James Van Pelt: The Best of James Van Pelt.Gary Raham: A Twice-Dead Genius Comporting with Misunderstood Abominations Pat Benedict Jurgens: Falling Forward: A Woman’s Journey West.Bronwyn Long Borne: Custodian of the Spirits.Williscroft: Operation Ice Breaker: A Mac McDowell Mission Jodi Bowersox: The Diamond Diva Vendetta.Sheri Cobb South: Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?.Margaret Mizushima: Hanging Falls: A Timber Creek Mystery.Irv Sternberg: The Mervin Gardens Murders.Judilee Butler and GaGa Gabardi: The Last Hurrah: A Phoebe Korneal Mystery.Gregory Seth Harris: The Perfect Stranger.Stephanie Harper: Wesley Yorstead Goes Outside.If you are looking for your next read and would like to support a Colorado author, check out the list of all the finalists. Winners will be announced in a virtual celebration on July 17th. I am a member of CAL, and I entered the contest for my book Essential Denver, which was selected as a finalist in the category of Non-Fiction: Lifestyle, Health and Fitness, Travel, How-to, Cookbook. In 202O, CAL members came together to assist with remote learning in creating Writing Prompts for Young Readers to spark story ideas and creative writing.

They donate books to Little Libraries and to other organizations to benefit literacy for both children and adults. Jeff VanderMeer, The New York Review of Science Fiction said of Joe: “Nigg has done for the world of fantastical animals what Joseph Campbell did more generally for the world of myth.”Ĭolorado Authors League celebrates readers. A former CAL President, Nigg’s books have garnered multiple awards and have been translated into more than twenty languages. This year more than 120 members took part in the contest of published works.Įach year the group honors one member with a Lifetime Achievement Award. CAL recognizes multiple works published across several different genres in fiction and nonfiction. Celebrating their 90th anniversary this year, the organization supports and promotes published writers. This month, finalists were named in the long-running Colorado Authors League (CAL) writing competition.

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