Contact: Michele Sfakianos RN, BSN

Local Author receives national recognition

Through National Indie Excellence Awards

Fort Myers, FL -- The Sixth Annual National Indie Excellence Awards recognized The 4-1-1 on Life Skills by Michele Sfakianos, RN, BSN in the category of Reference as a winner.

This national award, based in Los Angeles, CA is open to all English language books including small presses, university presses, independent publishers and self-published authors. Works published in 2009, 2010 and 2011 were eligible for consideration.

The competition is judged by independent experts from all aspects of the indie book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. They select award winners and finalists based on overall excellence of presentation.

The 4-1-1 on Life Skills is a non-fiction reference book. It is about the basic skills needed for everyday living that are not always taught in school or at home. Basic aspects included are Cooking; Cleaning; Healthy Eating; Buying a Home; Gift Giving; Relationships; Finances; Funeral Planning; Disaster Preparedness and much, much more. This book is intended for those that are leaving home for the first time, or those that were in a long term relationship and are now single and don’t know where to start.

“We appreciate you; we applaud you and thank you for your great work. You are contributing to make independent publishing a great sector in the literary community,” said Ellen Ried, President of the National Indie Excellence Book Awards.

For more information please visit: http://www.indieexcellence.com/index.html

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