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Monday 29 January 2024

AWARD-WINNING SCI-FI NOVEL ZEEKA CHRONICLES


AWARD-WINNING SCI-FI NOVEL ZEEKA CHRONICLES

This futuristic thriller was an award winner in the Category -Young Adult Thriller in Reader's Favorite International Awards 2018, winner in Science Fiction in SIBA Awards 2017, winner of the gold award in the category science fiction in Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018, and winner in the top ten finalists for science-fiction in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018.
The International Chamber of Writers and Artists in Spain gave the book an award in April 2023, on the occasion of World Book Day.
Reader's Favorite International gave it a five-star review.

"Reviewed by Sarah Stuart for Readers' Favorite on 27th September 2017.
Five Stars'Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka by Brenda Mohammed opens with Zeeka and the Zombies.
 
On the island of Gosh in January 2036 Raynor Sharpe is woken by rattling to see a beach full of small robots. Is he still dreaming? 
Raynor is a hospital doctor and so is the woman he secretly loves, but Janet is engaged to another man. 
Gosh's carnival is turned from an exotic native spectacle to tragedy by a troop of entertainers: zombies who shoot into the audience killing and injuring hundreds. 
How can these monsters disintegrate into a heap of dust?
Why is one false head found? 
Who is Zeeka, and does he control the zombies? 
Why does Janet cancel her wedding? 
Can the Chief of Police be trusted, or is he as corrupt as others in the force? Read on: Zeeka's Child; Zeeka Returns, Zeeka's Ghost, and Resurrection hold the un-guessable answers.
Zeeka Chronicles comprises five books from the Revenge of Zeeka series. 2036 is shown as a technically advanced world by gadgets like watches that act much like today's smartphones plus visual contact, robots and much more. 
The story is built on the premise that a doctor discovers a cure for a disease but is prevented from using it, but the plot becomes more entangled the farther you read. Police corruption, suicide, kidnapping, and a very active ghost.
Brenda Mohammed's writing style is evocative of the future and she handles the science in her fiction brilliantly: reading is believing! 
I loved Zeeka Chronicles; it has worldwide appeal for anyone looking for an entertaining story that is different."




 

Saturday 1 July 2023

GET YOUR FREE PDF COPY OF BACK STORY FOR ZEEKA CHRONICLES


GET YOUR FREE  PDF COPY OF BACK STORY FOR ZEEKA CHRONICLES

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I am giving away a Free PDF Copy of the Full Backstory for  ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA.

.If you have not yet read the award-winning and best-selling novel ZEEKA CHRONICLES, a futuristic thriller and award-winning novel inspired by the scare of the zika virus, you will be unaware of what can take place in the minds of mad scientists who try to use a virus to control lives.
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Thursday 20 October 2022

THE MIAMI BOOK FAIR

 


THE MIAMI BOOK FAIR
The Miami Book Fair 2018 was a festival of literary arts.
Over 300 renowned authors arranged to take part.
In an exhibition of valuable literature collection,
In individual pavilions in a weeklong celebration.
Millions of books in multiple languages could be found
With book signings and musical entertainment all around.
Thousands of book lovers flocked to downtown Miami,
For the event hosted in Miami Dade County.
Award winning books were displayed in a booth
By the Readers Favorite International group.
My books among others were sold to worldwide charities.
A great way for us authors to give back to the communities.
It was quite an occasion for authors to meet book sellers,
Major publishing houses, and foreign publishers.
In this International Festival of Authors and activity,
Promoting reading and awareness of literacy.
Many authors gave away books for free.
They were not concerned with collecting money.
Getting great book reviews is more fun.
And prove to be valuable in the long run.
Copyright@BrendaMohammed


Tuesday 29 June 2021

ZEEKA CHRONICLES WAS INSPIRED BY A DANGEROUS VIRUS

 



