Susan Wingate’s “Bobby’s Diner” Wins 2010 Finalist Award in the International Book Awards (IBA)

Seattle, WA, May 20, 2010 --(PR.com)-- On the heels of 2009, it seems as if “Bobby’s Diner” will not give up its momentum on prize-winning.

Susan Wingate’s novel, “Bobby’s Diner” (False Bay Books, August 2009) won two finalist awards in 2009—one for the National Book Awards and another for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. This year the book is still garnering acclaim.

The 2010 International Book Awards (IBA) has just slated “Bobby’s Diner” as a Finalist Award Winner in the fiction category of Women’s Lit/Chick Lit. When asked about the honors, Wingate responded, “I couldn’t believe it. I entered only two days before the deadline! I had to Federal Express my entry to have it arrive on time. I thought it was a good try but never, ever thought it would win in an international competition. Not that I don’t have faith in this book, nothing like it. But, and international competition draws so many more entries, I thought [“Bobby’s Diner”] might have slight chance of winning, at best. I’m ecstatic!”

Wingate will be heading to the BookExpo America this year where the 2010 International Book Award will be has already kicked off a major publicity campaign announcing the award results. Their campaign will continue throughout the summer. Select media contacts, approximately 1,400 contacts, attending Book Expo America in NYC next week will be mailed information about the results of IBA 2010.

For more information about the IBA, you can visit www.internationalbookawards.com/2010awardannoucement.html, or visit Susan Wingate’s website at www.susanwingate.com.

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