Valerie Nifora

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The Hawthorne Prize is an elite writing award founded by AmericanWritingAwards.com in honor of renowned American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. A team of judges chooses one winner from among the year's best works of FICTION--judges reserve the right to award more than one winner if they believe multiple works merit recognition.

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I Asked the Wind: A Collection of Romantic Poetry, by Valerie Nifora is Top 10 finalist for a 2020 Author Academy Award, an honor bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry, a notable honor from a first time published author.

Nifora’s book, a finalist in the Clean Romance category, chronicles her feelings of loneliness, love, and loss in her relationships spanning 15 years. “Love is the underlining reason why we do anything in life. It's… Show more

I Asked the Wind: A Collection of Romantic Poetry, by Valerie Nifora is Top 10 finalist for a 2020 Author Academy Award, an honor bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry, a notable honor from a first time published author.

Nifora’s book, a finalist in the Clean Romance category, chronicles her feelings of loneliness, love, and loss in her relationships spanning 15 years. “Love is the underlining reason why we do anything in life. It's what drives most of our decisions: conscious and unconscious,” Valerie Nifora explains. “People spend an entire lifetime seeking love. Love is by far the most powerful four-letter word, in the English language.”

“Hundreds of books from authors throughout the world are up or an Author Academy Award,” says Kary Oberbrunner, founder of Author Academy Elite and the Author Academy Awards. “Our goal is to help further connect this global community of authors, maintain excellent and integrity of the book publishing industry, and raise awareness that the stories being told and the authors who write them are worth our attention.” The Top 10 finalists have been evaluated on social contribution, overall presentation and originality, in addition to popular vote. The Academy’s voting membership is comprised of best-selling authors, literary agents, and industry leaders. It is worth noting that Valerie Nifora's book is the only work of poetry in the category as it competes with other romantic novels. Show less

"This book is an absolute timeless collection of emotion that will transcend the reader through the deepest and most meaningful periods of their loves. From a first love to their true love, and all those in-between loves. The author has created a vivid expression into the moving thoughts of this elusive passion. From a lasting image of innocents on the book's cover, to the magnificent black and white art work accompanying the author's captions, true romantic verse is elegantly revealed. Each… Show more

"This book is an absolute timeless collection of emotion that will transcend the reader through the deepest and most meaningful periods of their loves. From a first love to their true love, and all those in-between loves. The author has created a vivid expression into the moving thoughts of this elusive passion. From a lasting image of innocents on the book's cover, to the magnificent black and white art work accompanying the author's captions, true romantic verse is elegantly revealed. Each poem is an eloquent portrayal of the heart's genuine devotion to love. Highly recommended for anyone who is in love, was in love, or is looking for love."

-Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards Program

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