Welcome to the Atmosphere Spotlight, in which we applaud our esteemed published authors and their remarkable accomplishments. Their achievements have not only illuminated the literary world, but have also reached dazzling heights, from featuring on iconic Times Square billboards to proudly displaying gold medals in recognition of their outstanding work. Being selected for “Best of the Year” book lists and deemed as “Mom approved” are the cherry on top! Our authors’ accolades are a testament to their unstoppable talent, and we believe their journeys will serve as a spring of inspiration for all who aspire to make their own literary legacy. Join us in celebrating our authors and the incredible worlds they have crafted with their words!
Dr. Nick Courtright, Atmosphere founder and CEO, is named one of LA Weekly’s “Top 15 Book Coaches to Watch in 2023”
Mumentous author Amy J. Schultz was featured in a New York Times article about the Texas high school tradition of wearing elaborate chrysanthemum arrangements for homecoming.
Daniel Victor’s The Evil Inclination wins the prestigious 2023 North Street Book Grand Prize for Fiction with an award of $10,000
Four Atmosphere titles, including Moratorium by Gary Percesepe, are listed in Kirkus Review’s 100 Top Indie Books of 2022
Poet, writer, and performance artist, Ebony Stewart, was the inaugural recipient of the annual Playa Flamingo Writing Residency in Costa Rica. Congrats, Ebony! You can apply to attend here.
Lynne Bryant, author of The Mother Gene, received the 2023 Sarton Book Award for Contemporary Fiction from Story Circle Network
Annie Seyler, author of The Wisdom of Winter, won the IPNE 2023 Fiction Book of the Year
Sue Buyer, author of All Things in Time, is featured on the NASDAQ building in Times Square
Culver City, by Brant Vickers, earned a “Distinguished Favorite” certificate in the Young Adult Fiction category by NYC Big Book Award 2023
Peter Gibb, author of Mindful Conversation, receives a Silver Medal in the Nautilus Book Awards
Sally Stevens, author of I Sang That, gives a reading and performance at Herb Alpert’s esteemed venue, The Vibrato Grill Café.
E.K. McCoy, author of Allie the Albino Squirrel, is honored by the Mom’s Choice Awards
Iain Stewart’s Knights of the Air: Rage is crowned a 2022 Historical Fiction Company Five-Star “Highly Recommended” Award Winner
Georja Umano, author of Terriers in the Jungle, wins a silver IPPY Award in the Animals & Pets category
Gloria Mattioni, author of California Sister, wins the 2022 Indies Today Award for “Best Contemporary Fiction”
Teri M. Brown, author of Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, is named the 2022 The Writers Lounge Book Shelf Award Winner
Kyle McCord’s novel Reunion of the Good Weather Suicide Cult was listed in Independent Book Review’s “35 Impressive Indie Press Books”
Lorenzo DeStefano, author of House Boy, wins gold in the American Book Fest “Multicultural Fiction” category
M.Z. Medenciy, author of Island Eight, won the International Latino Book Award for the Fantasy genre
Independent Book Review selected The Unfurling Frond, a memoir by Rebecca Beardsall, as one of “35 Best Book Club Books You’ll Read This Year.”
Margarita Barresi’s novel A Delicate Marriage was named by lifestyle magazine PureWow as one of “7 new books by Latinx Authors to Read for Latinx Heritage Month.”
Marc Kristal, author of the novel Permission, is featured in the Los Angeles Review of Books
Hidden in the Shadows, by A.D. Vancise, is named an “Editor’s Pick” by BookLife Reviews
A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over, a novel by Gabi Coatsworth, won the Indie Author Project Statewide Award for Connecticut
Evelyn Anderton and Pearl Wolfe, co-authors of Walk Out the Door, are the recipients of the City of Eugene “Human Rights Recognition Award ” for their dedication to the empowerment of women through their work on domestic violence
And the Stars Kept Watch by Peter Friedrichs is featured and reviewed in the American Library Association’s Booklist publication
Allyson S. Barkley receives a starred Kirkus Review for her YA fantasy novel, A Memory of Light
