Dear readers
It is my honour to announce that The Space Traveller’s Lover has been selected as one of the winning books for the 2024 PenCraft Book Awards for literary excellence.
The Space Traveller’s Lover had previously been selected as the winner of the 2024 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award Winter Competition. So this is a double honour for me! See the announcement here. https://www.omarawilliamsbooks.com/2024/02/04/the-space-travellers-lover-pencraft-2024-best-book-awards-winner/
This is the very special message I received from the PenCraft Contest’s Editor in Chief:
Hi Omara,
We are pleased to announce that our judges of the 2024 PenCraft Book Awards for literary excellence voted your book “The Space Traveller’s Lover,” as our Romance – Fantasy/Sci-Fi Genre’s Runner-Up Winner.
We want our PenCraft Book Awards to represent true book winners, and your book was indeed one that met that criteria. Books that win our competition are examples of literary excellence and have demonstrated notable popularity with readers.
This year’s competition was daunting, with around 1400 book entries to compete against, showcasing an impressive array of talent and creativity across numerous genres. Each entry brought something unique to the table, making the judging process both challenging and exhilarating. Being a winner in the 2024 competition is certainly something to crow about – you’ve not only beaten out many contenders but also distinguished yourself among a pool of exceptional writers and storytellers. This achievement speaks volumes about your hard work, and dedication, as an author.
To select our winners, the many PenCraft Award submissions are culled down by using a judging criterion that incorporates a recommendation from the initial AuthorsReader’s reviewer or PenCraft Book Award reviewer and then finalized by further evaluation by our judges. Their final evaluation considers not only how well the book was written and crafted but also, among other things such as the book’s marketplace popularity and how professional the book’s cover looks. The promotional effort taken by the publisher or author is another yardstick considered. From this entire process, the winners of each category are determined. Some book categories lacked winners because the submissions received did not meet our required literary standards.
Each winning book receives a listing on PenCraftAward.com naming the book, the author and a link to Amazon’s book description and author’s Bio.
When I was writing The Space Traveller’s Lover, I never imagined that I would win so many awards for my debut novel, so I am overwhelmed by all the attention the book is having. Of course, I wish I could read more readers around the world and become a huge best-seller. This is my dream…
2024 PenCraft Book Awards Winner
