Author of Building Communities of Trust- Hearten 1st Place Winner
Thanks for sharing this great news with me! My board of directors and colleagues are all thrilled that Building Communities of Trust is a Finalist for the Hearten Award.
CAC 2023 was a spectacular gathering of world renown authors. Contestants arrived from Australia, India, Portugal, Korea, and across the United States to the beauty of the San Juans and the warmth of the Chanticleer staff. Every workshop I was lucky enough to attend was exceptional, well organized, timely and extremely informative. The level of expertise from attorney Maggie Marr, to the inspiring class on script writing, the panels on AI, or marketing, to mention a few, lent to a well balanced mix of information for any level of story teller in the ever evolving self-published industry. Plus, the smaller size of this conference allowed incredible exchanges between knowledgeable writers offering their time and support.
Hats off to Kiffer and Andy Brown along with their outstanding and talented team for their years of believing in and supporting the journey of our profession.
A deep and grateful Thank YOU.


Amazing.
Wow…….. Thank you so much!!! I am so honored and excited to be part of the finalist!!! I have many books in the works so this is a great start. The first book talks a lot about basic things in life but they are important habits cause it affects us so much. Wow… You made my day!!!

Thank you so very much for this exciting news! I will be happy to share and to proudly display the badge! – Patricia Sands, author of The Secrets We Hide