INTRODUCTION
ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA [SCIENCE FICTION]
A Police officer met and fell in love with the daughter of a renowned doctor at a Carnival event. She was a registered nurse at the same hospital in which her father worked. Her name was Margaret.
They dated a while and when he proposed marriage to her, she agreed to marry him. He bought her an engagement ring, but her father disapproved of their relationship. He wanted her to marry a doctor. Not wishing to displease her father, she broke off the relationship with the police officer.
The officer was extremely hurt, even to the point of great bitterness. He tried to win back her love but without his knowledge, she married another – a doctor who worked in the hospital with her, Dr. Carl Sharpe.
When he found out, she had jilted him, something inside of him tripped off. He was never again the same person that he was. He vowed to take revenge one day.
Seven years passed and Margaret bore two sons for her husband – Steven and Raynor. The officer always felt that her first son Steven was his child. He planned to kidnap him.
One fateful day Steven, who was just seven years old, was riding his bike home after visiting a friend who lived in a secluded part of the city. His bike broke down, and he was trying to fix it. A police jeep stopped, and the police officer asked if he could help. There was no one else in the vehicle.
Steven saw no harm in allowing a police officer to help since they are there to protect and serve. Or, so he thought. The police officer came out of the vehicle, looked at his bike, turned it over, and tried to repair it. He then said that he needed to go to a bicycle shop. He offered to drive Steven home. Steven accepted the lift and never saw his home again.
The man threatened the boy to kill his parents and brother if he ever tried to escape from him. He boasted about his police connections and Steven was fearful of him and did whatever he asked. The man could not legally adopt him and changed the boy’s name to Jason Stephens.
If you have not yet read the award-winning and best-selling novel ZEEKA CHRONICLES, a futuristic thriller and award-winning novel inspired by the scare of the zika virus, you will be unaware of what can take place in the minds of mad scientists who try to use a virus to control lives.
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Thursday 14 November 2019

HOW CAN ONE MAN USE SCIENCE FOR REVENGE


If you have not read ZEEKA CHRONICLES yet, here all the reasons why you should read it. It is available Worldwide on Amazon. CLICK HERE

1. Set in the year 2036 and inspired by the recent scare of the zika virus, ZEEKA CHRONICLES is a mind-blowing, bold, and original 'other world' book which captures readers’ imagination A vengeful jilted lover, zombies, and robots take center stage. The use of high tech weapons and shrinkenators will blow your minds.

2. Intertwined in the first part of this futuristic tale is a romance about Janet and Raynor which will warm readers’ hearts.

3 What Reviewers said.

a. "An entertaining read filled with suspense. A science-fiction story with lingering themes on human flaws and goodness. As a teacher/student this would make a great comparative study to Frankenstein or Shakespeare's plays, with love, lies, and revenge as persistent human traits.
b. Set in 2036 the unnerving accuracy of being in an era where we encounter robots as part of our daily lives takes the reader on a journey through time where human values, some negative and some are imperative to the improvement of the human condition.
c. If you're not a zombie fan, this book will draw you --destined to shock and delight."
d. “Mohammed did a great job taking current/recent events and imagining how they might affect our future.”
e. Brenda Mohammed's writing style is evocative of the future and she handles the science in her fiction brilliantly: reading is believing!
f. I loved Zeeka Chronicles; it has worldwide appeal for anyone looking for an entertaining story that is different.'
4. The book won 4 International awards
a Bronze Medalist in the Category Young Adult Thriller in Readers Favorite International Awards 2018,
b. Winner in Science Fiction in Summer Indie Book Awards 2017.
c. Winner of the gold award in the category science fiction in Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018.
d. Winner in the top ten finalists for science fiction in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018,.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Red River Radio Interviews with Brenda Mohammed

Today I had an interview on Red River Radio hosted by Barbara Ehrentreu.
Barbara is a great host.
Joining us on the show was Shiju H. Pallithazheth Author of Katashi Tales and Founder of Motivational Strips.
Thank you Barbara Ehrentreu for this wonderful interview on your Radio Show. It was lots of fun speaking to you and Shiju H. Pallithazheth.
You were a perfect host.
If readers want to listen to the interview please click on this link.
Here are the Interview Questions and answers:

Where were you born and where do you live now?
Barbara, I was born in Trinidad and I still live here. I have travelled to many Countries all over the world but I love my home in Trinidad.

