San Diego author C. L. Hoang receives new recognition for his debut novel "Once upon a Mulberry Field," a love story during the Vietnam War published by Willow Stream Publishing in 2014.
The book was recently awarded the Bronze Medal for Cultural Fiction in the Readers' Favorite 2015 International Book Award. According to the organizers, "Readers' Favorite is the fastest growing book review and award contest site on the Internet. We have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, and have received the Best Websites for Authors and Honoring Excellence awards from the Association of Independent Authors. "We receive thousands of entries from all over the world . . . submissions from independent authors, small publishers, and publishing giants like Random House, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, with contestants that range from the first-time, self-published author to New York Times bestsellers like J.A. Jance, James Rollins, and #1 best-selling author Daniel Silva, as well as celebrity authors like Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty), Henry Winkler (Happy Days), and Eriq La Salle (E.R., Coming to America)."Videos