Bartzokis, Leder Benjamin Franklin Award Finalists

KiCam Projects authors Kristin Bartzokis and Sharon Leder have been named finalists for Benjamin Franklin Awards as presented by the Independent Book Publishers Association.

Kristin’s memoir, Diary of a Beautiful Disaster, is a finalist for Best Inspirational Book, the category won last year by KiCam’s own Beautiful Scars, written by Kilee Brookbank and Lori Highlander. In her book, Kristin shares her story of growing up and building a life with Treacher Collins syndrome, a craniofacial malformation. Kristin empowers her readers to embrace their own uniqueness and to follow her mantra: “Choose Strong.”

Sharon is a finalist in the category of Best New Voice, Fiction for her novel The Fix: A Father’s Secrets, A Daughter’s Search. In The Fix, Sharon tells her personal story as the daughter of a heroin addict through the voice of young Sara Katz, who’s coming of age in Brooklyn in the 1950s and ’60s. Sharon is passionate about destigmatizing addiction and about providing practical solutions for young people affected by the epidemic.

Gold and silver finalists will be announced Friday, April 6, at the IBPA’s annual Publishing University event.

Congratulations, Kristin and Sharon! We are so proud of you!