Peter Hilty of Cape Girardeau was among nearly 200 authors in the state who received Missouri Center for the Book awards at the recent Missouri Authors Recognition Day in Jefferson City.
Missouri Authors Recognition Day was an inaugural event of the Missouri Center for the Book, the newest state affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The center is designed to promote literature, literacy and reading in the state.
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