The 2019 Maxy Awards - Celebrating Writers and Helping the Less Fortunate
The 2019 Maxy Awards are designed for writers and readers, but also to help those who may not have been fortunate enough to hold an iconic book in their hand and read it from cover to cover.
HOUSTON, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 4th Annual Maxy Awards are accepting entries for the 2019 competition. The Maxy Awards are dedicated to awarding only excellence for indie and self-published authors. The competition is unique in that all entrants may submit their book digitally, as a manuscript or published eBook; therefore, the award can be issued prior to an author's publication. Qualifying authors are invited to enter our next competition with books displaying a 2017 or future copyright. A large part of every entry fee goes directly to Maxy's House and beneficial scholarships for those who need it most. Awards are given for eight categories
The 4th Annual Maxy Awards submission deadline:
The Final Call -Deadline is March 31, 2019. Each entry must be accompanied by a $75 submission fee per category. If multiple submissions are being made receive 25% off by using promo code, ":MORETHAN1"
The Maxy Awards were designed to not only support writing and reading, but also to help those who may not have been fortunate enough to hold an iconic book in their hand and read it from cover to cover a hundred times - for those who may have missed out on the likes of Hemingway, Dickens, Twain, Faulkner and more.
Reagan Rothe, owner of Black Rose Writing stated, "We were thrilled and humbly honored that Joe Siple's The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride won the Maxy Awards 'Book of the Year' for 2018. We are hoping for another one of our authors to capture this achievement."
The awards are named after Max who was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 2nd, 2008. Before Max had a chance to thrive, talk, laugh or play with her friends, she was taken away by a severe developmental disability, a congenital brain disorder. Her life was swiftly removed by a virus during the third trimester of development. Although she was still alive and brought love to her family, she could not talk, eat or see and required 24-hour care due to continuous seizures.
Most likely you've never heard of Lissencephaly, nor had Max's parents. The tragic diagnosis of Lissencephaly did not alter her parents love for her, She was still their beautiful child who they treated with dignity and respect. Her face was so beautiful, she had a small head and long black hair, and she smiled briefly. Lissencephaly is a biologically-destructive process driven by a virus called CMV; it destroys the brain during the third trimester of fetal development. Her condition left her blind, deaf, and dependent on a J-tube for feeding. Max never had a chance to read a book, eat candy, play in the water, or make friends, her family took care of her in the home and eventually at Home of The Innocents in Louisville, Kentucky.
Max taught her family to value every moment because life is like the blink of the eye. She also taught them many valuable lessons before she passed away in 2014, shortly after her 6th birthday. Max can live through others by helping families obtain valuable treatments that help children learn, develop language, and social skills and independence. Children can thrive, learn to eat, talk, play and make friends.
Donations can be made to Maxy's House to help individuals with developmental disabilities gain access services like respite care, positive behavior therapy, verbal behavior skill development, and functional communication training.
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