Textnovel today announced that "Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate" by K.S.R. Kingworth recieved its 2008 Reader's Choice Award. This award carries a $500 cash prize.
Stan Soper, founder of Textnovel, commented "We are pleased to announce that "Secret Speakers" received our 2008 Reader's Choice Award. Ms. Kingworth's compelling story about a young girl named Fair O'Nelli and her journeys through the land of Cloven Grave got a lot of attention from our readers and from Ms. Kingworth's own fans. In the space of a few short weeks, Ms. Kingworth's story moved to the top of our Most Popular list and stayed there!"
K.S.R. Kingworth commented "I am so pleased that my novel won the 2008 Textnovel Reader's Choice Award. Thanks to all my readers who took the time to vote and subscribe. Little did I know that I would publish Secret Speakers online as a serial cell phone novel chapter by chapter. How fun is that? Incredibly, Secret Speakers has started receiving outside attention just by being on Textnovel, because the site has made it so visible to so many people. A big thanks to Textnovel!"
"Secret Speakers" will be published by Rawle & Windsor Publishing in April 2009. Visit Secret Speakers for more information.
Congrats, K.S.R. :-) --and all the other folks who participated in this first-ever Textnovel contest!
You brought a lot of fresh faces to Textnovel.com and it's great that you're being recognized for that and your story!
Keep up the great work!
~Saoirse
Posted by: Saoirse Redgrave | January 26, 2009 at 09:13 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Wred Fright | January 27, 2009 at 04:06 AM
Congratulations, Karey!!!
Way to go! You did an awesome job promoting your story!
Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
bestselling author of Whale Song
http://www.cherylktardif.com
Posted by: Cheryl Kaye Tardif | January 28, 2009 at 08:49 PM