Article DetailsSalt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife earns WILLA Literary Award |
| Date Added: August 18, 2009 11:30:17 AM |
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| Category: Seafood Art: Fish and Fishing Art: Commercial Fishing |
| Awarded annually for outstanding literature featuring women's stories set in the West, the WILLA Literary Awards are chosen by a distinguished panel of twenty-one professional librarians. This year, in the category of Creative nonfiction, this prestigious award will be given to Michele Longo Eder for her book, Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife. The Award Ceremony will be held in Los Angeles, CA on September 12, 2009. Salt In Our Blood recounts the moving story of a commercial fisherman’s wife, who is both a mother and a successful attorney on the Oregon coast. Set against the sudden loss at sea of the Eders’ oldest son, Ben, it is a tale of indescribable sadness but also one of resilience and courage - a stunning testament to one family’s strength and the memory of their remarkable son. Women Writing the West is a nonprofit association of writers, editors, publishers, agents, booksellers, and other professionals writing and promoting the Women's West. As such, Women Writing the West provides support, encouragement, and inspiration to all writers whose passion is to portray women and their stories in the American West in a way that illuminates them authentically. Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife retails for $16.95 and is available online at www.saltinourblood.com, amazon.com and through local booksellers. Salt In Our Blood is distributed through Baker & Taylor and Partners West. |
