2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winners Announced
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CHANDLER, Ariz. (January 2023) Story Monsters LLC has announced the winners of the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, including Grand Prize Winner The Chocolate Clouds by Marc Remus, and First Place Drawing Winner The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster, MD.
The annual Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest is a global competition that honors excellence in all types of literature and book marketing, recognizing a comprehensive list of genres in 68 categories—from Pets to Poetry and LGBT to STEM.
The grand-prize-winning author is Marc Remus, who is also a painter and illustrator. The Chocolate Clouds, which features 150 of Remus’s drawings, has won six other literary awards. Additionally, it received first place in the Middle Grade Fiction category. The Chocolate Clouds is not only visually appealing, but it also explores critical issues like weight loss, nutrition and friendship. The book has been translated into several foreign language editions, including Danish, German, Japanese and Portuguese.
D. Terrence Foster, MD, winner of the first place $100 drawing, also received second place in the How-To category, as well as first place in the Other Nonfiction category and the Psychology category. The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life has received numerous other literary recognitions. The book highlights a comprehensive approach to stress management and prevention, and shares ways to modify your lifestyle and take practical steps to reduce your stress.
A complete list of this year’s award winners is available on the Dragonfly Book Award contest website. “What an exciting year for the 2022 Dragonfly Book Award contest,” said Linda F. Radke, president of Story Monsters LLC. “Judges reviewed and selected winners in 68 book and marketing categories, from Best Cover Design and Book Trailers to Humor and Graphic Novels. We are thrilled with the number of submissions we received from across the globe and want to share a sincere congratulations to all our award-winning authors.”
For complete rules and submission forms for the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, or the Story Monsters Approved program, visit DragonflyBookAwards.com. To learn more about Story Monsters LLC visit StoryMonsters.com, email info@storymonsters.com or call 480-940-8182.
