Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2022 Book Award finalists, shown in random order!
Please join us in congratulating these rising stars by leaving them a comment at the bottom of their finalist submission. Click 'see more' to read their submission. And you can also congratulate the finalists in our forum.
Wherever you see duplicate faces, it's not a mistake, those writers are to be applauded for having more than one submission reach the finals!
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Michael Pronko for "Tokyo Zangyo"
Michael Pronko is a Tokyo-based writer of murder, memoir and music. He’s published four novels in the Detective Hiroshi series, and three books of short writings about Tokyo life. Michael grew up in Kansas City, studied philosophy at Brown University, and then traveled for years, teaching in Beijing
Michael Pronko for "Tokyo Traffic"
Michael Pronko is a Tokyo-based writer of murder, memoir and music. He’s published four novels in the Detective Hiroshi series, and three books of short writings about Tokyo life. Michael grew up in Kansas City, studied philosophy at Brown University, and then traveled for years, teaching in Beijing
Alisa Hope Wagner Wagner for "Fearlessly Fit at Home: Your Personal Guide to Getting Fit "
Alisa Hope Wagner is an international award-winning author, editor and publisher of over thirty books. She married her high school sweetheart, and together they raise their three children in a Christ-centered home. Though an introvert by nature, Alisa easily expresses herself through social media
CASSIE SANCHEZ Sanchez for "Chasing the Darkness"
I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, graduating from the University of New Mexico with a degree in marketing and married my husband, Louie. After a few years in the business world, I became a stay-at-home mom, raising my two sons, Tyler and Chase. As an avid learner and aspiring author, I studied
Meghan Palmer for "Haints"
A freelance (and corporate, and agency) writer since earning her B.A. in English in 2006, Meghan Palmer has been drawn to writing about culture in the American Mountain South throughout her career. Palmer's creative nonfiction work has been published in magazines like "Home and Hill" and "Marquee."
Natalie Symons for "Lies in Bone"
Natalie Symons is an award-winning playwright and best-selling novelist. Her plays have been developed and produced at theatres across the county, including American Stage, freeFall Theatre, ACT Theatre, Theatre22, Urbanite Theatre, Aurora Theatre, Theater Schmeater, Florida Studio Theatre, Bridge
Missy Maxwell Worton for "Don't Mess With This Mama"
Missy is a award-winning author, speaker and destiny coach. As an author, she writes across various media platforms, including film, television and multiple magazines. Her greatest desire is to awaken women to the superpower they have within them as a force for good. She encourages them to
Alan Fleet for "See Bella"
Alan travelled extensively in the international oil and gas industry as a marine geophysicist and it was during his time off that he first began writing novels for adults. Following the selection of his third novel, Woollyback, for a tutored adaptation for the silver screen, Alan went on to complete
