We’re excited to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Indiana Authors Awards in the emerging category! Congratulations to the following Hoosier authors and their books:
![A Round of Robins](https://rarebird-ih.s3.amazonaws.com/media/20200804160838/a-round-of-robins-3.png)
Katie Hesterman, Fort Wayne, for A Round of Robins, a collection of sixteen plucky, playful poems that takes the reader on a journey through the nesting cycle of a pair of robins.
![Painted Over](https://rarebird-ih.s3.amazonaws.com/media/20200804102327/Painted-Over-3.png)
Sofi Keren, Indianapolis, for Painted Over, in which two former friends, artist Paige and soccer-star Ria, reunite and find romance.
![Savonne, Not Vonny](https://rarebird-ih.s3.amazonaws.com/media/20200804160844/savonne-not-vonny-3.png)
Robin Lee Lovelace, Plainfield, for her novella Savonne, Not Vonny, which follows young Savonne on her journey from Indianapolis to the bayous of New Orleans through a mix of rural magic and urban realism.
![Bursting at the Seams](https://rarebird-ih.s3.amazonaws.com/media/20200804160848/bursting-at-the-seams-3.png)
Chantel Massey, an Indianapolis poet, author and teaching artist, for Bursting at the Seams: A Collection of Poetry, exploring the experiences of a Black woman coming of age in the Midwest.
![Driven](https://rarebird-ih.s3.amazonaws.com/media/20200804160842/driven-3.png)
Melissa Stephenson, who grew up in Columbus, Indiana, and lives in Missoula, Montana, for Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back, her memoir about the road to hope following the death of her troubled brother, told through the series of cars that accompanied her.
![Tiger Queen](https://rarebird-ih.s3.amazonaws.com/media/20200804160846/tiger-queen-3.png)
Annie Sullivan, Indianapolis, for Tiger Queen, a fantasy featuring the adventures of a woman-warrior in an exciting retelling of the classic short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?”
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