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The Annual 2018 Florida Authors and Publishers Association President’s Book Awards recognized The Final Reality by Stephen Martino, in the category of Adult Fiction-Genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy, as a Gold Medal Winner.
Hosted by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, this prestigious national award is open to books published between 2017 and 2018. The judges for this national competition are librarians, educators, and publishing professionals.
“The FAPA President’s Book Award exists to promote excellence in the publishing industry by recognizing talented contemporary authors who put both heart and soul into their work. FAPA is proud to be a champion of authors and publishers going the extra mile to produce books of excellence in every aspect.” said Jane R. Wood, Past President of FAPA.
The Final Reality is a Sci-Fi Thriller, published by Light Messages Publishing, which relates a story of an actual 1938, Nazi Germany expedition sent into Tibet— supposedly in search of the Aryan race. What they discovered almost killed them, just like it did to civilization over 10,000 years ago. Covered up for over 150 more years, the secrets of the ancients are again accidentally unleashed onto the planet. In a race against time, can these destructive forces be stopped before the world witnesses a cataclysm not seen since biblical times?
Medals were awarded at the annual FAPA President’s Book Awards Banquet held this year at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace in the Disney Springs TM Area of Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
“We are proud to announce this year’s winners who truly embody the excellence this award was created to celebrate. Their works are representative of the creative storytelling, bold concepts and innovative ideas which makes the President’s Book Awards so well respected by librarians and those in the publishing industry. This year was no exception as we had a record number of nominations! We salute all of our winners for their fine work.” said FAPA’s President, Angelina Assanti.
The Florida Authors & Publishers Association is an organization for authors, publishers, illustrators, editors, printers, and other professionals involved in the publishing industry. It focuses on providing the highest quality of information, resources, and professional development to members and others interested in the writing and publishing profession.