PenCraft Book Award Winner- Helping Teen Moms Graduate

Dr. Chris Stroble / Updated July 10, 2024


Thank you to the 2023 PenCraft Book Awards for Literary Excellence for voting my new book, Helping Teen Moms Graduate: Strategies for Families, Schools, and Community Organizations (Feb.15, 2023, Rowman & Littlefield), a Winner.

"We are pleased to announce that our judges for the 2023 PenCraft Book Awards for Literary Excellence have voted your book, "Helping Teen Moms Graduate" as our Non-Fiction - Education 2nd Place Winner.


We want our PenCraft Book Awards to represent true book winners, and your book was indeed one that met that criteria. Books that win our competition are not only examples of literary excellence, but have also demonstrated a notable popularity with readers.


This year the competition was daunting, with over 1100 book entries to compete against. Being a winner of the 2023 competition is certainly something to crow about - you beat out many contenders. . . ." 

How exciting. How affirming. To have the PenCraft Book Awards recognize that my work meets the criteria for literary excellence is wind in my sails and a boost of confidence to know that I can continue on this winning path in my writing career.


Thank you, PenCraft Book Awards for Literary Excellence, for this recognition. Thank you to the judges for selecting my new book, Helping Teen Moms Graduate, as the 2nd place winner in the Nonfiction - Education category. 


PenCraft Book Awards notes on their website: You can't be an award-winning author if you don't enter the contest. Enter the contest. You just might win!