Where the Water Meets the Sand Wins Gold in Prestigious Benjamin Franklin Awards San Antonio, April 20, 2017 — Where the Water Meets the Sand, by Dr. Tyra Manning was selected as winner of the Gold Award for best memoir in the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Awards™. Administered by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the Benjamin Franklin Awards have been regarded as one of the highest national honors for small and independent publishers for nearly 30 years. From close to 1,400 … [Read more...]
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Originally posted by the San Antonio Express-News. By: Richard Marini- rmarini@express-news.net A successful school teacher, principal and administrator, Tyra Manning lived for years with a closely guarded secret: In her early 20s she spent eight months in a mental health hospital in Kansas recovering from depression after her husband was killed during the Vietnam War. Always an enthusiastic proponent of mental health treatment — she often encouraged colleagues and staffers to take … [Read more...]
