The 2025 Annual Florida Authors and Publishers Association (FAPA) President’s Book Awards recognized Hounded as a gold medal winner in the Middle-Grade (Children/Young Adult) Fiction Category.
Hounded, a contemporary coming-of-age novel inspired by the legendary Irish warrior Cú Chulainn, is illustrated by William E. Green III.
The FAPA President’s Book Awards Program recognizes book publishing excellence and creativity in design, content, and production for authors, illustrators, cover designers, and publishers. This prestigious national award is open to authors worldwide, as long as the book is written in English and published between 2023 and 2025. The judges are librarians, educators, and publishing professionals.
“I wish to congratulate all of our winners,” said FAPA’s President, Robert Jacob. “Our book awards program is vital to the publishing industry because it serves to recognize excellence and creativity not just for authors, but for publishers and everyone involved in creating the book. Earning a medal is a remarkable accomplishment and a testament to each winner’s skill and talent.”
Patti M. Walsh won a silver medal in 2023 for Ghost Girl, in which a young girl is befriended by ancestral ghosts to find her place in an ancient family amid the challenges of the modern age.
The Florida Authors and Publishers Association is an organization for authors, publishers, illustrators, editors, printers, and other professionals involved in the publishing industry. Its mission is to provide information, resources, professional development, and networking opportunities to the writing and publishing community throughout Florida, the United States, and the world.
Hounded is available on Patti M. Walsh, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IngramSpark, and selected bookstores. To host a book signing, contact Patti M. Walsh at pat@pattimwalsh.com.
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for previous books in 2023.
This year, they both won gold.
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