Besides writing what is your occupation now? What made you decide to stop being a banker and work in insurance? Why did you leave the insurance field if you are not there anymore?
I am a former Bank Manager. My job was to give loans and overdrafts to business people. I turned many of them into millionaires. I took early retirement from Banking and moved into insurance. I also excelled there. But I fell ill and had to go abroad for a few months for treatment. After I got better I wrote a book about my illness. I am Cancer Free. It was a best seller and it won many awards.

Do you have any hobbies?
My hobbies are reading and writing. I go to the movies now and then and travel around the island with my nieces and sisters in my spare time.

Who or what influenced you to begin writing?
As I mentioned earlier, the first book I wrote was, I am Cancer Free. Because of the success of that book, I continued writing.

You have written 21 books and you keep adding to this number. In what way would you say this has changed your life?
Writing has changed my life because it has taken me in a different direction for which I did not plan.
I used to think Banking was the best occupation, but after leaving banking, a whole new world opened up for me.
I was very successful in Insurance and qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table, the Premier Association for Financial Professionals six times in a row.
I was made a Lifetime member of MDRT.
Since I started writing in 2013, I have won several awards and I still cannot believe that my books were that good.

Please tell our listeners about a typical day of writing for you.
I do my writing late at night when it is very quiet and I can concentrate on what I am writing about.
There is no set routine.

I know you have so many books we would need at least ten shows to talk about all of them. Please tell us about your latest one.
I will tell you about Zeeka Chronicles because that book won many awards.
ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA is a science fiction novel that consists of five spine-chilling stories.
It will Take you on a futuristic Journey into the year 2036.
These highly imaginative tales would keep you spellbound.
It is a story of one man's misuse of science for revenge.
Prepare to hold on to your seats as you will encounter zombies, robots using taekwondo skills, and you may have to dodge high tech weapons and shrinkenators.
Handsome doctors like Dr. Raynor Sharpe and Dr. Steven Sharpe along with beautiful Dr. Janet Jones-Sharpe will take care of you at the Gosh hospital.
Intertwined in the first part of this futuristic tale is a romance about Janet and Raynor which will warm your hearts.
The highlight of the story is the life of the protagonist Dr. Steven Sharpe who was kidnapped as a child.
Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka was an award winner in the Category Young Adult Thriller in Readers Favorite International Awards 2018, winner in Science Fiction in SIBA Awards 2017, winner of the gold award in the category science fiction in Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018, and winner in the top ten finalists for science fiction in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018,.
Here is an extract from a Readers Favorite Review:
"Brenda Mohammed's writing style is evocative of the future and she handles the science in her fiction brilliantly: reading is believing!
I loved Zeeka Chronicles; it has worldwide appeal for anyone looking for an entertaining story that is different.'

Looking at your bio you have compiled a huge amount of awards. Would you please let our listeners know what they are and why you received them?
In November 2018 I won two awards with Readers Favorite International for two of my books, I AM CANCER FREE in the category Health and Fitness and ZEEKA CHRONICLES in the category Young Adult Thriller.
I travelled to Miami to collect those awards.
I won other awards for some of my other books but those are not as popular as Readers Favorite.
The other awards you see on my Bio are Literature awards that I received from the World Nations Writers Union and Motivational Strips.

You also have written poetry and you are an administrator for Motivational Strips. How is writing poetry different for you than writing prose? Which do you like better?
I was not a poetry writer before joining Motivational Strips.
I grew to love poetry after I became a member and read the fantastic contributions from other members.

What are you doing to promote your latest book? Will you be doing any online or in person promotions?
I do all my promotions on Social Media and they have worked well for me.

What was it like to edit a book like Katashi Tales? As an editor, I understand the problems involved with editing another person’s work. How did the distance and the time affect your working on this book?
I was hesitant at first to take on an editing job.
I had never edited another person’s book before.
I could not refuse a man like Shiju H Pallithazheth.
He is very kind-hearted to all the members in his group and the affiliate groups.
When he approached me I agreed immediately.
The distance and time difference of eight hours did not affect our working on the book.
I always wondered if Shiju slept at all.
He was intent on producing the best book that would be read all over the world, and he succeeded.
I am truly grateful that I had a major role to play in getting that book out to the public.
It was a great deal of fun working with Shiju. He made me laugh a lot.

