{"id":7874,"date":"2024-07-18T20:17:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T03:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2024-07-18T20:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T03:17:40","slug":"kennedy-girl-wins-finalist-at-americanbookfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/kennedy-girl-wins-finalist-at-americanbookfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Girl wins finalist at AmericanBookFest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Loving a black man during the Turbulent Year of 1968, Annie Shea <\/em>in Kennedy Girl <\/em>wins finalist at AmericanBookFest<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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\u2019s Dream for America, she becomes a KENNEDY GIRL volunteer. In the wake of his assassination in June, 1968,\u00a0Annie is caught in the zeitgeist of The Sixties between her own\u00a0future, her Black Panther boyfriend and her AWOL brother\u00a0as they run from the police, \u00a0the FBI and their own secrets,\u00a0searching to find their place in the world.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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LOS ANGELES<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0American Book Fest<\/a>\u00a0has announced the winners and finalists of\u00a0The 2024 American Fiction Awards<\/a>. Winners and finalists were announced in over 70 genre specific categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2022-2024.<\/p>\n

“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!”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014Jeffrey Keen, President & CEO, American Book Fest<\/strong>
\nFull results for the 7th Annual American Fiction Awards can be found at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.americanbookfest.com\/2024afafullresults.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Winners and finalists of this year\u2019s 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\u2019s 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<\/a><\/p>\n

American Book Fest covers books from all sections of the publishing industry\u2014mainstream, independent, & self-published. A 20-year timeline and award archives can be found at https:\/\/americanbookfest.com\/aboutuscontactus.html<\/a><\/p>\n

American Book Fest has an active social media presence, with over 133,000 current Facebook fans.
\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmericanBookFest<\/a>
\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmerBookFest<\/a>
\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/americanbookfest\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here was the initial news! My FULL email inbox<\/p>\n

July 2024<\/div>\n
Just Announced! You have been honored in the 2024 American Fiction Awards!<\/div>\n
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Kennedy Girl by Caitlin Hicks<\/div>\n
Brown Posey Press, and imprint of Sunbury Press<\/div>\n
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Finalist<\/div>\n
Cross-Genre Fiction<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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