Hundreds of entries came in from around the country and the world for the Tucson Festival of Books' Literary Awards contest.
Special to the Arizona Daily Star Longtime Tucsonan John Spaulding is one of nine writers named winners of the annual Literary Awards Writing Contest sponsored by the Tucson Festival of Books.
The top three entrants in each category will receive prize money totaling $5,250 and free scholarships to the festival’s Masters Writing Workshop March 6-7. Valentina Gnup of Oakland won first place in the poetry competition with “A Fat Encyclopedia of Astounding Mistakes.” FictionNonfictionThe 14th annual Tucson Festival of Books will be held March 4-5 at the University of Arizona.Tags Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion
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