Please let our listeners know where they can find your books.
All my books can be found on Amazon. Here is the Amazon Universal link. CLICK HERE.


Finally, this is a question I ask all of the people here on Tales from the Pages, are you a pantser or a plotter? In other words, do you just write or do you outline before you write?
Barbara, I do an outline, but I never stick to it because my characters start writing their own stories.
Sometimes the whole plot gets thrown out when I write the dialogue, and the story takes a new and exciting turn.

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Tuesday 14 May 2019

NEW BOOK COVERS AND DISCOUNTS FOR ZEEKA SERIES.

Zeeka and the Zombies: Revenge of Zeeka (Revenge of Zeeka Science Fiction Series Book 1) Kindle Edition has a new Book cover.
The paperback will also be changed soon.


All five books in the series are available for $4.95 at this link. CLICK HERE.

OR


Buy Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka which contains all five stories for $3.99 CLICK HERE THAT IS A 20% DISCOUNT.

All books are also available in paperback. CLICK HERE.
Do you know you can Save $4 with Amazon Assistant on a paperback costing $10.00 or more?
For a limited time, save $4 off your $10 Books order when you purchase through the Amazon Assistant web extension (www.amazon.com/assistant). Click on the Amazon Assistant icon in your desktop browser to view the offer.

Here is the latest review:

“Zeeka Chronicles” is a futuristic story, taking place twenty years from now. After an outbreak of Zika virus on a small island in the US, strange events start taking place, and doctor Raynor and his colleagues, who still remembered the events of twenty years ago, have to deal with the consequences. A strange creature appears in the hospital, claiming to be one of the dead babies, buried by the state many years ago, dug out by the mad scientist and turned into zombies with a sinister goal…
The book consists of two parts, and the second book unveils dark secrets, which concern Raynor’s family and his brother’s disappearance. “Zeeka Chronicles” is a highly compelling mixture of sci-fi, supernatural, and dystopian genres, which make it an even more interesting read. And the story of the zombie number nine in the end made just a perfect finale that put a big smile on my face."

Sunday 24 March 2019

Experience a journey into the future with Zeeka Chronicles set in the year 2036.


SET IN THE YEAR 2036 THIS IS A FUTURISTIC STORY OF ONE MAN'S MISUSE OF SCIENCE FOR REVENGE.
Zeeka Chronicles is a series of five spine -chilling futuristic tales about betrayal, kidnapping, revenge, secrets, lies, murder, and evil.
It is the story of one man's misuse of science for vengeance.
To what end is Zeeka willing to go to unleash terror on the small exotic island of Gosh?
Will he and his zombies escape the law?
Is he angry because his former lover jilted him?
Or is it because his child was born deformed and his wife died in childbirth?
Why did this vengeful man kidnap the son of his former lover?
If you are looking to read a mind-blowing, bold, and original 'other world' book to capture your imagination Zeeka Chronicles is the book for you.
Award winner in the Category Young Adult Thriller in Readers Favorite International Awards 2018, winner in Science Fiction in SIBA Awards 2017, Winner of the gold award in the category science fiction in Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018, and Winner in the top ten finalists for science fiction in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018, ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA is set in the year 2036..
Intertwined in the first part of this futuristic tale is a romance about Janet and Raynor which will warm your hearts.
Here is an extract from a Readers Favorite Review: "Brenda Mohammed's writing style is evocative of the future and she handles the science in her fiction brilliantly: reading is believing!
I loved Zeeka Chronicles; it has worldwide appeal for anyone looking for an entertaining story that is different.'

GET THIS AWARD WINNING BOOK AT AMAZON UNIVERSAL LINK or Amazon.com

Monday 3 December 2018

Was this a plan by God?


