The Diamond Quill Lifetime Achievement Award:
The Diamond Quill Lifetime Achievement Award honors writers with an outstanding voice in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, wellness, biography and children’s literature.
This award is based on literary merit. Each honoree must have at least a decade of writing experience, a fierce passion for writing and publishing while celebrating life, creativity and expanding its audience. |
Diamond Quill 2019 Recipient: Donna M. Kshir
The 2019 Diamond Quill Award goes to Donna M. Kshir. Donna is a 15x bestselling author (2008-2016), publisher and columnist featured in over 50 books. She is a writer who seeks truth and justice for children exposed to abuse. She speaks out and writes against these injustices done onto children. Donna's work has landed her on the Barnes and Nobles, and Amazon's bestsellers list multiple times. Donna is an activist. She used her influence in the growth of gaining national support (serving as president) for Michigan nonprofit Dreamcatchers for Abused Children from April 1, 2008 - February 13, 2015. On January 1, 2009, Donna created, produced and hosted Dreamcatchers Talk Radio; Michigan's largest 24 hour child abuse internet radio educational network until she resigned in 2015 to become the face of Your Voice Radio's popular show, Two Nana's at Noon. She also used her influence in the growth of gaining national support for Conner's Law, making child abuse by murder a violent crime in Kentucky. She united with Erin's Law in 2013 and in June 2016 she and her best friend and sister advocate Lee Roberts co-founded Advocates United for Humanity. Donna is a member of the Nonfiction Authors Association, received the NNPAAW Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and a 2016 and 2018, 2019 nominee of the Pinnacle Awards and the 2019 Diamond Quill Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Donna writes under several pen names and advocates for those in need. She has spent much of her life dedicated to giving back to her community. Donna has volunteered her time and talents with various non-profit organizations over her lifetime, animal rights, volunteered at her children's schools, in youth groups and gives of herself as she is able with God guiding her journey, as her health allows. She enjoys a quiet laid back lifestyle with her family!! The Diamond Quill Lifetime Achievement Award is courtesy of Donna's contributions to Wheatmark, Publish America, American Star Books, Hayden Kian, KPott Books, Print and Press, Atlantic Publishing Company, Poinsettia Publications, Rage Publishing, Lulu and Northern Books. A celebration was held on April 2nd at the Sportsman's Restaurant in Chapman Township. Below are photographs from the dinner and celebration at the Sportsman's Restaurant on April 2, 2019. Her family, friends and special guests were in attendance. |