THE SLEEPING GIANT Nominated for Ka Palapala Po’okela
In Hawai’i, I discovered that The Sleeping Giant was nominated for a Ka Palapala Po’okela Award, to be judged by the Hawai’i Book Academy. I am standing next to a Ka Palapala display in Borders Books at Ward Centre.
Tied into the Ka Palapala is the Reader’s Choice Award, where you can vote for your favorite book among the nominees. Feel free to vote for my book ;-)! Deadline is May 11. The Hawai’i Publishers Association will announce the winners on May 18.
Just around the corner is the 3rd Annual Hawai’i Books and Music Festival in Honolulu. I’ll miss out on the fun but my publisher, BeachHouse, will be there.
May 11th, 2007 at 8:36 am
congratulations on the kapalapala award! thanks for sharing your hawaii book tour; thoroughly enjoyed all the pics. made me feel like i was back in hawaii too
- jama
May 12th, 2007 at 3:32 am
Congrats on your nomination. I’ll make sure to cross my fingers for the Reader’s Choice Awards…. Who better than The Sleeping Giant to win?
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:41 am
Congratualtions on your Ka Palapala Po‘okela Book Award! As a winner in 2006, I’ve found that it actually does make a difference in getting my book LAHAINA NOON noticed, sold, and into the libraries. I hope you have the same experience.
Best,
Eric Paul Shaffer
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Thanks for your nice thoughts on the nomination, Jama and Rafael!
Eric, it’s great to know that the award garners good attention!
Aloha,
Edna