We are excited to announce the 2017 date and venue for Tampa Bay’s 4th Annual Author Awards Ceremony & Book Gala! Grab your table early before they’re gone.

Thursday, October 19th, 2017 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Hampton Inn & Suites, 5329 Avion Park Drive, Tampa
This event features published authors from the Tampa Bay area who are making a difference in the community with their books. The night will be filled with music, drinks, food, prize raffles, award ceremony and an opportunity to speak with each author personally and purchase their works.
Featured Authors:
- Rita Lowman, “From the Farm to the Boardroom: Leadership Lessons“
- Stephanie Wynn & Jeffrey White, “Readi – Set Go!”
- Luke Chichetto, “Fighting Will”
- Edward Porcelli, “Scabs Heal All Wounds”
- Arielle Giordano, “Dancing With Your Story From The Inside Out”
- Tonja Anderson-Dell, “The Missing 52 Soldiers of the C-124 Globemaster”
5:30 Event Starts – Bridgette Simmonds “The Go Coach!”
6:30 Speech by Tara, President of Richter Publishing
7:45 Awards Announced
8:15 Raffle
8:30 Party Ends
Author Tables: We have packages available for you to showcase your book and be entered into the awards ceremony. Please download our application here: Author Awards 2017 Application
Check out previous year’s events below:
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Don’t forget to schedule your FREE 30 minute phone consultation to discuss your book by going here: Schedule Your Appointment Today!





Leslie Melville Women in the workforce, environmental challenges to worker output, the purpose of the minimum wage, worker’s value add, globalization, buzz words of today utilized by Leslie Melville throughout his illustrious career as a Trade Unionist in his native Guyana as he worked tirelessly for the dignity and respect of the Guyanese worker from the early pre-independence, racially divided sixties to the even more racial divided Post-Republic eighties.
As the President and CEO of Serenity Village Inc, Serenity Village Insurance & Consulting and Sweet Talk Wireless, Gary Hartfield is passionate about bettering his community and sharing his experiences to inspire others. He began his career in higher education and then decided to pursue an MBA in business which he earned from the University of West Florida in 1999. He left his pursuit of a career in higher education to attend to his passion for business.
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