Wednesday, March 15, 2006

In Which I Soundly Administer Myself a Good Pat on the Back

C'mon, I don't often get the chance to do this!

I'm delighted to announce that The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II (that's my baby), has been named one of 15 finalists in the Historical Fiction category of ForeWord Magazine's 2005 Book of the Year Awards. The awards were established to reward "excellence in publishing from independent presses."

According to the ForeWord website, 604 finalists in 55 categories were chosen from 1,540 book submissions. Winners will be announced in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2006.

OK, back-patting's over!

6 comments:

Gabriele Campbell said...

That's nice. Congrats.

Carla said...

Congratulations! Have they reviewed it? I couldn't find a review when I put the title in.

Marg said...

Congratulations Susan!!! I'll have everything crossed for you!

Susan Higginbotham said...

Thanks, ladies! No review from ForeWord, as far as I know.

Kathryn Warner said...

My congratulations too! Great news!

Susan Higginbotham said...

Thanks!

By the way, I saw on your profile that you listed Saint Maybe as one of your favorites. That's my favorite Anne Tyler book. Looking forward to her new one coming out this spring!