In 2005 when I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer there were no oncologists in Trinidad.
After the botched hysterectomy when she discovered the tumour, my doctor in Trinidad told me she was sorry.
She said she could do nothing for me and there was no doctor in Trinidad who could help me.
She said that if I had relatives abroad I should go abroad and find a doctor there because it was a matter of life and death.
My daughter was living in Miami and my husband called her.
She promised to check with her doctor for a good oncologist and she found one.
My daughter called back immediately and said that she made an appointment for me on Wednesday.
It was Friday.
My husband asked if I wanted to go on Saturday or Monday to Miami.
I needed more time for the botched surgery to heal and to sort out my thoughts.
I chose Monday.
The rest is history.
That was thirteen years ago.
I wrote I AM CANCER FREE in 2013.
Through sheer luck, and because I won contest entries four times in a row for best forum tips on Readers Favorite, I was able to enter four books for the awards
The four books, which all received five star reviews from Readers Favorite, and which I entered were:
I AM CANCER FREE
ZEEKA CHRONICLES
REVENGE OF ZEEKA: HORROR TRILOGY
HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS

When the results were out on 1st September 2018 I learned that I AM CANCER FREE won an award in the category Health and Fitness, and ZEEKA CHRONICLES won an award in the category Young Adult Thriller.


My husband and I flew to Miami for the Awards Ceremony at the Regency Hotel in Miami held on 17th November 2018.

While seated in the ballroom of the hotel I realized that I was cured in Miami and was receiving an award in Miami for the book I wrote about my cancer experience and one other.
Maybe, it was all in God's plan.
I am the Founder of the Facebook Group HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS and I run a Writers Empowerment program.
The group is affiliated to the Facebook group Motivational Strips.
I also do BOOK REVIEWS for members of the group.
If you wish to join here is the link. CLICK HERE
FOLLOW ME ON AMAZON. CLICK HERE



Wednesday 14 November 2018

FOR PARANORMAL FANTASY LOVERS


Today three authors from different parts of the world have united to share their stories with you.

I am a multi-genre author from Trinidad and I will be travelling from Trinidad to Miami to attend the Readers Favorite International Awards 2018 at the Regency Hotel, Miami on November 17th 2018 to collect an award for my science fiction novel Zeeka Chronicles:Revenge of Zeeka in the category Young Adult Thriller.
In fact, I will be collecting two awards.
One is for my book, I am Cancer free - A Memoir but I will talk about that book in another post.

Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka won four awards over the past two years.
1. Award winner in the Category Young Adult Thriller in Readers Favorite International Awards 2018.

2. Winner of the gold award in the category science fiction in Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018.

3. Top ten finalist in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018.

4.Winner in Science Fiction in SIBA Awards 2017.


Set in the year 2036 these unique and terrific stories about a vengeful man named Zeeka, and his zombie creation would keep you on the edge of your seat.
Intertwined in the first part of this futuristic tale is a romance about Janet and Raynor which will warm your hearts.
The highlight of the story is the life of the protagonist Dr. Steven Sharpe who was kidnapped as a child.
Here is an extract from a Readers Favorite Review: "Brenda Mohammed's writing style is evocative of the future and she handles the science in her fiction brilliantly: reading is believing!
I loved Zeeka Chronicles; it has worldwide appeal for anyone looking for an entertaining story that is different.
'
The book is available on all Amazon Stores. CLICK HERE


The next Author is Clayton Graham from the United Kingdom.
His book Saving Paludis was a Finalist in the Readers’ Favorite 2018 International Book Awards.

An alien revolution centuries in the making will change humanity’s destiny forever …

Police agent Stefan Lattanzis never expected his planet to become a battlefield, nor Earth for that matter. But when scientists from Paludis share a technological breakthrough with Earth authorities, peace escalates to the brink of war in a hurry.
It doesn’t help that the local aliens have a dangerous and mystifying agenda of their own.
Meanwhile, a desperate human cult has its own plans to exploit the powerful new technology…

To keep his home world alive, Stefan must team with two strangers, a botanist and a mysterious seer.
As embattled factions vie for control of the universe, the trio must trust in each other to keep the new technology from ripping time and space apart.
Saving Paludis is an electrifying sci-fi thrill-ride.
If you like futuristic technology, alien political intrigue, and high-octane, paranormal action, then you’ll love Clayton Graham’s interstellar adventure!
Here is the Amazon UK LINK. CLICK HERE.


