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Kennedy Girl wins finalist at AmericanBookFest

Loving a black man during the Turbulent Year of 1968, Annie Shea in Kennedy Girl wins finalist at AmericanBookFest

17-year old wannabe radical, Annie Shea, escapes the claustrophobia of her Catholic family when she solos in a production of the radical musical HAIR, and falls for a talented black dancer, Lucas Jones. Drawn to Robert Kennedy’s Dream for America, she becomes a KENNEDY GIRL volunteer. In the wake of his assassination in June, 1968, Annie is caught in the zeitgeist of The Sixties between her own future, her Black Panther boyfriend and her AWOL brother as they run from the police,  the FBI and their own secrets, searching to find their place in the world.

LOS ANGELES – American Book Fest has announced the winners and finalists of The 2024 American Fiction Awards. Winners and finalists were announced in over 70 genre specific categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2022-2024.

“Thank you to the authors, publishers and other industry professionals that participated in the 2024 American Fiction Awards. American Book Fest is proud to announce the final results of our 7th Annual Fiction Award Program! Congratulations to all of the Winners & Finalists for their much deserved recognition!” 

—Jeffrey Keen, President & CEO, American Book Fest
Full results for the 7th Annual American Fiction Awards can be found at: https://www.americanbookfest.com/2024afafullresults.html

Winners and finalists of this year’s contest join a prestigious group of past laureates from our family of book awards, including Pope Francis, Amy Tan, Anne Lamott, George Sanders, Julie Andrews, Clive Barker, Vanessa Williams, Shark Tank’s Daymon John, Brad Thor, Kitty Kelley, and many others. Visit the Award Laureate page for an expanded list: https://www.americanbookfest.com/aboutuscontactus/laureates.html

American Book Fest covers books from all sections of the publishing industry—mainstream, independent, & self-published. A 20-year timeline and award archives can be found at https://americanbookfest.com/aboutuscontactus.html

American Book Fest has an active social media presence, with over 133,000 current Facebook fans.
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July 2024
Just Announced! You have been honored in the 2024 American Fiction Awards!
Kennedy Girl by Caitlin Hicks
Brown Posey Press, and imprint of Sunbury Press
Finalist
Cross-Genre Fiction

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