Texas Writers Among IACP Awards Finalists

[Richard Kilgore]

Finalists for the IACP 2005 Awards were announced tonight. Here are the Texas writers among the finalists.

Cookbook Awards Finalist

“The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos”

Author: Robb Walsh

Publisher: Broadway Books

Editor: Jennifer Josephy

Price: $17.95 U.S.

Bert Greene Journalism Awards Finalists

In the Newspaper Category:

Dai Huynh

"A Mountain of Hope"

Houston Chronicle

November 28, 2004

Robb Walsh

"Sex, Death and Oysters"

Houston Press

March 25, 2004

In the Essay Category

Kitty Crider

"Anything for Mother"

Austin American-Statesman

May 5, 2004

[nacho]

Very cool. I love Robb Walsh's cookbook. I haven't had a chance to try many recipes, but the documentation of the history is very good.

And the essay by Kitty Crider....omg, truly moving. I remember reading that at my desk at work and hoping my co-workers didn't bust me all red-eyed, wiping away tears . In fact, I went to re-read it today after seeing it mentioned here, and it's no longer posted on the Statesman's Web site (or, at least I couldn't find it). Does anyone know if the nominated articles / essays are available somewhere for review?

[nacho]

I had luck tracking down Kitty Crider's article, if anyone else is interested in reading it.

And while I'm at it, here is Robb Walsh's article.

But unfortunately, I couldn't find Dai Huynh's "A Mountain of Hope."

[LDLee]

Here is a link to the Dai Huynh's Mountain of Hope through the Houston Chronicle's archive. Don't know if you will be able to access it.

[Richard Kilgore]

Thanks for trying LDLee. The link, however, takes me to a search page, and there is a charge for searching the paper's archives.

nacho -- Thanks for the two links.

[Richard Kilgore]

Okay, here's a working link to the Mountain of Hope article, kindly provided by Dai Huynh.

[fifi]

Many thanks for the links. All I can say about "Mountain of Hope" is . . . WOW! I will be rooting from the sidelines for the final judging.

[LDLee]

Congratulations to Texas' own Kitty Crider and Dai Huynh for their section as 2005 James Beard Journalism Award winners.