Carolina Ugaz-Moran receives national recognition through the NEW YORK CITY BIG BOOK AWARD®!
November 2020, Paso Robles CA — The NYC BIG BOOK AWARD recognized Aline and the Blue Bottle in the category of Juvenile Fiction as a winner.
The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. Selected award winners and distinguished favorites are based on overall excellence.
Author: Carolina Ugaz-Moran
Book name: Aline and the Blue Bottle
Category: Juvenile
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Aline and the Blue Bottle is the first novel in a series by Carolina Ugaz-Moran. It recounts the adventures of a young girl named Aline, which begin when she realizes she is surrounded by secrets. She learns she is hiding in the human world, her family is not her family, and she must go to a magical world to find her powers. In this new world, with the help of two sylph friends, she goes on a quest to find a blue bottle to save all magical worlds from her arch-enemy, Dashiok.
In 2020, the NYC Big Book Award once again achieved worldwide participation. Entries remained strong during the worldwide pandemic. Book submissions streamed in from six continents and over 100 cities. Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America all participated. Across the globe, book entries poured in from places such as Budapest, Capetown, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, New York City, Port of Spain, Vancouver and Victoria to name a few. Winners were recognized globally from Australia, Canada, England, India, Singapore, Uganda and the United States of America among others.
The breadth of publishers ranged from Amazon to Wiley, from Black Rose Writing to She Writes Press. Our award-winning authors are from all kinds of different backgrounds and enrich the program. We are proud of such diversity of winners and distinguished favorites in the annual NYC Big Book Award.
“We are pleased to highlight these books, recognize their excellence, and share their achievements.” said awards sponsor Gabrielle Olczak. The awards program “foments a strong interest in these authors and publishing houses and we expect our winners and favorites to receive a heightened level of attention.” Olczak went on to say that “excellent books can be found globally, and we are happy to help bring them to a larger audience.”
For more information, please visit: www.nycbigbookaward.com. To view the list of winners, visit https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2020winners