Winners of the 2013 Royal Palm Literary Awards Announced

The winners of the 2013 Royal Palm Literary Awards were announced over the weekend by the Florida Writers Association recognizing excellence in members' published and unpublished works. Many categories are represented, including mystery and thriller/suspense, the winners of which are …

• Mystery (published):

First Place: Death at the Downs, a Cathy Vega Mystery by Derek Alexander.

Second Place: Champagne for Buzzards, a Sherri Travis Mystery by Phyllis Smallman.

• Mystery (unpublished):

First Place: New Smyrna Swing by D. D. Queens.

Second Place: Cemetery Plot by Tom Bender.

Third Place: Deviant Acts by John J. White.

• Thriller/Suspense (published):

First Place: Crosses to Bear by M. W. Gordon.

Second Place: A Case of Revenge by Darryl Bollinger.

Third Place: The Medicine Game by Darryl Bollinger.

• Thriller/Suspense (unpublished):

First Place: Drawn and Buried by Dana Summers.

Second Place: Between a Rock and a Wet Place by Donna Meredith.

Third Place: Sitka Annie by Richard Newell Smith.