Best Novel - Mystery: Te Espero en el Cielo, Blanca Irene Arbeláez; Book Press NY- FIRST PLACE

It is a great honor to be the recipient of two book awards in The 16th Annual Int’l Latino Book Awards. The International Latino Book Awards occurred on June 28th in Las Vegas as part of the American Library Association 2014. 

The Awards were held at the Clark County-Las Vegas Library Theater. Over the last 16 years the Int'l Latino Book Awards has grown to become the largest Latino literary and cultural awards in the USA. Amongst this year's 231 honorees were well known authors like Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Allende, Rudy Anaya, Mary J. Andrade, Edna Iturralde, all of whom are past ILBA Award Winners. Other honorees include Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and celebrities like TV chef Pati Jinich, the late singer and actress Jenni Rivera, singer Linda Ronstadt, screenwriter Rick Najera, and TV personality LillianaVasquez. Winners were from across the USA and from 18 countries outside the USA

FIRST PLACE
Best Novel - Mystery
Te Espero en el Cielo, Blanca Irene Arbeláez, Book Press NY 

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