2019 SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL HONORS “MOURNING DOVE”

SAN FRANCISCO_A novel of Southern intrigue set against 1970s Memphis is the winner of the 2019 San Francisco Book Festival.

Author Claire Fullerton’s Mourning Dove (Firefly Southern Fiction) tells the story of a family struggling to adapt. Memphis is a world foreign to Millie Crossan and her brother, Finley. The genteel world of their mother's upbringing is vastly different from anything they've ever known, and they are the outsiders and only have each other. Nuance, tradition, and Southern eccentrics flavor Millie and Finley's world as they find their way to belonging.

The rich prose and vivid stories made this novel stand out and well worthy of honors.

Other winners in the competition:

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY

WINNER: Conceivability – Elizabeth Katkin

RUNNER-UP: Hills of Home – Debbie Richard

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Hatching Charlie: A Quest For Happiness – Charles C. McCormack
• Selected Early Creative Works – Donald Ferguson
• Before They Leave Us - Rosemary Ann Davis

GENERAL NON-FICTION

WINNER: California Plants – Matt Ritter

RUNNER-UP: Letters To The Daughter I’ll Never Have – Ashley Brown

YOUNG ADULT

WINNER: Jurassic Earth: Renegades – Logan T. Stark

GENERAL FICTION:

WINNER: Mourning Dove – Claire Fullerton

RUNNER-UP: Lilli Chernofsky – Nina Vida

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Pathfinders: Passage – Frank B. Mitchell
• The Carlswick Mythology – SL Beaumont
• Dark Times – Michael Gerhartz
• Lies Benearth The Surface – Owen Sullivan
• The Gangster Diaries – Dr. Joe Ferry
• The Heartbeat – Terezia Kontova
• Chameleons – Marcus A. Nannini

UNPUBLISHED STORIES

WINNER: When Angels Paint – Mara Purl

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART

WINNER: The Art of the Living Mollusk – Charles Rawlings

RUNNER-UP: Impressionism, Inspiration and Evolution – Suzanne Blaney

POETRY

WINNER: Reverberations – Charles Rawlings

RUNNER-UP: Dear You, I Dare You – Nasheema Dixon

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• If The Girl Never Learns – Sue William Silverman
• Onwards, ho! – Dr. Niraj Srivastava

BUSINESS:

WINNER: Costovation – Stephen WUnker and Jennifer Luo Law

RUNNER-UP: Wellness Incorporated – Jennifer Buchanan

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Ninja Future – Gary Shapiro
• The Case Master – Valentin Nugmanov and Ronald Clouse

COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES

WINNER: She’s Got This! – Joanne Hartman

RUNNER-UP: Wandering in Adalusia – Linda W. McFering

SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS

WINNER: Peace – Scott Friedman

HISTORY

WINNER: Dead Serious and Lighthearted – Mack W. Borgen

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

WINNER: Time Dreamer – Tony J. Perri

RUNNER-UP: Zoom In, Zoom Out – Amy Leask

HONORABLE MENTION:

• Hey, I’m A Story – Amy Leask

HOW-TO

WINNER: The Work At Home Training Program – Bethany Mooradian