Author Regina Sirois, a past Creative Writing minor from our department, is excited about publishing her book and wants to share the glory with her alma mater (and she needs our votes!). Sirois is getting national recognition through the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) competition. Her book, On Little Wings, is one of three finalists selected out of the original 5,000 entries through a series of judging and advancements conducted by Publishers Weekly, Amazon.com, and a panel assembled by Penguin Publishing.

Beginning May 22nd, the public voting begins to determine which book will be published by Penguin. The winner will be announced in Seattle on June 16th. Now through May 30th, you can download a free excerpt from each novel and cast your vote.

Sirois is 90% reader and 10% writer, and as such, her loyalty lies with readers. She believes a book should do more than mildly entertain- it should change us. She graduated summa cum laude from Missouri State’s Department of History and English and settled in the golden wheat fields of Kansas with her high school love.

Publisher’s Weekly describes her debut novel, On Little Wings, as a heartwarming tale of reconnection and redemption. On Little Wings was launched January of this year where it has been warmly received, featured on the Amazon Kindle home page, reached the #7 best selling literary fiction book on the Kindle, and received nearly 300 reviews, with an average score over 4 stars. Any of these accomplishments are rare for a first time author.

Please vote for On Little Wings to support Regina Sirois.

Courtesy of reginasirois.com