Luke and Forrest Wins 2013 Independent Publishers Book Award

I am so incredibly honored and humbled to announce that my precious book 
"Luke and Forrest  My Saviors, My Salvation"  has won a Gold Medal for Outstanding Book of the Year  2013
This is my first book and one that I had envisioned doing throughout the life I shared
with my beloved labrador retrievers, Luke and Forrest
This is the greatest honor I could ever receive

Announcing the 2013 Outstanding Book of the Year Award

These medalists were chosen from our regular entries for exemplifying this daring spirit -- he book projects our judges found the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken and experimental among over 5,000 entries. All of these books earned IPPY Award gold medals.The "IPPY" Awards, launched in 1996, are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. Established as the first awards program open exclusively to independents, over 3,000 "IPPYs" have been awarded to authors and publishers around the world.

Independent Voice Award (tie)

 
Syzygy, Beauty, by T. Fleischmann (Sarabande Books) and Luke & Forrest: My Saviors, My Salvation, by Donna DeMari (Willow Creek Press)