Our judges have carefully reviewed our semi-finalists, and we are excited to announce both the 2021 Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project and 2021 De la Página a la Fama Finalists. Congratulations to the nine Illinois authors listed below.
Adult Fiction Finalists
(Alphabetical order by author last name)
- A Child Lost, Michelle Cox (Grayslake Area Public Library)
- Demon's Bane, India Powers (Gail Borden Public Library)
- Loose Ends, Terri Reid (Lena Community District Library)
Young Adult Fiction Finalists
(In alphabetical order by author last name)
- Reverie, Zee Lacson (Grayslake Area Public Library)
- The Keepers of the Light, Otto Schafer (Mackinaw District Public Library)
- All Last Summer, Stephanie J. Scott (Aurora Public Library)
De la Página a la Fama Finalists
(Alphabetical order by author last name)
- El quetzal azul, Dennis Avelar (Addison Public Library)
- No siempre es un valle de lágrimas, Pascuala Herrera (Franklin Park Library)
- Proudly Bilingual/Orgullosamente Bilingüe, Araseli Rodriguez (Crystal Lake Public Library)
Our judges next select our winners from these finalists, one per category. Watch this blog for the winner announcements in November or join us for our live announcement during the November 15 webinar: A Writer’s Journey from Reporter to Fiction: A Conversation with writer Annemarie Mannion.
