Awards/Press

Beverly Gandara

Award-winning Author and Screenwriter

Book Awards

winner

CONCRETE WINGS

Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Novel

Platinum Award

2024 Hispanic International Film Festival,

winner

CONCRETE WINGS

Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Novel

2024 Movie Play International Film Festival, Best Writer

Winner

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Winner

WHEN DID YOU KNOW and WHO DID YOU TELL?

LGBTQAI+/Biography/Memoir

2023 Five Star Readers' Favorite

Winner

CONCRETE WINGS

Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Novel

2021 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Award

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Winner

CONCRETE WINGS

Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Novel

2017 Literary Classics Seal of Approval with a recommendation for school and home libraries.

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Winner

CONCRETE WINGS

Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Novel

2017 Readers' Favorite Five Star Seal

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SOARING IN SILENCE

Women's Empowerment/Suspense Thriller Novel

2019 Readers' Favorite Five Star Seal

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WOMEN, WORK and TRIUMPH

Women's Empowerment/Non-Fiction Book

2021 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Award

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Honorable Mention

WOMEN, WORK and TRIUMPH

Women's Empowerment/Non-Fiction Book

2020 Readers' Favorite Five Star Seal

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Honorable Mention

CONCRETE WINGS

Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Novel

2018 Florida Book Festival

Honorable Mention

CONCRETE WINGS

Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Novel

2017 New York Book Festival

Screenplay Awards

WINNER

WHILE I WAIT

(Dark Comedy/Drama/LGBTQ+)

Best Feature Script

2024 No Country for Old Films

WINNER

CONCRETE WINGS,

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Best Feature Script

2023 Florence Film Awards

WINNER

CONCRETE WINGS,

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Gold Remi Award for Historical/Period Piece

2022 55th Worldfest Houston International Film Festival

WINNER

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Best International Writer

2022 8 & Half Film Awards

WINNER

WHILE I WAIT

(Dark Comedy/Drama/LGBTQ+)

Silver Award

Best Feature Script

2022 Hollywood Gold Awards

WINNER

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Family Drama (Novel attached)

Award of Excellence in two categories (Latin/Hispanic and Personal Growth)

2021 Accolade Global Film Festival

WINNER

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Best Feature Script

2021 World Film Carnival - Singapore

WINNER

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Best Original Story

2021 Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards

WINNER

RENT MONEY

Comedy

Golden Palm Award

Best Screenplay

2012 Beverly Hills International Film Festival

WINNER

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Best Unproduced Screenplay

2023 Paris Women Film Festival

WINNER

WHILE I WAIT

Dark Comedy/Drama/LGBTQ+

Best Unproduced Screenplay

2023 Paris Women Film Festival

Screenplay Placements

FINALIST

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

One of five Finalists

Best Screenplay

2022 Beaufort International Film Festival

FINALIST

WHILE I WAIT

Dark Comedy/Drama/LGBTQ+

Best Feature Script

2022 California Women's Film Festival

FINALIST

Semi-Finalist

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Best Feature Script or Screenplay

2021 Paris EdiPlay International Film Festival

Semi-Finalist

MISINFORMED HEART

Suspense Thriller (Novel attached)

Best Feature Screenplay

2024 London Women Film Festival

Semi-Finalist

WHILE I WAIT

Dark Comedy/Drama/LGBTQ+

Diversity Initiative Screenplay

2022 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

SEMI-FINALIST

Semi-Finalist

MISINFORMED HEART

Suspense Thriller (Novel attached)

Best Unproduced Script

2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival

SEMI-Finalist

QUARTER FINALIST

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Best Feature Script

Summer 2021 Miami Screenplay Award Contest

QUARTER FINALIST

MISINFORMED HEART

Suspense Thriller (Novel attached)

Ten-Page Contest Entry

2021 Wiki Screenplay Award Contest

Quarter Finalist

QUARTER FINALIST

Honorable Mention

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Feature Screenplay

2021 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards

Honorable Mention

CONCRETE WINGS

Coming Of Age/Period Piece (Novel attached)

Feature Screenplay

2022 Shockfest Film Festival

Honorable Mention

WHILE I WAIT

Dark Comedy/Drama/LGBTQ+

Feature Script

2022 Paris Film Awards

Honorable Mention

RENT MONEY

Comedy

Feature Entry

2021 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards

Written/Audio Interviews

INTERVIEW

Read Ritely D. Quimbo's interview about Concrete Wings for the Authors' Lounge at Readers' Magnet.

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Listen to Ron Clark's interview with Beverly Chat and Spin Radio, United Kingdom August 28th evening and late show Part 1 8:15 p.m..

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Read Olto Books' interview with Beverly for their global book site.

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Read "Conversations with Today's Authors" by Debbie McClure.

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Read "Writing As A Second Career" on the website How I Got My Job.

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Read Bev's interview featured in 100 Authors in 100 Days series at Pretty Women Hustle Online.

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Written Interviews

Interview

Read Jakia Cheatham - Myles' Interview in Pretty Woman Hustle Magazine's "Making Herstory" Series April 2022.

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Read Renata Brown's Interview in DreamSpire Books Spotlight Authors and the Magazine Special Edition 1 2021.

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Read Mary Deal's Interview for writeanygenre.wordpress.com.

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Listen to Mature Preneur's Talk with Diana Todd-Banks as she interviews Beverly.

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Read the Crazy Mind's Interviews with Interesting People as they interview Beverly as a screenwriter and author.

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Written Interviews

Featured Author

Read the Chic Lit Cafe's Featured Author's story about Beverly and her novel CONCRETE WINGS.

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FEATURED author

Featured Author

Freedom Readers First Virtual Book Fair Featured Author

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Interview

Featured Author

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Read Fiona McVie's interview with Beverly as part of Authors Interviews - WordPress.

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Read Gwen Gottlieb's interview with Beverly for Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute, Inc.

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Read Geoffrey D. Calhoun's interview with Beverly as part of Script Summit's "In the Spotlight."

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Read "She's Making Herstory: Meet Beverly Gandara" Pretty Women Hustle On Line."

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