1970s BJ State Desk reporter Paula Stone Tucker won a silver award in the Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Literary Awards for her book, “Surviving: A Kent State Memoir.”

Paula was 30 yards in front of the Guard when they fired on May 4, 1970, killing 4 and wounding 9.

Her book is available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle versions at https://www.amazon.com/Paula-Stone-Tucker/e/B07YGSL7L8 .

From the Writers Association release:

“The award was announced at FWA’s recent four-day annual conference in Altamonte Springs, Florida. This annual competition, which received 513 qualified submissions, was RPLA’s eighteenth.

 

“This is the most competitive RPLA we’ve ever had,” said Chris Coward, RPLA chairperson. “The RPLA administrative team, judges, and entrants did an amazing job.”

In all, the competition covered 28 adult genres and 5 Youth genres, with published and unpublished entries considered separately.

“A win at any level can help any writer market their manuscript or published book, and the detailed feedback from the judges is invaluable for all entrants,” Ms. Coward said.

“I was thrilled to win, especially since this is my first book. I appreciate all the help and support I got from RPLA and my own Oxford, FL. Writer’s Critique Group.”