Alliance Native, Hope Flansburg, has won the 2021 Author Elite Award in the Young Adult category for her book, Piece By Piece. Flansburg was announced the winner at this year’s Author Elite Awards Ceremony hosted from the Hilton Columbus/Polaris, in Columbus, Ohio.
Kary Oberbrunner, founder of Author Academy Elite and the Author Elite Awards says, “Our goal is to help further connect this global community of authors, maintain excellence 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.”
Beginning in January of this year, over 1,000 authors worldwide were nominated for their work in one of the following 12 categories: Business & Economics, Children’s & Middle Grade, Clean Romance, Fantasy & Science Fiction, General Fiction, Health & Wellness, History & Historical Fiction, Memoir & Biography, Mystery & Thriller, Religious Nonfiction, Self-Help and Young Adult.
Authors of all sorts—indie (self-published), traditional or collaborative published—were considered for an award. Entries were reviewed and evaluated based on popular vote, social contribution and overall presentation (cover, content, flow, and originality) by a panel of select judges.
Respectful of current COVID-19 restrictions and choices, the event was held both in person and as an innovative experiential conference, sharing all in-person aspects virtually. Flansburg was invited, along with the other top ten finalists in the Young Adult category, to present her book synopsis at the Author Elite Awards Red Carpet Sessions. Friday evening included a Red Carpet Meet and Greet followed by the Author Elite Awards Ceremony. All winners were invited to give an acceptance speech at the award ceremony.
Hope is a double published Author and Wellness Educator. Along with her business, Hope for Health Wellness, her fiction novels can be used as a Bibliotherapy tool to cultivate social emotional awareness. These novels bring a voice to the exact scenarios that challenge people to the core. After two and a half decades of education and hands-on experience, her passion is to tell stories, teach, and share tools that will inspire others to live the life they deserve.