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CIPA EVVY Bronze Award for Literary and Contemporary Fiction: Far Less, By Kathy Wollenberg
Nautilus Book Award: Far Less, By Kathy Wollenberg
"A Better Book for a Better World" Award
After being available for a single day, the biography A Gray Bird Sings: The Extraordinary Life of Betty Kwan Chinn by Karen M. Price becomes the number 1 Hot New Release in Social Activist Biographies on Amazon.com, and the second best seller.
This 252 page account of the life of Betty Chinn follows her early years escaping China during the Cultural Revolution, and the atrocities she endured there, and follows her journey in her to her new home of Eureka California.
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Far Less, Kathy Wollenberg’s debut contemporary novel, has recently won the CIPA EVVY award. Far Less is one of three finalists in the Literary and Contemporary Fiction category of the 2022 CIPA EVVY Awards Book Competition.
This award will be Far Less’s sixth literary award, having previously received two Silver Nautilus Book Awards, a Gold Forward Indies Award, and the Bronze and Gold CIPA EVVY awards.
The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt is hiring a student assistant!
We are looking for a undergrad or graduate student interested in publishing, editing, book design and production.
Working in a university press is great for growing technical and interpersonal skills through book layout, thesis editing, author relations and book marketing, and it looks fantastic on a resume.
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“Touched by childhood tragedy, Betty Chinn brings hope to those who have fallen on hard times. Left homeless as a child in China, Chinn became mute. When she came to America, she found both her voice and her mission: aiding those without shelter on our own shores. ”
-Barack Obama
She’s the humanitarian compared to Mother Teresa,
hailed as the “Hong Kong Angel,” and beloved by her
community in Humboldt County. She miraculously
survived the most vile brutalities to become a beacon
for humanity and an inspiration for all.
Meet Betty Kwan Chinn.
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