For first-time published authors, Irena and Isabella de Wardin may have more inspiration to write. The siblings have earned an honorable mention at the annual Stargazes Literary Prizes writing competition for their Xlibris-published book “The Hummbingbird: Book 1: Madness in Crescendo.” The book was among the entrants in the Fantasy & Science Fiction category.
The literary contest honors “life-changing fiction and nonfiction with prizes at a global level.” Winners, finalists, and honorable mentions are featured on its official website.
The sisters have also previously gained kudos from professional self-published book reviewer BlueInk Review.
“If Jane Eyre went through the looking-glass rather than Alice, her adventures might have led to a place very like Voskia, the topsy-turvy world where the de Wardin sisters send Maria Langlord in The Humming Bird, Book 1: Madness in Crescendo. Here, we get the social commentary of Bronte along with political analysis through humor a la Lewis Carroll, steeped in a romantic world of virtuoso violinists and beautiful ballerinas.”
Read Stargazer’s review of the book here.