The Florida Writers Association, Inc., (FWA) has announced that Dr. Pamela Grey of St. Augustine, Florida, won a prestigious Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA). Dr. Grey’s winning entry, Power Your Decisions Self-Study Workbook, won the Bronze award for Published Educational Non-Fiction.
The award was announced at FWA’s recent remote four-day annual conference. This annual competition, which received 549 submissions, was RPLA’s nineteenth. “This is the most competitive RPLA we’ve ever had,” said Chris Coward, RPLA chairperson. “The RPLA administrative team, judges, and entrants did an amazing job.”
In all, the competition covered 28 adult genres and 5 Youth genres, with published and unpublished entries considered separately. “A win at any level can help any writer market their manuscript or published book, and the detailed feedback from the judges is invaluable for all entrants,” Ms. Coward said.
“Everyone needs better ideas for more creative living,” said Dr. Pamela Grey. “Readers
of my workbook soon discover these perfect ideas are already waiting for them once they
release old patterns of thought that no longer serve them. Power Your Decisions gives readers
step-by-step instruction to release inferior thoughts that are getting in the way of living life
more creatively.”
The Florida Writers Association, 1,800 members strong and growing, is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization that supports the state’s established and emerging writers. Membership is open to the public.
The Royal Palm Literary Awards competition is a service of the Florida Writers Association established to recognize excellence in its members’ published and unpublished works while providing objective and constructive written assessments for all entrants. For additional information, visit the FWA website at floridawriters.net, where you’ll also find more about RPLA and the complete list of 2020 winners.
