NZ Authors receive national recognition through the NYC BIG BOOK AWARD®! Co-authors Jennifer Mayne (Auckland) and Bruce Miller (Hawkes Bay) reside in New Zealand.
The NYC Big Book Award recognized “Dragonflies, A Novel Based on What Men Think of Women” in the category of Relationships as a Distinguished Favorite.
The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, designers, booksellers, librarians and professional copywriters. Winners and distinguished favorites are based on overall excellence.
Dragonflies is a novel set in beautiful Naples, Florida, and tells the tale of four enthusiastic male golfers whose lives are turned around after a weekend break in Las Vegas. Romance, intrigue, and corruption with many twists and turns will have you unable to put this book down. Learn what men think of women as these four close golf buddies discuss their relationships on the 19th hole. Lance, Jude, Tom, and Chris form strong bonds with each other as each experiences life in the fast lane. Like Dragonflies who flit from one another in search of a mate, these four men flit from woman to woman creating a world of lust, drama, and criminal activity. The men experience heartache and happiness only to discover they should take nothing for granted.
NYC Big Book Award received book submissions worldwide. Journalists, well-established authors, small and large press, and first-time indie authors participated in record numbers. This year's entries were received from the United States and countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Cities represented included Asheville, Beijing, Colorado Springs, Dublin, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Vancouver were among the entries.
Publishers included Atmosphere Press, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Beaufort Books, Beyond Words Publishing, Blackstone Publishing, Familius Publishing, Flatiron Books, Hachette Go, HarperCollins Leadership, Oceanview Publishing, Old Stone Press, Rowman & Littlefield, Simon & Schuster, Ulysses Press, Watkins Publishing, Westminster John Knox Press to name a few.
"We were delighted to see so many quality publishers and authors worldwide participate this year. I can't wait to share these books with a global readership," said awards sponsor Gabrielle Olczak.