Phoenix AZ Author Katrina Shawver a Finalist in Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest

PHOENIX - Aug. 29, 2018 - PRLog -- HENRY: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America is a Finalist in the 2018 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest in the Published Nonfiction category. Winners to be announced in November. HENRY was chosen from hundreds of entries.

Katrina Shawver met Henry Zguda when she wrote for the Arizona Republic, and after one meeting offered to write his story. Henry relates with humor and hope a life as a champion swimmer and coach, interrupted by three years in Auschwitz and Buchenwald as a Catholic Polish political prisoner. This different view of the Holocaust through Polish eyes fills a huge gap in historical accounts of Poles during WWII. A book on the Holocaust that includes gut-honesty and humor? Yes, really. Includes readers guide and original photos and rare documents.

This book is in the collections of libraries from Washington to Florida, and the Library of Congress/National Library Service. It is endorsed by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles, the Polish American Journal, the AmPol Eagle, professors and other authors.

Other awards include:
2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award – Silver for Biography
2017 The Wishing Shelf Book Awards (UK) – Gold for Adult Non-Fiction
2018 Reader Views Literary Awards – Winner in Four categories: First Place Biography, First Place Regional, Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, Best Regional Book of the Year
2018 Feathered Quill Book Award – Second-Place for Historical
2017 Advice Books (Italy) – Voted Best of 2017

Full media kit, praise, book trailers and more can be found on https://katrinashawver.com/