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LITERARY AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

Pura's books have won or been finalists for various literary awards & have been the recipients of special merit from professional reviewers.

Awards include the Hemingway out of Seattle, the Selah, the Kobzar (finalist), the Dartmouth (finalist), the Rone and the Word Guild. Professional Reviewers include Readers Favorite, RT Book Reviews, Publishers Weekly and USA Today.

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READERS FAVORITE

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LITERARY AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

MANY BOOKS BY MURRAY PURA HAVE RECEIVED "TOP PICK 5 STAR AWARDS" FROM RF READERS FAVORITE: Beautiful Skin/Petals/The Wings of Morning/All My Beautiful Tomorrows/Zo/Ashton Park/Ride the Sky/Grace Rider/The White Birds of Morning/A Sun Drenched Elsewhere/Abigail's Christmas Miracle/Hong Kong Amish

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DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD

Dartmouth Book award finalist for novel MIZZLY FITCH

A lighthouse keeper looks back on his life by the sea. The novel is primarily set on the Atlantic Coast in the 1920s.

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RONE AWARD

Rone Award Finalist for novel WHISPERS OF A NEW DAWN

A family rooted in non-violence and pacifism deals with the tragic events of December 7th, 1941 while living near Pearl Harbor.

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TWO BOOKS BY MURRAY PURA HAVE RECEIVED STELLAR ENDORSEMENTS FROM RT REVIEWS - RT REVIEWS 4 1/2 stars = GOLD PHENOMENAL – IN A CLASS BY ITSELF: The Wings of Morning and Whispers of a New Dawn

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Murray Pura has been a finalist for the Shevchenko Foundation's $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award for his novel ZO

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WHAT’S NEW

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You create life. That’s what happens whenever an author writes a good story.

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All Murray's titles are available on Amazon.com and .ca

Titles are also available from Barnes & Noble and Chapters Indigo.

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2023

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MIZZLY FITCH

Murray's first novel.

A bittersweet tale of faith and struggle. A man who was both Jonah and Job.

 

A finalist for the Dartmouth Book Award.

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A few of Murray's popular Amish fiction titles that explore Amish faith and culture.

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A number of Murray's books are available as audibiles superbly read by Scott Bryan.

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books on spirituality & the journey

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