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Karen Richardson marlinytravel fs AEE 158 Casimir St., Port Perry * 905-985-2268 virginia.frew@ marlintravel.ca Karen receives international acclaim Port Perry artist and author Karen Richardson has scored a ‘triple play’ of accolades for her art instruction book Wa- tercolour Toolbox: Essentials for Painting Success. Her winning streak began in February, when she was awarded a Five Star Review from Reader’s Favourite Book Awards. A few months later came a ‘Finalist’ certifi- cate from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The crowning glory was being hon- oured with a Bronze Medal in the ‘How- To’ category at the Independent Publisher Book Awards in New York. This competi- tion attracted over 5,500 entries, from the USA, Canada and 32 other countries. Watercolour Toolbox is in the running for another international competition, the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, which will be presented in Miami, FL in November. For more information, visit www.karen- tichardson.ca FOCUS - JULY 2014 37