Karen Kondazian’s THE WHIP wins the 2012 USA Book News Award for Historical Fiction

Karen Kondazian’s novel THE WHIP just won the 2012 USA Book News Award for Historical Fiction. Congratulations, Karen! Karen Kondazian’s THE WHIP also placed as a finalist in the Western Fiction category.

The USA Book News awards is now in its tenth year and receives a wide array of entries, 1,500 in all, from main stream and independent publishers.

THE WHIP is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte “Charley” Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man in the old west. She became a renowned stagecoach driver for Wells Fargo—disguised as a man. She was the first woman to vote in America in 1868 (as a man). Her grave lies in Watsonville, California.

THE WHIP is Karen Kondazian’s debut novel. She is an award winning theater actress, has starred in over 50 television shows and films, and played Kate Holiday in the TV movie, The Shootout at the OK Corral. Karen Kondazian is also the author of the best selling The Actor’s Encyclopedia of Casting Directors.

THE WHIP by Karen Kondazian is published by Hansen Publishing Group. THE WHIP is available as a trade paperback and as an ebook. The paperback can be ordered online from Amazon and Barnes & Noble and other online retailers. The ebook version of THE WHIP is available on the Kindle, the Nook, the iPad and other platforms.