King WOTY
Mario here:
If you haven't heard, I was crowned this last week as the
2009 Writer of the Year for the
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers.
The previous WOTY was our illustrious Jeanne (who at this moment is probably sleeping off a hangover at DragonCon). The WOTY was first awarded in 1985. Previous honorees include the accomplished
Jasmine Creswell,
Diane Mott Davidson,
Francine Matthews, and
Robin D Owens, and I'm proud to be on that list.
Pics from last Thursday festivities.
Jeanne serving as the emcee.
A few of the authors featured in RMFW's newest anthology, Broken Links, Mended Lives.
I went to buy
Catching Fire and instead bought
Hunger Games, the first book in the series.
Wow! It's a YA novel about a dystopian future where selected children fight to the death in televised games.
The story is moody, complex, fast-paced as a bullet, with the hero, 16 y.o. Katniss Everdeen, put through hell that tests her body, mind, and soul. Collins shows her chops as a masterful writer. Again, wow! A movie is in the works.