Our next Author is Anne Francis Scott from the United States.
Her book is LOST GIRL.
Lost Girl is a Readers' Favorite Award Finalist in Paranormal Fiction

If the dead spoke to you, would you listen?
Or would you close your senses, tune out the whispers, pretend you couldn’t hear.
Maybe run.
To where?
Anywhere.
Find me . . .


Renowned sculptor Allison Weathers doesn’t believe in ghosts. But when a tragic twist of fate leads her to the small mountain town of Dawson Mills, Tennessee, she soon learns that the dead don't always stay silent. Shadows begin to shift in the rambling, old Victorian farmhouse she’s purchased. Voices come from nowhere. She can feel the eyes on her.

Paul Bradford, a contractor who is bidding the renovation work on the house, believes it’s more than just Allison’s imagination conjuring up the paranormal activity. Toni Harper, a reporter for the local paper, concurs. She’s heard snippets of hand-over-the-mouth gossip from some of the town’s deputies who responded to calls in the middle of the night. Ghosts. Or so the former owner claimed in the few months before his death.

The secrets they unearth rock Allison right down to the core. Thrust into a haunted world where the paranormal and evil collide, she has one hope of survival: unravel the sinister history buried for decades within the old farmhouse, and find the link to a muddled piece of her past.


Lost Girl by Anne Francis Scott is a paranormal mystery/ghost story with chilling scenes at the fringe of horror.

Get the Book at this link. CLICK HERE.

I hope that you enjoy these books.



Sunday 7 October 2018

A wise man once said there are no perfect readers and there are no perfect writers


I was checking through my book reviews for my science fiction novel Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka on Amazon UK and US.
Admittedly, not all Amazon reviewers gave the book five stars.
A wise man once said 'there are no perfect readers and there are no perfect writers.' [Shiju H. Pallithazheth]

One reviewer said,” Fans of Twilight Zone and Outer Limits TV series episodes should find these shorts right up their alley.”
Another said.” I raced through this book - or more correctly I should say series of five books, bargain, as the story was so fast-moving and exciting.
On the odd occasions I did put it down to do other things, I found it had inspired my imagination.
It takes a special kind of author to invent the future-
I loved the shrinkenator idea.
There is so much going on in these books that this writer’s work will stick in your mind for a very long time.”
She gave the book 5 stars.

But the five-star review that really stunned me was this one.
“This was a strange read. Brenda Mohammed writes unlike anybody else I've read. She is such an incredible gift to this genre and is a great introduction if this isn't your usual brand of reading.
The characterization is spot on, even though the material is very futuristic, I still found myself recognising the flaws.
There were moments that reminded me of the work of M Night Shyamalan and that's what Mohammed does well - she creates stories that are easy to visualize. Fantastic. Definitely recommended."

I wondered who M Night Shyamalan was and I looked him up on the Internet.

Here is what I found: Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan born 6 August 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, author, producer and actor known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots and surprise endings. He was born in Puducherry, India and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania.
His most well-received films include the supernatural horror thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), the science fiction horror Signs (2002), and the historical drama-horror film The Village (2004).
For The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.
He was a producer for Devil (2010) and was instrumental in the creation of the Fox science fiction series Wayward Pines.
Shyamalan is also known for filming and setting his films in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was raised.
Most of his commercially successful films were co-produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios' Touchstone and Hollywood film imprints.
In 2008, Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.
I feel honoured to be compared with such a person.

In The Readers Favorite Book Award Contest, the book received an award in the category young adult thriller, and I quote from Readers Favorite: “The judges simply read the book and score it based on its merits.”

Follow Brenda Mohammed on AMAZON.CLICK HERE.




Tuesday 4 September 2018

Packing my bags to attend the Readers Favorite International Book Awards 2018 in Miami

I am packing my bags to attend the Readers Favorite International Book Awards 2018 in Miami in November.
Two of my books won awards this year.

Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka

I am Cancer Free: Cancer does not have to be a death sentence

About 250 to 300 authors and their families from all over the world are expected to attend the Award Ceremony which will be held at The Regency Hotel Miami.
I received this information from Readers Favorite:
Awards Ceremony Tips and Itinerary Social Media Hashtag: #ReadersFavoriteMiami2018

Congratulations on your award, and thank you for allowing us to celebrate with you at our Awards Ceremony in Miami!
We are going to do our best to ensure you have a great time.
To that end we wanted to provide you with some tips and an itinerary of our Awards Ceremony weekend.
We hope this document and the information on your Contestant’s page in your Author Area will answer all your questions.
If you need any help, now or in Miami, our support team is always available by phone, text or email. Have a safe trip and we look forward to meeting you!


The Regency Hotel Miami provides a free shuttle to and from the airport, as well as to a few other local destinations.
When you exit the airport, you will be outside the Departures level where you will see all of the cabs, buses and shuttles.
The shuttle for the hotel is on a permanent loop and will be by about every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Just keep an eye out for a van or shuttle bus with Regency Hotel on the side and wave them down when they approach.
You can also take a cab from the same area.
The hotel is only about 2 miles away.


When you check in, be sure to put a copy of your book on the check-in counter.
The hotel loves having the Readers’ Favorite group and wants to help you show off your book and has invited everyone to put their books up for display on the counter.
We pretty much sell out the entire hotel, so just about everyone you meet or pass in the elevator is a Readers’ Favorite author or guest.
So don’t forget to carry your book around everywhere you go and you will be surprised at how easy it is to strike up conversations and meet your fellow authors.


The Miami Book Fair International is about 7 miles away from the hotel, and unless you have a rental car, the best way to get there is by taxi. However, we have negotiated a reduced rate shared ride to and from the book fair on Saturday.
The cost is $15 per person round trip (cash or credit card).
The vans leave Saturday morning at 10am from the Regency Hotel Miami lobby. You do not have to sign up, just be in the lobby a few minutes before 10. When they drop you off they will explain when to return for pickup, which is generally around 2pm.


EVENTS SCHEDULE:


Event Time Location Details

Street Fair

Friday 10am-6pm

Miami Book Fair International. First day of the Street Fair.

Street Fair admission is free on this day only. The Readers' Favorite booth will be open displaying your books. Look in the Fair Goers Guide for the location of our booth.

Meet & Greet

Friday 7pm-?

Lobby and Poolside at the Regency Hotel Miami.

No cost, guests welcome, casual attire. Guest presentations will begin at 8pm in the meeting room adjacent to the pool. Presentations are about 20 minutes long with regular breaks. The event generally lasts a couple of hours with drinks and snacks provided.

Street Fair

Saturday 10am-6pm

Miami Book Fair International. Meet in the Regency Hotel lobby at 10am for a ride to the fair ($15 round trip).

Please check the Miami Book Fair website for admission prices. The Readers' Favorite booth will be open displaying your books. Look in the Fair Goers Guide for the location of our booth.

Awards Ceremony

Saturday 6pm-11pm

Le Club nightclub at the Regency Hotel Miami. The entrance is down the small hallway next to the elevators.

Formal and Semi-formal attire, no shorts or jeans please. Doors open at 6pm and the Awards Ceremony starts at 7pm. Bring one copy of your book, some business cards, and your ID Nametag that you picked up from the Friday Meet & Greet. If you did not pick it up then it will be waiting for you at the ceremony.

Bring cash if you wish to purchase alcohol at the bar (soft drinks, water and coffee are free). The finger food buffet will start at about 9pm, so have a snack before coming.

Street Fair

Sunday 10am-6pm

Miami Book Fair International. Last day of the Street Fair.

Please check the Miami Book Fair website for admission prices. The Readers' Favorite booth will be open displaying your books. Look in the Fair Goers Guide for the location of our booth.

Regency Hotel Miami • 1000 NW Le Jeune Rd. Miami, FL 33126 • Phone: 305.441.1600 • http://regencyhotelmiami.com

Miami Book Fair International • Miami Dade College, 401 N.E. Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33132 • 305.237.3258 • http://www.miamibookfair.com
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