The Last Huntress took home a FIRST PLACE ribbon in the Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction division at the 2023 Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) in Bellingham, WA

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Written By Lenore Borja

The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction.

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Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848, the Dante Rossetti Book Awards looks for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real).

Lenore Borja’s The Last Huntress has won FIRST PLACE in the judging rounds from all 2022 Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction FINALISTS. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, were selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

The First Place Category Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Isaac Fozard on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Washington, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

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The Last Huntress Dante Rossetti First Place

The Last Huntress is a FIRST PLACE WINNER for the 2022 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction.

Lenore Borja

I love a good love story. From slow burn to first sight, it doesn’t matter. Add in paranormal, fantasy, or dystopian elements, and I’m all in. These are the stories I crave, so naturally, they are the stories I write!

My love for writing started in the 8th grade when I wrote a short story about a girl on the Titanic. I loved imagining who she was, her hopes and dreams, and how she ended up on that ship. Of course, it wasn’t Rose and Jack (by a long shot), but it planted the seed that would eventually lead to my career as an author.

Oh, I took a few detours along the way. I was an actor. A bartender. A financial recruiter. A human resources professional. I was a lot of things. But one thing I never stopped being was a lover of books. While I might gravitate toward a specific genre, I’ll read anything that engages and captivates me. Historical, Thrillers, Rom-Coms, Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Memoirs, Young Adult, I’ll devour them all! (Okay, maybe not cookbooks. I’m useless in the kitchen – ask my husband)

The point is, I love reading. I love immersing myself in another world for a while. Writing takes this one step further; it gives me the privilege of creating that world. And to be able to SHARE that world with you, the reader? That might be my favorite love story of all.

A few boring facts about me (because my characters are way more interesting):

  1. Birthplace: Kankakee, IL (though I mainly grew up in Phoenix, AZ)

  2. Favorite Book: Not possible to answer, but if my cat’s life were on the line, then I’d probably say Jane Eyre

  3. Favorite Movie: No. Can’t do it.

  4. Favorite Series: Tie between Lost and Friday Night Lights

  5. Spirit Animal: Cat, obviously

  6. Zodiac Sign: Gemini

  7. Most embarrassing moment: Listing these factoids

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http://www.lenoreborja.com
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