Anne Sweazy-Kulju
Author | Pacific City, Oregon |
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Anne Sweazy-Kulju is the daughter of a history teacher and granddaughter to an Irish storyteller, so it's small wonder her genre of choice is historical fiction. She moved her family from Southern California to Oregon's coast at age 31, purchased a 1906 Victorian, which they tuned into a B&B Inn, and crossed one off the bucket list!.... more
Anne Sweazy-Kulju is the daughter of a history teacher and granddaughter to an Irish storyteller, so it's small wonder her genre of choice is historical fiction. She moved her family from Southern California to Oregon's coast at age 31, purchased a 1906 Victorian, which they tuned into a B&B Inn, and crossed one off the bucket list! Two years later, Sweazy-Kulju suffered disabling injuries in an auto accident and turned to writing.
Sweazy-Kulju is currently the author five historical fiction novels and novellas and an award winning cinematic short story, co-authored by daughter Laura Kulju (with another team effort screenplay-in-progress).
WRITING HONORS:
“Grog Wars, Dos” - BookLife Prize in Fiction YA Finalist; Chanticleers International Book Awards (CIBAs) Finalist for Best in Category, Dante Rossetti YA Award; Literary Classics Book Awards Finalist in YA Category (winner TBA)
“Grog Wars” - Chanticleers International Book Awards (CIBAs) Finalist for Best in Category, Dante Rossetti YA Award; Literary Classics Book Awards, Silver Medal, YA Category;
"BODIE," Silver Medal, Original Softcover Fiction, The WILLA Literary Awards;
"the thing with feathers," 5-Star Medallion, Readers Favorites
Sweazy-Kulju’s books have won numerous online reader’s polls, she has won honors for short stories, and the author earned a 1993 award for “Best Editorial Contributions” from Oregon Magazine. Fans may even come across a somewhat rare, self-published recipe book from her inn.
