Author Pat Morgan receives national recognition through the NYC BIG BOOK AWARD®!
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Contact: Pat Morgan / PatMorganAuthor@comcast.net
Author Pat Morgan receives national recognition through the NYC BIG BOOK AWARD®!
Memphis, Tennessee -- The NYC Big Book Award recognized We Hardly Knew Them, How Homeless Mentally Ill People Became Collateral Damage by Pat Morgan in the category of Cultural and Social Issues as the winner.
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We Hardly Knew Them, How Homeless Mentally Ill People Became Collateral Damage
Sick and tired of watching gut-wrenching TV newscasts or reading about seriously mentally ill people being beaten, jailed, or worse, killed, usually because they were too sick to know they were sick and the inpatient treatment they desperately needed but didn't want wasn't there? Pat Morgan is but she knows exactly why it's happening, how a discriminatory, half-century old piece of legislation brought it about, still has a strangle hold on it, and how it could be ended with the stroke of a pen. In this sequel to The Concrete Killing Fields, her multi-award-winning memoir, Pat takes aim at a major issue that results in homelessness, premature deaths, and jails and prisons
becoming de facto mental hospitals, and an enormously expensive housing program that fails far too many mentally ill people who desperately need supportive "housing that heals." True to her never-ending focus on the homeless, mentally ill people that she tried so hard to help, their stories are the heart and soul of this book. She also includes solid tips on how people can help make real change happen.
2022 was a record year for books awarded due to the high level of quality and diversity of books submitted. NYC Big Book Award received book submissions worldwide. Journalists, well established authors, small and large press, and first time indie authors participated in high numbers. Entries were receivedfromAfrica,Asia,Australia,Europe,andNorthAmerica. CitiessuchasAnnArbor,Edmonton,
London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Philadelphia, Santa Cruz, Singapore, Toronto, Vancouver were among the entries. Winners were recognized from Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malta, Sweden, and the United States of America.
Awarded titles hailed from Blackstone Publishing, Friesen Press, Gatekeeper Press and Greenleaf Book Group Press. Exemplary children publishers included Mango and Marigold Press. Independent presses such as Gibbs Smith Books, Koehler Books, Rowman & Littlefield, and She Writes Press earned winner and distinguished favorite awards. AuthorHouse, IngramSpark, KindleDirect, and SDP Publishing were among the self-publishing platforms. Lastly, HarperCollins, MacMillan, and Penguin Random House were among the large publishers that entered.
"We are elated to highlight these authors' books, recognize their excellence, and share their achievements." said awards sponsor Gabrielle Olczak. With our newly formatted website and expanded reach, "We look forward to showcasing these titles to a larger audience."
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