WRITING AWARDS
MaryAnn Diorio’s masterfully drawn characters and heartwarming stories of family, forgiveness, and faith have earned her both several awards for fiction and the deep devotion of her readers. One reader described MaryAnn’s novella, A Christmas Homecoming, as “a cup of hot cocoa for the soul.”
2022
__Finalist in the Romantic Suspense Category for Miracle in Milan in the Faith Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Book Awards Contest sponsored by Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers.
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2020
__First Place in Historical Fiction for In Black and White in the Christian Indie Book Awards Contest.
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2017
The Dandelion Patch, a children’s storybook, was awarded the Pinnacle Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature.
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2015
A Christmas Homecoming, a novella by MaryAnn Diorio, was awarded the Silver Medial for E-Book Fiction in the 2015 Illumination Book Awards Contest.
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2014
Who Is Jesus?, a childen’s picture book, was awarded the National Indie Excellence Award for excellence in children’s literature.
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2011
Sicilian Sunrise won First Place in the Inspirational Category of the Colorado RWA Heart of the Rockies contest and First Place in the Inspirational Category of the Space Coast Launching a Star contest. It also placed Second in the Historical Category of the 2011 Romance Writers’ Ink Where the Magic Begins contest. Eventually, Sicilian Sunrise became The Madonna of Pisano, Book 1 in MaryAnn’s popular trilogy, The Italian Chronicles.
2009
___Category Finalist in Inspirational Women’s Fiction in the East Texas Romance Writers of America (RWA) Southern Heat Contest for Sicilian Sunrise. Title later changed to The Madonna of Pisano.
2006
___Category Finalist in General Fiction in the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Genesis Contest for Sicilian Sunrise. Title later changed toThe Madonna of Pisano.
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1994
___Honorable Mention for Radio Script – Take One Radio Theatre Contest (1994)
1992
___Second Place for the Novel – St. Davids Christian Writer’s Conference Contest (1992)
1990
___$4000 Third Prize for “From Feminism to Freedom” – AMY Foundation Writing Awards Program (1990)
___Fifth Place Award for “The Birthmark” – National Writers’ Club Short Story Contest (1990)
___Top 100 Award for “The Birthmark” – Writer’s Digest Short Story Contest (1990)
1960
___Poetry Award – Catholic Daughters of America Poetry Contest (1960)
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