A panel of industry judges have selected a half-dozen semi-finalists for the 13th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, to be handed out at an invitation-only reception at Shane Ryan's Castleton Lyons.
The brainchild of the late Dr. Tony Ryan, the competition is open to any genre of book length for books published in 2018, from fiction to reality-based journalism. Each entry must have a horse racing premise or backdrop.
The 2018 winner will once again receive a check for $10,000, with two runners-up receiving $1,000 each. All three finalists will receive Tipperary Irish crystal trophies in the shape of the distinctive fieldstone tower on the grounds of Castleton Lyons.
The six semi-finalists are:
• “Out of the Clouds” by Linda Carroll and David Rosner
• “Around Kentucky With the Bug” by Patrick Lawrence
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• “Dixie Luck” by Andy Plattner
• “Monsieur X” by Jamie Reid
• “Taking Shergar” by Milton C. Toby
• “A Stone's Throw” by James W. Ziskin
For additional information, contact Betsy Hager at (859) 455-9222 or by email at [email protected].
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