"Amazing people don't just happen, they are made."
So they announced the winner of the Fellowship Award for WIFYR today. And the winner of said award was Alicia VanNoy Call, otherwise known as Lee, otherwise known as my best friend. (!)
I was Lee's first college professor. From the first assignment I knew that she was no ordinary student. Her writing was so polished, so nuanced, so lyrical. (gush, gush, gush)
Little did I know how my life would change from knowing this amazing person. The Fellowship is $1000.00 and a chance to publish with Familius. It is kind of a big deal, but so is she. I am at this conference because of her. I am writing YA Fiction because of her. I'm just saying, she's kind of a big deal.