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Whitney Awards winners announced
The Whitney Awards were first created to honour Mormon authors and the 2008 winner were announced on Saturday, April 25, at a dinner event at the Provo Marriott.
The winner of the Whitney Award for the best novel of the year was "Traitor" by Sandra Grey. "Traitor" follows a woman who joins the resistance in France only to be captured by the Nazis and interrogated by a conflicted German who must make a decision of life or death. Sandra Grey is the pen name of Norene Uchytil, who lives in St. Johns, Ariz.
The best novel by a new author was "Bound on Earth" by Angela Hallstrom. The novel follows a multigenerational Mormon family. The book recently received a 2008 Association for Mormon Letters award as well.
The best speculative fiction was "The Hero of Ages"by Brandon Sanderson. The book is the third in Sanderson’s "Mistborn" series. Sanderson is currently writing three books to complete the late Robert Jordan’s "Wheel of Time" fantasy series. "That’s an enormous thing for him — taking over for the king of fantasy," Wells said.
More winners:
- Best romance: Spare Change by Aubrey Mace
- Best mystery/suspense: Fool Me Twice by Stephanie Black
- Best youth fiction: The 13th Reality by James Dashner
- Best historical novel: Abinadi by Heather B. Moore
- Best general fiction novel: Waiting For the Light to Change by Annette Hawes
The Whitney Awards also honoured Kerry Blair and Orson Scott Card with lifetime achievement awards.
The Whitney Awards were named for early Mormon apostle Orson F. Whitney.
Posted: April 27th, 2009
Author: Floresiensis
Categories: Brandon Sanderson
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