IRVINE, CA, May 16, 2011 (Press-News.org) Kailin Gow's first year with the EDGE, the edgy teen and young adult books imprint of Sparklesoup Inc., proved to be her stellar debut year in young adult edgy fiction. Winning seven awards in an open competition for publishers of any size - large or small from around the world, judged by book industry professionals, Gow's books won in six categories of fiction, beating out thousands of entries.
Wicked Woods, Gow's bestselling young adult series about a mysterious small town at the edge of the woods and its inhabitants, won first place in overall Horror Fiction.
Wicked Woods also went on to place as a Finalist in Young Adult Fiction.
Bitter Frost, the bestselling young adult epic urban fantasy about warring fairies, was awarded Finalist in Multi-genre Fiction and Finalist in Women's Literature.
PULSE, Gow's popular young adult vampire series, was awarded Finalist in Romance Fiction and Finalist in Multicultural Fiction.
Daughters of Dracula (Stoker Sisters Series) about rival vampire sisters won Finalist in Chick-Lit/Women's Literature.
Kailin Gow, a former marketing executive with Fortune 500 corporations and a producer, says she is "thrilled by the awards and honored to be amongst such distinguished company. " She dedicated the awards to her daughter, who inspired her to write about remarkable characters in fiction.
The EDGE Books is the new Teen/Young Adult imprint of publisher Sparklesoup Inc. currently with over 25 young adult titles in print since 2010. Sparklesoup Inc. is a mid-size publisher and producer with over 200 titles.
Website: http://www.theEDGEbooks.com
TheEDGEbooks.com's Inaugural Author Kailin Gow Wins 7 Global Book Awards in the 2nd Annual International Book Awards, Winning the Most Awards in Fiction
TheEDGEbooks.com's Kailin Gow, joins Bishop Desmond Tutu, Rick Warren, and authors from St. Martin's Press, Random House, Zondervan, John Wiley & Sons and Simon & Shuster as worldwide winners in the 2011 International Book Awards.
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[Press-News.org] TheEDGEbooks.com's Inaugural Author Kailin Gow Wins 7 Global Book Awards in the 2nd Annual International Book Awards, Winning the Most Awards in FictionTheEDGEbooks.com's Kailin Gow, joins Bishop Desmond Tutu, Rick Warren, and authors from St. Martin's Press, Random House, Zondervan, John Wiley & Sons and Simon & Shuster as worldwide winners in the 2011 International Book Awards.