Neil Haley Interviews Award Winning Author Sandra Miller Linhart

In 2005, Sandra Miller Linhart's deployment picture book, Daddy's Boots, was awarded The Dixie Lee Connor Award for Best Children's or YA Manuscript, which eventually led to a publishing contract. Soon after, Sandra's chapter book mystery/adventure series, The Elementary Adventures of Jones, JEEP, Buck and Blue, won the Bronze-equivalent at the 2009 Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) Conference. In 2010, Daddy's Boots and Momma's Boots shared the 1st place, Gold Medal Award at Branson Days, Branson Stars & Flags Book Awards in Branson, MO. The same year, Daddy's Boots was awarded the Silver, and Momma's Boots awarded the Bronze at MWSA's 2010 Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. In July 2010, MWSA named Daddy's Boots their Book of the Month. In 2011, The Elementary Adventures of Jones, JEEP, Buck & Blue took 2nd place at the Stars & Flag Book Awards in Branson, MO, during Branson Days. Pickysaurus Mac was awarded the Silver Medal at 2013 MWSA writer's conference in Dayton, OH. At the 2014 MWSA Conference in Phoenix, AZ, her picture book, Mixed Up took the Silver award in the Children's Books Under 12 category..  Her new book, Don't Label Me, just won a first place award from the Authors' Zone. 

Visit Sandra at http://www.smlinhart.com/