J. Dylan Yates
author : J. Dylan YatesWinner of the 2018 IAN Book of the Year Award as YA Finalist, Winner of the 2015 THEODOR S. GEISEL AWARD, Winner of the 2015 SAN DIEGO BOOK AWARD for General Fiction, Winner of the 2014 USA BEST BOOK AWARD for Cross-Genre Fiction and a 2015 INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD Finalist for Literary Fiction as well as a 2015 IPPY AWARD Winner, a 2014 USA BEST BOOK AWARD Finalist, a 2015 KINDLE BOOK AWARD Finalist and a 2015 LEAPFROG PRESS AWARD Honorable Mention for the adapted Young Adult version, of the THE BELIEF IN Angels. \n\nTHE BELIEF IN Angels, Dylan's debut novel, was written over the course of many years while she held a number of BFA-related jobs, including: waitressing, teaching, corporate training, real estate, nursing, interior design, directing, acting, producing, library science, parenting and reluctant housewifery. Dylan volunteered with Boulder County's Voices for Children program as a C.A.S.A for 15 years and with the Girls Rising program as a mentor. She is a member of the Women's National Book Association.\n\nDylan's next novel in this series, SZAJA'S STORY, focused on the character created in THE BELIEF IN Angels, traces Szaja's ultimate journey to America via the desperate Ukranian refugee work camps of the '20s, his amazing survival of both the Majdanek death camp and the torpedoing of refugees aboard the Mefkura, and his fascinating experiences in the post-war Parisian couture houses.\n\nPrior to publication, the novel won the Alexis Masters Scholarship for Spiritual Writing at the February 2012 San Francisco Writers Conference and was a 2013 AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD Finalist.\n\nFor Speaking Engagements, Radio, T.V. and Book Club appearances contact [email protected] \n\nStay in touch via her webpage: www.jdylanyates.com View more >>J. Dylan Yates Book Series