate book award contests.

Katherine’s Wish, a novel by Linda Lappin, won a 2009 IPPY Award in the category of historical fiction. 2,000 independent authors and publishers entered 4,090 books in a total of 85 categories for national and regional honors, of these 3,380 books were entered in 65 national categories. Katherine’s Wish was entered in the national category. In its 13th year, the IPPY Awards were founded to recognize excellence in independent publishing.

Crazy Love, stories by Leslie What, won the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award, taking a gold medal in the short fiction category. Crazy Love was also a finalist in the science fiction category.

Katherine’s Wish was also Honorable Mention for an Eric Hoffer Award in the general fiction category.

We hope you’ll read these books and judge for yourself.

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