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THE SOCIETY OF MIDLAND AUTHORS

93rd Annual Banquet and Awards Presentation

photos by Robert Loerzel

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Carol Jean Carlson
competition committee chairman
Paul Frisbie
Stella Pevsner
recipient of the
Distinguished Service Award
James Merriner
SMA president
Aleksandar Hemon
winner
Adult Fiction Award
John E. Hallwas
winner
Biography Award
Teresa Budasi
winner
James Friend Memorial Award for Criticism
Jeffery Renard Allen
finalist
Adult Fiction Award
Tony Romano
finalist
Adult Fiction Award
Donna Seaman
presenting
Adult Fiction Award
Robert Remer
presenting
Biography Award
Mark Arendt
presenting
Poetry Award
Jane Howard
presenting
Children's Nonfiction Award
Ilene Cooper
presenting
Children's Fiction Award
Richard Frisbie
presenting
Distinguished Service Award
Beverly Friend
presenting
James Friend Memorial Award for Criticism
James Schwab
speaking about Chicago's status as a "UNESCO City of Literature."
   
       
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