Shawn Paulsen Nominated For an Author Award

    OGDEN, UT, July 4th, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Comedian, Hypnotist, and Inspirational Speaker Shawn Paulsen has been nominated for an author award in the Author Academy Awards upcoming gala and ceremony.

Internationally Published Author and Speaker, Shawn Paulsen, performs regularly at Wiseguys Comedy Club and his book has been nominated for an award by Author Academy Elite.

Paulsen nomination is for his first book, Why Not Me? Choosing to be positive in the face of adversity, in the memoir genre. Shawn Paulsen demonstrates how he has overcome his stumbling blocks and turned them into stepping stones on his journey through the misfortunes of life. Shawn's story inspires and motivates others to overcome. Paulsen's book is scheduled to be translated into Vietnamese and is being transcribed into Braille. Being Blind himself, Paulsen was honored to have his book available for the visually impaired.

The Author Academy Awards is an award bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry. It's given annually by Author Academy Elite (AAE) and presented at the Author Academy Awards Ceremony. The various category winners are bestowed a special award, officially called the "Academy Boon of Merit."

The Author Academy Awards takes place on Oct. 26th, 2018 and the winner in each category gives an acceptance speech at the Award Ceremony. The winner in each category will also be invited to present their book synopsis at the Igniting Souls Conference main stage on the days immediately following Author Academy Awards in front of a global audience.

"Our goal is to help further connect this global community of authors, maintain excellence and integrity of the book publishing industry, and raise awareness that the stories being told and the authors who write them are worth our attention." - Kary Oberbrunner, Founder, Author Academy Elite and the Author Academy Awards

Voting can be made by visiting http://www.authoracademyawards.com and scrolling to the Memoir category and clicking on Paulsen's title.

For more information, bookings or to set up interviews, please contact Shawn Paulsen
At [email protected] or https://www.facebook.com/ShawnPaulsEntertainment/

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