RPLA Showcase: Claire Hamner Matturro and Penny Koepsel

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Young Adult/New Adult Wayward Girls by Claire Hamner Matturro and Penny Koepsel In Wayward Girls, two teens are tried as adults for setting a man on fire–are they crazed killers or just wayward girls trapped in a boarding school scam turned deadly? At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, authors Claire Hamner Matturro and Penny Koepsel won First Place in the Unpublished Young Adult/New Adult category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: Amy Susan Brown

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Middle-Grade Fiction Mormor’s Piano by Amy Susan Brown In Mormor’s Piano, Ellen clings to secrets binding her to her late mother amidst a move to Sweden and a new stepmother. Near tragedy forces father and daughter to confront their buried grief. At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Amy Susan Brown won First Place in the Unpublished Middle-Grade Fiction category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: Jackie Minniti

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Published Middle-Grade Fiction Jacqueline by Jackie Minniti In Jacqueline, a tale based on a true story, family, faith, unusual friendships, and the resiliency of the human spirit are set against the backdrop of occupied France in 1944. At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Jackie Minniti won First Place in the Published Middle-Grade Fiction category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for all the hard work that … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: Mary T. Wagner

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase Most First Place Awards Received: Mary T. Wagner At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Mary T. Wagner not only won First Place in the Unpublished Chapter Book category, but she also won First Place in the Published Creative Non-Fiction category, making her the author who won the most First Place Awards for multiple entries. 2016 Unpublished Chapter Book Finnigan the Circus Cat by Mary T. Wagner In Finnigan the Circus Cat, Finnigan is … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: Agnes Deglon

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Early Reader/Picture Book Wait For Me! Would You Mind? by Agnes Deglon In Wait For Me! Would You Mind?, the second installment of the trilogy “Kid’s Questions About Life,” find answers for kids pondering the more complex questions of life: What’s a mind? What are the mind’s limitations and its power? At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Agnes Deglon won First Place in the Unpublished Early Reader/Picture Book category. Each year at … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: Robert M. Lynch

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase 2016 Unpublished Biography The Bed I Made by Robert M. Lynch In The Bed I Made, bravery, valor, and resilience displayed on the gruesome battlefields of Korea paled against the courage and faith Joe would muster for an improbable triumph over his five-decade battle with PTSD. At the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, author Robert M. Lynch won First Place in the Unpublished Biography category. Each year at the RPLA Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning … Read More »

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