The Florida Writers Association, Inc., (FWA) has announced that Dalton Mire of Bradenton, Florida won a prestigious Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA). Dalton Mire\u2019s winning entry,\u201d Where Buzzards Soar\u201d, won the Silver Award in the Unpublished Flash Fiction Genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dalton Mire is the pen name for Richard Saddlemire, an Owego Free Academy Class of 1962 graduate. Under Dalton Mire, Saddlemire has just released his third novel, Rafe-Lincoln\u2019s Samurai Agent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rafe is a work of fiction based on a true story of Owego native Raphael Pumpelly who went to Japan on a mission for President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Pumpelly was the first western explorer to trace the Great Wall of China. Later in life, Raphael was a Geology professor at Harvard and renown world explorer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The award was announced at FWA\u2019s recent four-day annual conference in Altamonte Springs, Fla. This annual competition, which received hundreds of qualified submissions, was RPLA\u2019s 18th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is the most competitive RPLA we\u2019ve ever had,\u201d said Chris Coward, RPLA chairperson. \u201cThe RPLA administrative team, judges, and entrants did an amazing job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In all, the competition covered 28 adult genres and five youth genres, with published and unpublished entries considered separately. There were five grand awards, as well. They included Published Book of the Year: The Devil\u2019s Bookkeepers Book 1: The Noose,<\/em> Historical Fiction, by Mark H. Newhouse; Unpublished Book of the Year: Hating Jesse Harmon, <\/em>Young Adult or New Adult, by Robin Mimna; Best Children\u2019s Book: Bluebirds in the Garden, <\/em>Children\u2019s Picture Book, by Rita M. Boehm; The Dahris Clair Memorial Award for Plays: Murder at the Butcher\u2019s, <\/em>by Al Pessin; and the Candice Coghill Memorial Award for the best youth entry: \u201cMichael,\u201d Poetry, by Samantha Leslie in the 12-15 age category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA win at any level is a remarkable achievement,\u201d Coward said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Florida Writers Association, 1,800 members strong and growing, is a nonprofit organization that supports the state\u2019s established and emerging writers. Membership is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Royal Palm Literary Awards competition was established by the Florida Writers Association to recognize excellence in its members\u2019 published and unpublished works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For additional information, visit the FWA website: floridawriters.net<\/a>, where you\u2019ll also find more about RPLA and the complete list of 2019 winners. Or, contact daltonmire@yahoo.com<\/a> for details about Dalton Mire\u2019s Books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Florida Writers Association, Inc., (FWA) has announced that Dalton Mire of Bradenton, Florida won a prestigious Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA). Dalton Mire\u2019s winning…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":75847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-living"],"yoast_head":"\n