Many deserving competitors entered the fray. One became the victor!
Congratulations Jennifer
Uhlarik,
2016 Olympia Award Champion.
We took a few moments to get to know Jennifer a little better, and now here's your chance to do the same:
Jennifer Uhlarik discovered the western genre as a pre-teen, when
she swiped the only “horse” book she found on her older brother’s
bookshelf. A new love was born. Across the next ten years, she devoured
Louis L’Amour westerns and fell in love with the genre. In college at
the University of Tampa, she began penning her own story of the Old
West. Armed with a B.A. in writing, she has won five writing
competitions and finaled in two other competitions. In addition to
writing, she has held jobs as a private business owner, a schoolteacher,
a marketing director, and her favorite—a full-time homemaker. Jennifer
is active in American Christian Fiction Writers and lifetime member of
the Florida Writers Association. She lives near Tampa, Florida, with her
husband, teenaged son, and four fur children. How did you come up with the idea for this book and what made you want to write this particular story?
While working with a few other authors on some novella collection ideas, I came up with the idea of three adult siblings who reunite after being separated by adoption in their youth. This story and the two that follow it are the result of that idea—three strong siblings devoted to law and justice, each in their own way.
What does winning the Olympia Award mean to you?
It is such an honor! I love the Olympia since the first round is judged by readers. That is probably the truest group of judges one can have. And I know the competition is always stiff in contests, so just to final is quite humbling. To win is indescribable (and I’m an author, so that says a lot. I’m speechless. LOL)
How can people find you online/contact you?
I can be found in the following places:
Website: www.jenniferuhlarik.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferUhlarikAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenniferUhlarik
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/jenuhlarik/
