SUN NIGHT WEBSITE – FINALIST IN THE 2020 ILBA AWARDS

I just received the most wonderful news that my book website is a finalist in the 2020 International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) under a new category, Best Website Promoting a Book. The announcement was made in a virtual press conference presented by Kirk Whistler on Saturday, August 14, 2020. Having received an ILBA in 2019 for Sun Night under the Best First Book category and now becoming a finalist for the website promoting the book gives me the conviction to continue this journey I began of honoring my brother’s life in this manner.

The International Latino Book Awards are now by far the largest Latino cultural Awards in the country, it has now honored the merit of 3,194 authors and publishers over the past two decades. The magnitude of the Awards is proof that books by and about Latinos are in high demand. In 2020, Latinos will purchase over $750 million in books in English and Spanish. The ILBA celebrates books in English, Spanish, and Portuguese languages. Finalists are from across the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as from 17 other countries.

This year, the Awards Ceremony will be held virtually on September 12, 2020. Anyone can view the Awards Ceremony for free on the Awards website at www.LatinoBookAwards.org beginning at 2:30 PM PT with entertainment and the Ceremony at 3:00 PM PT.

The Awards are produced by Empowering Latino Futures, formerly Latino Literacy Now, a non-profit organization co-founded in 1997 by Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler.

SUN NIGHT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE SANTA FE WRITERS PROJECT

The Santa Fe Writers Project, an independent press dedicated to the craft of writing, has announced the shortlist finalists of their 2019 Awards Program. SUN NIGHT has been selected as one of those finalists.
Over the last 20 years, the Awards Program has grown into an international sensation, attracting a diverse range of voices from all around the world. This year’s program saw nearly a thousand entries arrive from over 25 countries. From memoir to flash fiction to essays on culture to mind-bending graphic-based fiction, many of the entries stretched the imagination, changed the way we think, and haunted us as we sent them off to the judge.

This year, the judge of this program is Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties. She has the task of selecting the short list and winner from one of amazing authors in the list. The winning author will be announced later this month.

Check out the short-list finalists: https://sfwp.com/2019-awards-program-short-list/

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El Santa Fe Writers Project, una editora independiente dedicada al arte de la escritura, a anunciado la lista corta de finalistas de su Programa de Premios 2019. El Sol de la Noche ha sido seleccionado como uno de esos finalistas. Durante los últimos 20 años, el programa ha crecido a una sensación internacional, atrayendo un diverso grupo de voces de alrededor de todo el mundo. El programa de este año, vio la participación de casi mil libros llegar de más de 25 países. De memorias a ficción flash a ensayos sobre cultura a ficción gráfica alucinante, muchos de los trabajos extendieron nuestra imaginación, cambiaron nuestra forma de pensar, y nos embrujó al nosotros mandarlos a la juez.

Este año, la juez de este programa es Carmen Maria Machado, autora de Her Body and Other Parties. Ella tendrá la tarea de escoger la lista corta y el ganador de uno de los increíbles autores de los finalistas. El ganador sera anunciado luego este mes.

Para ver la lista de finalistas, visita https://sfwp.com/2019-awards-program-short-list/

SUN NIGHT is a Book Award Finalist

May 31, 2019 – Latino Literacy Now, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler has released the list of finalists for this year’s International Latino Book Awards. This is the largest Award in the United States celebrating achievements in Latino Literature. The Awards celebrates books in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Finalists are from across the United States, Puerto Rico, and 18 other countries.

SUN NIGHT has been honored as a finalist in a very special category named The Mariposa Awards, which celebrates author’s best first books. SUN NIGHT is a finalist in the Best First Book - Nonfiction - English category. All finalists will receive a first place, second place or honorable mention at an award ceremony to be held on September 21, 2019 at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, California.

31 de Mayo, 2019 – Latino Literacy Now, una organización sin fines de lucro co-fundada por Edward James Olmos y Kirk Whisler ha anunciado la lista de finalistas del Premio Internacional de Libros Latinos. Este es el premio más grande en los Estados Unidos que celebra los logros en literatura latina. Los premios celebran libros en Ingles, Español y Portugués. Los finalistas son de los Estados Unidos, Puerto Rico, y otros 18 países.

SUN NIGHT (El Sol de la Noche) ha sido honrado como finalista de una categoría muy especial llamada Los Premios Mariposa, los cuales celebran el primer libro de un autor. El Sol de la Noche es el finalista de la categoría Mejor Primer Libro - no ficción - en Ingles. Todos los finalistas recibirán primer lugar, segundo lugar o mención de honor en una ceremonia de premiación que se llevara a cabo el 21 de Septiembre, 2019 en Los Angeles College en Los Angeles, California.